Plant Supervisor Night Shift

The Plant Supervisor oversees daily production operations within a poultry processing facility, ensuring safety, product quality, regulatory compliance, and efficient workflow. This role provides hands-on leadership to production teams, coordinates cross-departmental activities, and supports continuous improvement to meet company objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production & Operations Management

• Supervise daily poultry processing operations (e.g., live receiving, evisceration, cut-up, deboning, packaging).
• Ensure production targets, yields, throughput, and efficiency standards are consistently met.
• Monitor workflow and adjust staffing or equipment usage to prevent bottlenecks.
• Verify proper equipment setup, sanitation, and operational readiness at shift start-up.

2. Food Safety & Quality Assurance

• Enforce compliance with USDA/FSIS regulations, HACCP, GMPs, and company food-safety protocols.
• Conduct routine inspections for product quality, safe handling, and sanitation.
• Work closely with QA to address non-conformance issues and support corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Maintain accurate production and quality records.

3. Employee Leadership & Development

• Lead, train, and coach production employees to achieve performance and safety goals.
• Assign tasks, monitor productivity, and provide real-time feedback.
• Assist in hiring, onboarding, and skill development activities.
• Promote a positive, respectful, and safe work environment.

4. Health, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements and company safety programs.
• Conduct safety walk-throughs and reinforce safe work practices.
• Report incidents, near misses, or equipment failures and ensure corrective action.
• Support facility audits and inspections.

5. Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to reduce downtime, minimize waste, and improve yields.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives (Lean/5S/KPI tracking).
• Assist in implementing new procedures, technologies, or equipment upgrades.

6. Communication & Reporting

• Coordinate with maintenance, quality, logistics, and management teams.
• Prepare and submit daily production reports.
• Communicate shift issues, achievements, and operational challenges to management.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent; additional technical or supervisory training preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in poultry or meat processing operations.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to manage diverse production teams.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, and food safety regulations.
• Ability to work flexible hours (early morning, evenings, weekends as needed).
• Good communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Preferred

• Experience with USDA/FSIS-regulated plants.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing or continuous improvement systems.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

• Ability to stand for long periods and work in cold/wet processing environments.
• Lift up to 50 lbs as required.
• Utilize personal protective equipment (PPE) and follow all safety guidelines.