Production Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Production Group Supervisor | First Shift

B&D Foods

Lead from the floor. Develop your team. Keep production moving.

B&D Foods is seeking an experienced Production Group Supervisor to lead first-shift operations. This hands-on role is ideal for a leader who sets clear expectations, solves problems, and builds a team committed to safe, high-quality, efficient production.

Schedule: First Shift, 5:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Flexibility is required to support Second Shift, 2:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., along with variable hours and weekends as operational needs require.

As Production Group Supervisor, you will oversee daily production activities, coach employees, and coordinate with Maintenance, Supply Chain, and other operational leaders to meet production goals. Your leadership will directly support employee safety, product quality, equipment reliability, sanitation, and cost control.

You will set the standard for accountability, teamwork, respectful communication, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with company policies, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), HACCP, and applicable USDA requirements.

Lead and develop your team

• Provide daily direction and hands-on supervision to assigned production employees.
• Establish clear performance expectations and hold employees accountable for safety, quality, sanitation, reliability, and productivity.
• Train, coach, and develop employees to strengthen job knowledge, technical skills, and independent problem-solving.
• Address performance concerns and workplace conflicts promptly and professionally.
• Build a workplace where employees are treated with dignity and respect.

Drive production performance

• Develop a thorough understanding of production processes and equipment.
• Troubleshoot production and equipment issues, partnering with Maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Respond with urgency during production disruptions while maintaining a safe, organized approach.
• Communicate staffing, production, quality, safety, and equipment concerns promptly to the appropriate teams.
• Coordinate with the Production Department Manager and Supply Chain Manager to develop schedules that support quality, efficiency, and cost-control goals.
• Lead improvements that reduce waste, strengthen equipment reliability, and improve production results.

Maintain safety, quality, and compliance

• Ensure employees follow company policies, operating procedures, food-safety requirements, and finished-product specifications.
• Maintain expectations for lot tracking, traceability, and adherence to established production procedures.
• Monitor sanitation activities and cleaning results to verify completion according to established procedures and applicable USDA requirements.
• Reinforce consistent standards and follow through on corrective actions.

Support daily operations

• Review and approve departmental payroll accurately and on time.
• Adjust priorities as staffing, equipment, and production needs change.
• Provide coverage for other Production Group Supervisors as needed.
• Support flexible hours and weekend coverage within a 24/7 production environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• At least five years of experience in food processing or manufacturing.
• At least two years of supervisory or team-leadership experience.
• Working knowledge of food-manufacturing processes, GMPs, food-safety requirements, and production technology.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, develop, and achieve results through others.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across varied backgrounds and experience levels.
• Sound judgment and strong organizational, troubleshooting, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills.
• The ability to remain composed under pressure, manage competing priorities, and follow through on commitments.
• A dependable, self-motivated approach and the ability to work independently.
• Availability to work the posted first-shift schedule and provide additional coverage as operational needs require.

B&D Foods offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits, including:

• Medical and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Additional company-sponsored benefits

B&D Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a workplace that values and respects diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.