Plant Supervisor Night Shift

Plant Supervisor

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Coordinate with maintenance, quality, logistics, and management teams.

• Prepare and submit daily production reports.

• Communicate shift issues, achievements, and operational challenges to management.

• 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.

• 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.