Food Production Supervisor jobs in Waterloo, IA

A-Shift Production Supervisor - Salary: USD $47,000 – $80,000 / yr

B-Shift Production Supervisor - Salary: USD $67,500 – $75,000 / yr

This position is responsible for maintaining high production, quality, and yields while ensuring a safe working environment. Key duties include managing the production process, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring staffing and line maintenance. Responsibilities also involve checking daily production orders, ensuring all positions are filled before start-up, overseeing morning exercises and job rotation, and ensuring machinery and workstations meet high standards and pass USDA Inspection.

Safety promotion is critical, both daily and through monthly meetings. The role requires ensuring accurate shipments, inventory rotation, and product coding. Additionally, it involves communicating company benefits and policies to Team Members, providing encouragement, and handling human relations functions such as training, retention, and counseling. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to safety, quality, and productivity, along with excellent leadership and communication skills to foster a positive and efficient working environment.

REQUIREMENTS:

Experience:

1 year in a meat manufacturing environment, preferably pork or beef and prior 1 supervisory experience and or team lead experience.

Education: High school diploma; education beyond high school including special training, vocational school and/or college courses is preferred.

Computer Skills: Basic computer skills helpful.

Communication Skills: Strong communication skills.

Supervisory: This position is responsible for supervising a group of personnel who perform somewhat identical and related tasks or activities.

Is there additional variable compensation - Relocation assistance, competitive pay

Is relocation available - Yes, regional

Travel: 1-5 trips per year.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $72,000.00 - $78,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift

Experience:

• Production Supervisor: 8 years (Preferred)
• Food or Meat manufacturing: 4 years (Preferred)
• supervisory: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person