Production Supervisor (1st Shift) Corndog Plant

Foster Farms - Demopolis, AL

Full-time - Mid Level

Demopolis, AL

Food Manufacturing

About the position

Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our valued team members will shine through in everything we do. Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization; however, we operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage team members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all the production and sanitation activities through the various shift leadspersons.
• Train, direct and motivate TEAM members to achieve department goals and standards on yield, quality, productivity and safety.
• Meet department goals and standards on quality, yield, productivity, cost and safety.
• Develop and train TEAM members, working within the guidelines of the union contract and company policies.
• Monitor standards and indexes needed to control area of responsibility.
• Provide quick and timely feedback to supervisor on all exceptions regarding productivity, downtime, quality, yield, cost and safety.
• Ensure all preventive maintenance is done on all equipment in area of control and interface with immediate Supervisor on suggested changes to improve job efficiency, profitability and safety.
• Conduct safety orientations and hold safety/general meetings as required.

Requirements

• B.S. or B.A. degree in Business Management or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in the food processing industry.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing with strong interpersonal skills.
• Balanced technical/mechanical/human resource knowledge.
• Ability to evaluate line TEAM members fairly and objectively.
• Ability to interface daily with all support groups or departments.
• Must be able to submit and pass a criminal background check.

Nice-to-haves

• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.