Production Supervisor (Bilingual Spanish)
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Schedule: Full-Time 6-Day Work Week
Salary: $60000 $75000
The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and supervising a workforce of 70 employees in a USDA-FSIS inspected meat processing facility. This role oversees daily production operations including workforce scheduling labor allocation production planning work assignments performance management employee coaching corrective action and discipline. The position plays an active role in hiring onboarding termination recommendations and providing input on employee compensation and promotional decisions.
The Production Supervisor exercises independent judgment in managing staffing levels production priorities labor efficiency safety quality and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include opening and closing the facility coordinating production startup activities maintaining adequate supplies and inventory levels and ensuring production goals are met while maintaining established quality standards. Key performance metrics include labor utilization labor efficiency production output and overall operational performance.
This role is accountable for maintaining compliance with all applicable USDA HACCP SSOP GMP food safety sanitation public health OSHA and workplace safety requirements. The Production Supervisor is responsible for ensuring a safe clean and compliant work environment addressing operational issues and identifying resolving or escalating maintenance concerns as needed.
Once fully trained the Production Supervisor has the authority to stop or suspend production activities when necessary to address safety quality food safety or regulatory concerns and must promptly communicate such actions to management.
This is a highly visible floor-focused leadership position requiring approximately 95% of working time to be spent on the production floor supervising employees monitoring operations enforcing safety and compliance standards and supporting production execution. While administrative duties are required the primary responsibility of the role is the direct management and supervision of production employees and day-to-day production operations. Reliable attendance punctuality and consistent onsite leadership are essential functions of this position.
- Supervise daily production activities to meet output quality and efficiency targets
- Monitor production schedules and adjust staffing or workflows as needed
- Ensure proper use of equipment materials and labor resources
- Identify and resolve production issues to minimize downtime
- Lead coach and develop production associates and leads
- Manage scheduling attendance performance reviews and disciplinary actions
- Foster a positive safe and high-performance work environment
- Conduct shift meetings and communicate daily goals and expectations
- Ensure compliance with food safety regulations AQL standards and internal quality processes
- Maintain sanitation standards and support audits/inspections
- Partner with QA to address and resolve quality or safety concerns
- Monitor KPIs such as throughput yield and labor efficiency
- Identify process improvements and support Lean or continuous improvement initiatives
- Reduce waste and improve production consistency
- Partner with warehouse logistics and QA teams to ensure smooth operations
- Communicate production status challenges and updates to leadership
- 35 years of supervisory experience in production manufacturing or food processing environments
- Experience leading teams in a fast-paced multi-shift operation
- Strong knowledge of food safety standards and quality control processes
- Ability to manage production schedules and meet performance targets
- Familiarity with ERP systems and production reporting tools preferred
- Strong leadership communication and problem-solving skills
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred or required (adjust based on need)
- Ability to work a 6-day schedule with flexible hours
Conexus Food Solutions does not provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status). To be considered for permanent employment applicants must be currentlyauthorizedto work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Required Experience:
Manager
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