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They serve the facility as an on the shop floor leadership role. Other position responsibilities aren’t limited to but include: backup shift supervisor, floor preparation for corporate R&D research projects, involvement and execution of on-going capital improvements in the Kent facility. All efforts require full-time coordination from the Kent production department. This role requires majority of the time on the manufacturing floor.\nExperience-Education Required:\nHS Diploma or GED is required.\nManufacturing or high-speed production experience required.\nSkills Required:\nProblem Solving/Troubleshooting\nRoot Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Implementation\nLeadership of Shift/Crew\nStrong Communication Skills (both for operators and upper management)\nMultitasking/Time Management/Prioritization Skills\nIntermediate Computer Skills\nProject Management\nExperience Preferred:\n2+ years of experience in a food manufacturing environment.\n1+ year of supervisory experience.\nFour-year degree required with emphasis in engineering, food science or related field.\nResponsibilities Required:\nThis position will conduct training, lead team meetings, and improve communications with the goal of enabling employees at the shop floor level of making informed decision. A result of these efforts will be to improve plant performance and efficiencies while improving employee satisfaction and employee relations.\nThis individual will function as a fill-in production supervisor for all shifts and provides coordination and resources to assist in complying with all regulatory issues.\nThis position will mentor new production supervisors on day-to-day operations responsibilities to include Catalyst training, labor scheduling, and understanding production processes.\nDevelop standard operating procedures for production employees. Conducts training with employees on the standard operating procedures monitors understanding and adherence to SOP's.\nInteract with maintenance, quality, engineering, and contractors as needed on projects. Assist in the coordination activities for maintenance shutdowns for both Land O'Lakes employees and contractors.\nRequired Competencies:\nStrong, written, communication and presentation skills\nSome knowledge of GMP’S, safety, and environmental sanitation.\nAbility to train, coach, and mentor team members\nStrong collaborative skills and ability to work cross-functionally \nShift: 3rd Shift; occasional weekends/holidays.\nSalary Range: $70,800 - $106,200.\nIn most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary range.\nAbout Land O'Lakes, Inc.\nJoin us and be part of a Fortune 500 company, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named #17 on Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026 list and recognized as a winner in the Skilled Laborers category, as well as a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and included on the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.\nWe provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.\nLand O’Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.\nNeither Land O’Lakes, nor its affiliates or search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.\nIf you need to submit a reasonable accommodation request to complete the employment application process, please call the HR Solution Center at 844-LOL-HR4U (844-565-4748) M-F 8:00am-4:30pm CT.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3756,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Animal Nutrition","Dairy Products","Crop Protection"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-13T00:06:43Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 3","filings_12m":3,"filings_prev_12m":10,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":127500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-14T07:33:33+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":60,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.602,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-14T05:58:10Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":106200,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/land-olakes-operations-specialist-3rd-shift","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/land-olakes-operations-specialist-3rd-shift.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-15T00:11:50Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":344,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1799470},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1799470"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fland-olakes-operations-specialist-3rd-shift"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fland-olakes-operations-specialist-3rd-shift"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fland-olakes-operations-specialist-3rd-shift"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/land-olakes-operations-specialist-3rd-shift\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fland-olakes-operations-specialist-3rd-shift"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4207687}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"landolakesinc.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4207687},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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