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When you join Smithfield, you become part of something special - a company that's sustainably feeding people around the world, producing good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact. Apply Now!\nTHE VALUE YOU’LL BRING\nIn this role, you'll be at the heart of our operations-leading the charge on the front lines. You'll oversee the entire production process, from tracking yields to making real-time adjustments to keep things running smoothly. Ensuring safety and USDA health standards are met at every stage of the manufacturing process will be in your hands. Your efforts will directly contribute to maintaining the trusted quality that brands like Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan's Famous, and others are known for.\nAs a supervisor, you'll guide and lead production employees during your shifts, ensuring production targets are met on time and to the highest quality standards. You'll play a pivotal role in training, coaching, and motivating your team to achieve production goals while maintaining safety and quality. You’ll drive clear communication across all levels, keeping the team aligned with daily objectives and results, all while maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs. Plus, you'll oversee the routine maintenance and setup of equipment and facilities to keep everything running at peak performance.\nThis is your chance to make a real impact in a dynamic environment where your leadership and expertise will shape the success of the operation.\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\nSafety and Compliance: You will perform daily inspections on the production floor to identify unsafe conditions and take immediate corrective action as needed. You’ll also lead safety audits, champion ergonomic initiatives, and ensure adherence to HACCP and USDA regulations.\n\nProduct Quality and Training: You will maintain product quality by enforcing the Food Safety and Food Quality plans, training employees on safe operating procedures (including lock-out/tag-out), and ensuring tasks are performed according to product specifications.\n\nOperational Efficiency: You will track and analyze production yields, efficiencies, and variances, working with Operations Managers and Supervisors to improve workflows and equipment use to minimize downtime and reduce costs.\n\nTeam Leadership and Communication: You will direct and provide guidance to hourly production employees, ensuring alignment on safety, quality, and production goals. You’ll also lead monthly line meetings and walk the production floor daily.\n\nContinuous Improvement: You will analyze key product performance metrics, identify areas for improvement, and suggest changes to enhance production efficiency, minimize costs, and maintain high standards of quality.\n\nWHAT WE’RE SEEKING\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Business or a related field and 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.\n\nExperience acting as a lead by providing training, coaching or mentoring to less experienced staff or through managing a process or project.\n\nStrong communication skills (oral and written) while leading problem-solving efforts for complex process issues with solid analytical and math abilities.\n\nSkilled at motivating, training, and coaching employees to achieve peak performance while fostering a positive, respectful, and team-oriented work environment.\n\nAdaptable to fast-paced, dynamic environments, capable of working in varying conditions (heat and cold), and willing to work long hours and weekends when needed.\n\nThis role offers the opportunity to travel up to 5% of the time.\n\nOTHER SKILLS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT\nIf you're savvy with SAP, internet tools, spreadsheets, Word, order processing, and inventory software, we want to see your skills in action!\n\nBring your experience in food processing, leadership, and manufacturing to the table-your knowledge of yields, plant efficiencies, and operations procedures will be key to driving success.\n\nBonus points if you're bilingual! We love diverse skills that help us connect and thrive.\n\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT\nThe plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.\n\nNoise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.\n\nOccasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.\n\nSpecific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.\n\nFrequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.\n\nRelocation Package Available\n\nYes\n\nEEO Information\nSmithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. 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