A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We’re an $18 billion U.S. food company with nearly 60,000 employees worldwide. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our family today. Apply Now! Your Opportunity This job is a blended job where the individual will supervise a production department and create the production schedule for the Plant. The candidate will supervise production employees on assigned shift to ensure production guidelines are being met within established timing, quality, and cost standards. This position has emphasis on semi-skilled and skilled operations, quality assurance and troubleshooting. This positions also includes establishing a daily production schedule and weekly orders for plant operations. Must possess a high level of technical proficiency to assist operators in problem solving while exercising considerable judgment and have the ability to supervise the production process. Direct the routine maintenance and set up of machines, equipment, and facilities. Core Responsibilities Safe Working Environment Maintain safety or ergonomic programs to ensure a safe working environment. Perform daily walk around visual inspection of the department to observe for unsafe acts or conditions and take immediate action where necessary. Train employees to ensure safe operating procedures are followed, including lock-out and tag-out. Product Quality, Safety and Knowledge Maintain desired product quality and safety. Maintain adequate knowledge of product and equipment to ensure ability to direct employees to perform the job properly. Monitor daily to ensure HACCP and USDA standards are being met. Take corrective action where necessary. Employee Relations and Policies Maintain a high standard of employee relations. Periodically review with all employees the company policies and procedures. Conduct monthly line meetings to address questions and concerns. Walk the floor daily to address immediate questions and concerns. Yields, Variances and Efficiencies Maintain or exceed goals on yields and efficiencies. Work weekly with Operations Managers and/or supervisors to become familiar with yields and variances, methods of calculations, typical problem areas, and methods of corrections and improvement. Communicate with employees daily to discuss work assignments. Product Costs Strive for continuous improvement of product costs. Perform daily checks to ensure that standards are being met. Take necessary steps to ensure downtime is maintained at the lowest possible level. Trace and analyze key product result measures for improvement opportunities. Production Scheduling Schedule production areas on products to be processed to cover sales orders and the movement of work force on a daily and/or weekly basis. Forecast the fresh pork raw materials needed to maintain inventories and keep the plant running efficiently. Manage the rotation of raw materials and finished products, and to ensure product dates remain in spec. Work with Accounting on new products to be produced and to maintain accurate inventories. Meet sales orders by maintaining correct inventories for production at the plant for efficiency and yields. Utilize the SAP Production Planning module, Material Management module, and Sales Distribution module to determine the master production schedule for the plant. Create and distribute the schedule to Production Supervisor’s to ensure production needs are met. Maintain the SAP system at the plant. Coordinate sales orders, rotation of finished products, stock transfers, incoming raw material, and inventories daily with the Shipping department to ensure customer satisfaction. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 2 years relevant work experience; or a combination of education and experience, required. Experience acting as a lead by providing training, coaching or mentoring to less experienced staff or through managing a process or project Ability to communicate effectively both orally and written Ability to problem solve and collaborate with others Math aptitude Technical aptitude to learn and use multiple computer systems Self-motivated with a desire to learn Ability to be flexible and react to changing variables Ability to coach, motivate and counsel employees to encourage optimum performance and engagement Ability to organize, motivate and train staff Ability to work in varying production environments (heat and cold) Must be able to work with a diverse workforce; bilingual is a plus Must be able to work long hours, possibly to work 6 to 7 days per week during peak times. Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment. Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment. Supervisory Responsibilities Directly supervises production employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Work Environment & Physical Demands The work environment characteristics & physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Office and plant setting. The 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. Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds Specific vision includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. Frequently 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. EEO/AA Information Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595. At Smithfield, good food starts with good people. Our nearly 60,000 team members across the globe drive our success. We strive to create a fair, ethical and rewarding work environment, offer excellent benefits packages and education and career advancement opportunities and cultivate a welcoming workplace through our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. For Smithfield, "Good food. Responsibly.®" is more than just our tagline; it's what we do. We provide good jobs. We take good care of our animals. We are good stewards of the environment. We do good in our local communities. Smithfield is proud to offer robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and with out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers. Beyond our medical plans, our Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost. These programs are uniquely tailored to our Smithfield team and provide support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more. In addition, Smithfield offers tuition assistance and tuition reimbursement. In partnership with Guild, Smithfield provides upfront tuition assistance, covering up to 100% of tuition costs for various degree and certificate programs and offering partial funding for other learning programs to help team members accomplish their personal and professional goals. Smithfield offers more than 200 fully or partially funded programs across 60 learning partners, including college degrees and certificates in high-growth areas like business, technology, engineering, sustainability and more; high school completion and college preparatory programs; and English language learning. Full-time and part-time Smithfield team members are eligible on their first day of employment. Learn more at smithfield.guildeducation.com. Smithfield’s Education Reimbursement Program provides financial reimbursement to team members who want to further their formal education by obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or by pursuing an academic degree at an accredited college or university that is not a Guild learning partner. To learn more about Smithfield's benefits, visit smithfieldfoods.com/careerbenefits. Headquartered in Smithfield, Va. since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a U.S. food company that employs nearly 60,000 people in seven countries and partners with thousands of American farmers. As one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies, we are dedicated to producing “Good food. Responsibly.®” to feed a growing world population. We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30% across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to our communities. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com and connect with us on Facebook, X, formerly known as Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Threads. Not finding the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by clicking Get Started below or create an account by clicking 'Sign In' at the top of the page to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest!