Production Supervisor – Food Manufacturing

Location: Vineland, New Jersey
Employment Type: Full-Time
Shift: Permanent Overnight Shift
Compensation: $70,000 Base Salary 5% Target Incentive Bonus

About Bridor

Bridor is a North American leader in the development and manufacturing of premium European-style breads, pastries, croissants, and viennoiserie. As part of Groupe Le Duff, Bridor combines traditional French baking expertise with modern manufacturing technology to deliver innovative, high-quality bakery products to retail, foodservice, and hospitality customers throughout North America.

As our business continues to grow, we offer employees the opportunity to contribute directly to our products, operations, processes, and long-term success.

To learn more about Bridor, our products, and our company, visit america.bridor.com.

Position Summary

Due to continued growth and expansion, Bridor USA is hiring a Production Supervisor for our industrial bakery manufacturing facility in Vineland, New Jersey.

The Production Supervisor will lead approximately 15 hourly production associates and take ownership of the shift’s safety, quality, service, productivity, and overall performance.

This is a hands-on, floor-focused leadership position for an experienced manufacturing supervisor who can develop employees, maintain accountability, resolve production issues, and improve operational performance. The successful candidate will be highly visible on the production floor and comfortable making timely decisions in a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment.

Schedule

Hours: 8:00 p.m.–8:00 a.m.
Schedule: Three nights on followed by four nights off

Candidates must be available to work the complete assigned overnight schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop approximately 15 hourly production associates
• Direct daily production activities to meet safety, quality, service, and productivity goals
• Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, and high performance
• Maintain a strong and consistent presence on the production floor
• Champion food safety, product quality, Good Manufacturing Practices, and workplace safety
• Identify and resolve production issues quickly
• Reduce waste and improve efficiency, productivity, and overall performance
• Partner with Maintenance to minimize equipment downtime
• Use production data and performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities
• Support Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with Quality, Maintenance, Sanitation, Warehouse, Human Resources, and other plant teams
• Assist with staffing, scheduling, training, audits, and other operational priorities

Required Qualifications

• Five or more years of manufacturing experience
• Three or more years of production supervisory or people-leadership experience
• Proven experience leading hourly employees in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume production operation
• Strong coaching, communication, and accountability skills
• Ability to make timely decisions and solve production problems
• Strong focus on safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to work the required permanent overnight schedule

Highly Preferred Experience

• Supervisory experience in industrial bakery manufacturing
• Experience with bread, pastry, laminated dough, frozen bakery, or other commercial baking operations
• Experience with automated or high-speed production lines
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience
• Working knowledge of SAP

Strong supervisors from related food-manufacturing industries will also be considered, including frozen foods, prepared foods, dairy, beverages, confectionery, ingredients, and other high-volume food-processing environments.

What Will Make You Successful

• Strong, visible leadership on the production floor
• Ability to coach employees and hold teams accountable
• Commitment to food safety, product quality, and workplace safety
• Ability to remain calm and make effective decisions under pressure
• Strong problem-solving and continuous improvement skills
• Ability to use production data to improve performance
• Collaborative approach to working across plant departments
• Desire to develop employees and advance within a growing organization

Compensation

• Base salary of $70,000
• 5% target incentive bonus based on performance

Benefits at Bridor USA

Bridor USA offers a comprehensive benefits package beginning on the first day of employment, which includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid vacation and sick time
• 11 paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match of up to 6%
• Training and professional development
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement

Apply Today

If you are a proven manufacturing supervisor who wants to develop people, make a measurable impact, and continue advancing your career, we would like to hear from you.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bridor USA is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Salary : $70,000