
Production Supervisor - 2nd Or 3rd Shift
Milwaukee, WIFull-time$75–85K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Production Supervisor oversees daily operations across 12 production lines and leads up to approximately 60 team members. The role coordinates production activities to meet output, quality, and efficiency goals while maintaining people and food safety standards aligned with USDA, OSHA, and BRC guidelines. The supervisor supports continuous improvement and ensures production goals are achieved on the 2nd shift.
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Job Title: Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift or 3rd Shift
Pay: $70K - $85K + Bonus
Job Description
The Production Supervisor oversees daily operations on 12 production lines, leading up to approximately 60 team members, including associates, leads, and temporary staff. This role coordinates all production activities related to output, quality, and efficiency while ensuring strict adherence to people and food safety standards in alignment with USDA, OSHA, and BRC guidelines. The Production Supervisor actively supports continuous improvement, maintains accurate documentation, and ensures production goals are consistently achieved on the 2nd shift.
Responsibilities
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Supervise daily activities of plant floor staff across 12 production lines, overseeing up to approximately 60 associates, leads, and temporary workers.
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Monitor production output to ensure all products meet established specifications and quality standards.
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Ensure daily production schedules are met for all assigned lines and adjust workflows as needed to achieve targets.
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Direct and coordinate the daily activities of team members in the operations department to maintain efficient and safe production.
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Ensure proper staffing levels on each line and communicate staffing changes or needs to leadership, staffing agencies, and HR as required.
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Monitor material usage on production lines to prevent overuse or underuse of materials and minimize waste.
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Complete all production-related paperwork in accordance with company guidelines, USDA regulations, and BRC policies.
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Participate in training team members on rules, regulations, safety practices, job expectations, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
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Coach and mentor team members to achieve desired performance levels and support continuous improvement (CI) initiatives.
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Conduct regular work site reviews to ensure team members work safely and properly according to company policies, including wearing all required PPE and following GMPs.
Essential Skills
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3+ years of production experience, preferably in a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) environment.
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2+ years of experience in a supervisory or leadership role within a production setting.
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Proven supervisory skills with the ability to oversee 3060 individuals in a fast-paced production environment.
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Ability to set up, operate, and troubleshoot production machinery and equipment.
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Knowledge and practical application of GMP standards and food safety practices.
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Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including Microsoft Office.
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Strong organizational skills to manage schedules, staffing, and documentation effectively.
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Ability to enforce regulatory and company policies related to USDA, OSHA, and BRC requirements.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
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Bilingual ability in English and Spanish is a plus.
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Experience using Microsoft Office for reporting, documentation, and communication.
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Experience working in a food production, bakery, or similar GMP-regulated environment is highly beneficial.
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Familiarity with continuous improvement (CI) initiatives and process optimization.
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Experience participating in or supporting safety investigations and incident reporting.
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Comfort working with staffing agencies and HR partners to manage workforce needs.
Why Work Here?
Employees benefit from a modern, state-of-the-art production facility and a culture that values safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Team members enjoy generous perks such as free pizzas each month, paid time off, a floating holiday of their choice, and performance-based bonus opportunities. The organization promotes a supportive environment where leaders invest in training, development, and clear expectations, creating strong opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
Work Environment
This role is based on the 2nd shift, working approximately 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with occasional Saturdays during peak seasons. The facility operates under strict GMP standards, requiring the use of hair nets, beard nets (as applicable), hard hats, smocks, and steel-toe footwear while on the production floor. The bakery area can be hot due to continuous oven operations, while the warehouse and packaging areas are cooler, with some work in freezer environments. The workplace is highly structured around safety, food quality, and compliance, with a strong emphasis on proper PPE use, cleanliness, and adherence to established procedures.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Milwaukee, WI.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $85000.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Health, dental, vision insurance 401K match PTO
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Milwaukee, WI.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 17, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Milwaukee,WI.
About Aerotek
Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,888 open Production Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$75–85K/yr
- Wisconsin median$70–86K/yr34 salary ranges
- US median$73–100K/yr723 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $80K, is close to the Wisconsin median midpoint ($80K) — in the middle half of Production Supervisor salary ranges in Wisconsin.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 143 open Production Supervisor jobs in Wisconsin and 1,888 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
- Nestle6 open
- Associated Milk Producers5 open
- Grande5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Production Supervisor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (1,281 postings).
- Education
- 154 of the 1,888 open Production Supervisor jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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