Production Supervisor - Cut Floor - 1st shift

Production Supervisor - Cut Floor - 1st Shift Location: Delphi, Indiana Reports to: Production Superintendent Workplace Type: Onsite FLSA Status: Exempt Indiana Packers Corporation (IPC) is a fully integrated retail, foodservice and private label producer of fresh and processed meats based in Delphi, Indiana. Since the start of operations in 1991, we have experienced rapid growth from a single pork processing company into a multi-plant diversified producer of fresh and processed meats, with locations throughout America's Heartland and revenues of approximately $1.5B. We are best known for our national brand Kentucky Legend (the best-selling boneless ham brand in the United States) as well as several well-known regional brands, including Indiana Kitchen, Fischer's, Field, Mickelberry's, Kentuckian Gold, and Scott Pete. We now have processing facilities in Frankfort, Indiana; Holland, Michigan; and Owensboro, Kentucky. We value diversity, innovation, collaboration and those passionate about their jobs. We support our associates by offering a total rewards package, including competitive pay, three different medical care plans (two with company-funded health savings accounts), pharmacy, dental, and vision plans, a retirement/401K (with 50% match on team members' contributions up to 8%), a competitive paid time off program, educational assistance, and numerous advancement opportunities. With more than 3,100 team members located across 14 different states, we are a big company with a small company culture. Indiana Packers Corporation is in Delphi, Indiana, just 15 minutes away from the greater Lafayette/West Lafayette area, home of Purdue University. Position Summary: Indiana Packers Corporation (IPC) is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee the production operations of the Cut Floor. This is a 1st shift position. The Cut Floor Production Supervisor will utilize their skill, experience, and decision-making ability to ensure products meet company, customer, and government specifications. This position ensures all safety and production goals are met. This position relies heavily on the ability to be a mentor and delegate workloads to meet the daily requirements. In this role, you will maintain a strong floor presence and be responsible for making quick, well-informed decisions to ensure operational success. Responsibilities: - Lead the activities of the team members in the production of quality products in accordance with established and accepted company criteria. - Implement and maintain safety standards throughout his/her area of responsibility as required by law and company policy. - Direct and implement job related training for all team members in his/her department while ensuring company job rotation minimums are met. - Utilize strong communication skills to properly coach and guide team members to resolve employee issues and ensure corrective actions are implemented and followed. - Create and foster a high morale workplace with the highest ethical standards by treating all team members with dignity and respect. - Manage the completion of production schedules as determined by the superintendent. - Ensure all proper processing procedures (quality, safety, etc...) are adhered to and not compromised. - Ensure the appropriate level of discipline and accountability for team members while in pursuit of company and/or customer established goals. - Monitor and make appropriate timely improvement actions necessary to meet production quality and quantity goals. - Utilize problem solving techniques, teamwork building strategies and process control tools to efficiently meet or exceed the production schedule. - Facilitate workflow management, workforce scheduling, and placement to ensure the facility and company goals are successfully met or exceeded. - Conduct, lead, or implement the appropriate process audits; the audits will identify the need for the appr priate containment, corrective, and preventive actions, leading to minimizing or eliminating process deviations and non-conforming product root causes. - Maintain team member compliance of company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping through the application of fair and consistent accountability methods - Work with other supervision daily to ensure the facility is operating to the highest level of efficiency. - Assist with pre-operation activities as directed. - Perform other duties as needed or required. Qualifications Minimum of a High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred. Minimum of 1+ year leadership experience in fresh kill /cut meat processing environment OR 5+ years of progressive experience in a heavy industrial manufacturing or CPG comp