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Production Supervisor

Pennsylvania Ag Connection, Yuma, AZ, United States


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|Who we are:

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement. Leidy's is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Wenger Group since 2022. Leidy's is a 130-year-old pork company located on the family farm in Pennsylvania, where Jacob Leidy was deeded the original land grant by William Penn in 1753.

We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 1000 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector - agriculture!

Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com / https://www.leidys.com

Position Summery

Th is position converts customer demand into executable daily/weekly production schedules across harvest, fabrication/deboning, grinding, and packaging/ case - ready operations. This role balances material availability, labor/crewing, line capacity, yields, and shelf - life constraints to meet service (OTIF), quality, and cost targets while maintaining USDA/FSIS compliance. The Planner partners closely with Sales/Customer Service, Operations, QA/FSQA, Procurement, and Logistics to keep plans aligned and achievable .

Key Responsabilities

Responsibilities:

* - Enforce all safety programs, including LOTO, machine guarding, PPE, and ergonomic standards.

* - Ensure compliance with USDA/FSIS , HACCP , SSOP , GMP , and other regulatory requirements.

* - Verify pre - operational inspections, metal detector checks, scale calibrations, and label accuracy.

* - Protect cold - chain integrity and maintain sanitary conditions throughout production.

* - Lead shift activities to meet production schedules, line rates, and output goals.

* - Monitor line performance, yields, labor efficiency, giveaway, waste, and first - pass quality.

* - Adjust staffing, line setups, and machine settings to maintain flow and minimize downtime.

* - Communicate plan changes and production updates to team members and cross - functional partners.

* - Supervise, coach, and support production employees; address performance concerns and attendance issues.

* - Train employees on equipment use, knife safety, product specs, and standard operating procedures.

* - Promote teamwork, accountability, and a positive work culture.

* - Lead start - up , mid - shift , and end - of - shift meetings.

* - Ensure product specifications (cuts, weights, pack sizes, labeling) are consistently met.

* - Partner with QA to address deviations, product holds , and consumer/customer complaints.

* - Monitor CCPs, process controls, and rework to prevent non - conformances .

* - Support corrective action implementation and verification.

* - Identify opportunities to improve yield, line performance, changeover times, and waste reduction.

* - Participate in root - cause investigations, 5 - Why, or basic industrial problem - solving efforts.

* - Support Lean/5S initiatives and standard work improvements.

* - Encourage team ideas for efficiency, safety, and quality enhancements.

* - Complete daily production reports, downtime logs, labor tracking, and yield summaries.

* - Ensure ERP/MES entries are accurate (production counts, yields, rework, scrap).

* - Maintain documentation required for USDA/QA audits and traceability

Qualifications:

* High school diploma required ; Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred.

* 2-5 years of production leadership experience in meat or food processing strongly preferred.

* Knowledge of USDA/FSIS , HACCP, SSOP, GMP, and food safety principles.

* Ability to lead teams in a fast - paced , cold - chain environment.

* Strong communication , problem - solving , and decision - making skills.

* Comfortable working in cold environments (35-45°F / 1-7°C) and occasionally in freezer conditions.

* Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand/walk for extended periods.

* Experience with ERP/MES systems is a plus.

Work Environment :

* Cold, wet, high - speed production environment with exposure to raw meat and USDA oversight.

* Required PPE ( cut - resistant gloves, jackets, hearing protection, etc.).

* May require early mornings, late evenings, weekends, or overtime depending on production needs.To apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITIONJob Post Date: 04/24/26Here are some other jobs you may be interested in applying for.|

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