Job Summary:

Provides frontline leadership and management of line or area in a food processing facility ensuring standards are met in a safe, efficient and effective manner.

Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supervises production team members providing guidance, training, direction, and feedback for optimum performance

• Serves as a role model and initiates proactive actions to ensure team’s understanding of and compliance with all company policies and regulatory guidelines (including USDA, OSHA, DOL, EEOC, etc.)

• Accountable for team’s adherence to manufacturing protocols, product specifications, quality guidelines, safety standards

• Ensure effective use of labor, tools, supplies, and equipment to maximize efficiency and capacity

• Conducts routine scanning of department to identify and solve problems (e.g. equipment operations, processes, etc.) or escalate as needed

• Maintains accurate and timely electronic / paper-based records of production data

• Updates daily/weekly department reports (i.e. production reports, attendance reports, pre-flight check list, staffing reports, training reports)

• Conducts routine safety and quality audits

• Participates in investigations (e.g. accidents, employee complaints, etc.)

• Actively participates in department / facility meetings

  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Highly skilled at motivating employees to accomplish objectives

• Knowledge of USDA regulations, HACCP (Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points), SOP (Standard Operating Procedure), SSOP (Standard Sanitary Operational Procedure) and requirements; or ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly

• Familiar with operations metrics, such as yields, lbs. /birds per man hours (PMH), line speeds, etc.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills at both the strategic and functional level
• Strong attention to detail

• Basic math skills (e.g. addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages

• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform all other duties as necessary to ensure efficiency of operation.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Poultry, Animal or Food Science or related field preferred

• 3-5 years’ experience in a leadership role or have successfully completed Butterball’s Leadership Apprentice Program

• Experience in poultry/meat food manufacturing helpful