PRODUCTION SHIFT MANAGER at Pilgrim's summary: The Production Shift Manager oversees all processing production operations during a shift, ensuring production targets, quality, and safety standards are met efficiently and cost-effectively. Responsibilities include coordinating departments such as production, maintenance, sanitation, and shipping, monitoring performance, training staff, and enforcing compliance with USDA and OSHA regulations. This role requires leadership skills, critical thinking, and experience in the poultry/food industry with a focus on maintaining a safe and productive work environment. DescriptionProduction Shift Manger GENERAL SUMMARY:This position will manage and direct supervision of our processing production operations over an entire shift. This position will ensure production meets objectives at a designed quality level consistent with the lowest cost while maintaining a safe work environment. Must be willing to work 2nd shift!BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES:Manage theprocessing operations of a production shift within the plant.Coordinating the production, maintenance, sanitation, quality, shipping and receiving areas.Monitoring performance of each department to meet production efficiency, yield and quality goals.Setting objectives and reviewing shift's performance versus objectives.Encouraging subordinates to find ways to reduce cost.Ensuring sanitation meets USDA standards.Coordinating production and sanitation maintenance to meet daily needs.Analyzing equipment on a daily basis and reviewing with maintenance superintendent.Providing a clear sense of direction for supervisors to work toward and encourage teamwork to achieve goals.Establishing challenging goals and standards for each supervisor and encourage them to give their best effort.Ensuring effective utilization of human resources by training subordinates, motivating consistent performances, appraising performance, recommending salary action and developing for potential promotion.Monitoring operations to meet company policies,quality specifications, USDA and OSHA standards.Conducting plant inspections to eliminate hazardous conditions.Managing all aspects of operations to assure a safe working environment.Taking immediate action to eliminate improper practices or hazardous conditions.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:5+ year’s experience in the poultry/food industry required with at least 3 years in a supervisory role.Must have good leadership skills.Must have the ability to interact with operational and processing management.Must demonstrate critical thinking skills.Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.Must have the ability to organize and prioritize work.EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma/GED; Bachelor's Degree preferred.EOE, including disability/vets

Keywords: production management, shift supervision, food processing, poultry industry, USDA compliance, OSHA safety standards, team leadership, quality control, equipment maintenance, cost reduction