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Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.

Job Purpose and Impact

The First Line Production Supervisor 1ST shift will provide strategic operational oversight for all production operating facilities with moderate degree of complexity. In this role, you will oversee and hold operating facilities accountable to standards for safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Execute routine operations of assigned area, ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance.

• Monitor production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications.

• Partner with the production manager to meet customer specifications and timeline.

• Administer production budget for a department, process, or shift and executes purchase orders and ensures timely payment of invoices

• Develop operational plans and monitors routine operations for all production processes for multiple departments, processes and shifts.

• Develop, supervise and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles for assigned facilities or region.

• Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.

• Other duties as assigned

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Qualifications

Minimum Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• Minimum one year of directly related work experience in manufacturing environments.

• One year of supervisory experience.

• Basic Microsoft Office knowledge (Word, Excel, Outlook)

• Ability and willingness to lift up to 60lbs

Preferred

• Lean six sigma

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.