Production Supervisor

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Job Title: Production Supervisor
Location: Easton, PA, USA

Company: The Wenger Group
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Who are we:

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 125-year-old pork company still 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

Basic Purpose

Responsible for all activities involved in assigned department This includes ensuring a safe, well-organized, efficient operation with minimum downtime; strictly adhering to company standards and procedures and customer specifications and quality standards; complying with the department HACCP Plan and providing for HACCP recordkeeping; and assigning, training and monitoring staff in accordance with company policies and government regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Coordinate line work to meet production orders in conjunction with team members to:

a. Maintain quality & safety standards of products.

b. Ensure Safety Compliance

c. Maintain department performance within standards for efficient utilization of human resources and materials.

d. Maintain and report production-related information regarding yields, efficiencies, and labor utilization to the department Manager.

2. Ensure that all production processes and products adhere to GMP standards and customer specifications and are in compliance with the company's HACCP Plan.

3. Ensure equipment and work areas are appropriately maintained and operating continuously and efficiently by maintenance staff and outside vendors, in consultation with the Maintenance Manager and Plant Manager.

4. Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with other management personnel and USDA representatives.

5. Perform performance reviews on all hourly personnel assigned.

6. Lead & Develop team to create a pipeline for talent.

7. Keep abreast of current poultry processing technologies and systems.

8. Ensure compliance with USDA, OSHA, EEO, and other appropriate government regulations.

9. Perform other related responsibilities, as needed, to support business objectives.

Supervisory Responsibilities

1. Mentor and motivate team members, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth.
2. Communicate performance standards to team members, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems.
3. Communicate standards and ensure compliance with company standards and procedures, quality standards, GMP's, and HAACP procedures.
4. Train and enforce safety regulations and practices.
5. Manage staffing, line coverage, and attendance.
6. Facilitate team meetings, including team member training. Ensure appropriate documentation is completed and maintained.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Associate's degree in Animal Science, Agriculture, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent in experience.
2 years proven supervisory experience, preferably in food production.
Ability to organize, plan, and complete work in a timely fashion.
Willingness and ability to learn and perform all of the jobs in the department.
Ability to recognize and respond to changes appropriately.
Demonstrated positive attitude and uncompromising regard for quality.
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of people.
Ability to motivate others to work towards an environment of continuous improvement.
Demonstrated ability to work well with and guide other people effectively and to positively influence the attitude and performance of others.
Strong reading, math, writing, and analytical skills.
Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Bi-lingual English & Spanish preferred but not required.

Physical Demands

Sitting 10%

Walking 60%

Standing 30%

Lifting - up to 50 lbs.

Near acuity (clarity of vision at 20 inches or less)

Work Environment

Plant environment - temperature variations and exposure to noise above 85 dbl (hearing protection required).

Evis - exposure to animal biproduct

In addition to our more traditional benefits, we also offer great perks and numerous resources for professional development and team building:

Promotional opportunities
Rewards and recognition programs
Robust onboarding and training program
Employee Discount Programs (Perks at Work) Employee referral program Encouraging and collaborative culture

What our benefits are:

Paid Time Off
Carebridge Employee Assistance Program

For all full-time members:

Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Medical Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care
Flexible Spending
Account Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Pet Insurance

Each team member has the potential to earn a yearly bonus based on the achievement of company goals.

The Wenger Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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Job Post Date: 10/03/25