Production Supervisor

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 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

• 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.
• Required PPE (cut‑resistant gloves, jackets, hearing protection, etc.). 
• May require early mornings, late evenings, weekends, or overtime depending on production needs.
   

• 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°ree;F / 1–7°ree;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.
• Able to work in cold, wet, high‑speed production environment with exposure to raw meat and USDA oversight.  
• Spanish-speaker preferred.

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