Job Title:Dark MeatSuperintendent 2nd Processing
Department:Production Operations
Reports To:Processing Manager
FLSA Status:Exempt
Location:LibertyPlant
Work Arrangement:On-site
Shift / Schedule:2ndshift
Travel Requirements:None
Employment Type:Full-time

Purpose and Scope

The Poultry Processing Superintendent, Manual Debone Cone Linesis responsible forleading the daily operations of the manual debone cone line area within the poultry processing plant. This role oversees production supervisors and team members to ensure people, processes, and resources are aligned to meet established goals for safety, quality, food safety, operational efficiency, yield, laborutilization, and production flow.

The Superintendent plays a key leadership role in driving department performance,maintainingpositive department culture, supporting retention, and developing supervisors and team members. This position is also responsible for monitoring key metrics,identifyingtrends and opportunities, supporting continuous improvement, and completingaccurateoperational data reporting for the department.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations for the manual debone cone lines, ensuring production plans are executed safely, efficiently, and accurately.

• Directly supervise, coach, and develop department supervisors and support their leadership of production team members.

• Monitor department performance against key metrics including yield, operational efficiency, laborutilization, throughput, quality, safety, retention, and other assigned measures.

• Drive continuous improvement efforts to reduce waste, improve yield, increase efficiency, and strengthen production flow across the cone line area.

• Partner with supervisors to ensure proper staffing, line assignments, rotation, training, and coverage based on production needs.

• Ensure product quality, trim standards, food safety requirements, packaging specifications, and customer expectations are consistently met.

• Identifytrends, defects, downtime causes, or process deviations and implementtimelycorrective actions.

• Support and enforce all company policies, safety rules, GMPs, SSOPs, HACCP requirements, sanitation expectations, and USDA regulatory standards.

• Maintain a positive, respectful, and accountabledepartment ofculture that supports engagement, communication, teamwork, and retention.

• Partner with Human Resources and plant leadership on attendance, performance management, corrective action, retention, and employee relations matters.

• Ensure supervisors and team members receivethe requiredsafety, food safety, job-specific, and leadership training.

• Prepare, review, andsubmitaccurateoperational reports, production data, yield results, labor data, andotherdepartment reporting asrequired

• Analyze production data and partner with leadership to develop action plans that improve department results.

• Coordinate with Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Human Resources, Scheduling, and other departments to resolve issues and support plantobjectives

• Participate in audits, safety meetings, production meetings, and continuous improvement initiatives as needed.

• Perform all other related duties as assigned by Management.

Compensation

Compensation$85,000 - $110,000

The posted compensation range for this role reflects the minimum andmaximumamount Farmer Focus in good faith expects to pay at the time of posting, based on factors such as internal equity, relevant experience, market data, and the budgeted amount available for the position.

Benefits:Farmer Focus offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support team members’ health, financial well-being, and professional growth. Available offerings may include weekly payroll, paid time off and sick leave, semi-subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision plan options, a 401(k) plan with company match, education reimbursement opportunities, employeeassistanceprograms (EAP), and internal learning, development, and career growth programs.

All benefits, programs, and offerings are subject to eligibility requirements, plan terms, and company policies, and may be changed, amended, ordiscontinuedby Farmer Focus at any time.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Poultry Science, Animal Science, Agriculture, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

• 3 years of proven supervisory experience in poultry plant management or other manufacturing environments

• Ability to organize, plan, and complete work in a timely manner

• Demonstrated positive attitude and uncompromising regard for quality.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of people.

• Ability to motivate others toward an environment of continuous improvement.

• Demonstrated ability to work well with and guide others effectively.

• Ability to positively influence the attitude and performance of others.

• Strong reading, math, writing, and analytical skills.

• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Ability to lead production supervisors and support team member performance, safety, training, and development.

• Ability to manage staffing, line coverage, attendance, production documentation, and daily operational needs.

• Ability to support food safety, quality, safety, GMP, and HACCP requirements.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment where priorities and operational needs may change quickly.

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in poultry processing, food processing, manufacturing, production, or operations.

• Experience supervising production supervisors, leads, or large production teams.

• Experience working with USDA representatives or supporting regulatory expectations in a production environment.

• Experience with lean manufacturing, total quality management, process optimization, or continuous improvement initiatives.

• Experience with HACCP, GMPs, quality standards, customer specifications, production documentation, and food safety programs.

• Experience managing performance standards, employee coaching, staffing, attendance, and line coverage.

• Experience facilitating team meetings, safety training, production training, and required documentation.

New team members must be able to pass a drug,alcoholand background screening post-offer and prior to the start of their employmentMustbe authorized towork in the United States.The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of their third day of work.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Travel

Work is conducted primarily in an office environment but will require access to the production environment as needed to view processes, support systems, gather requirements, train users, troubleshoot issues, and understand operational workflows. The team member must be able to tolerate varying heat, wet, and chill conditions within the plant.Hearing and eye-protective equipment are required in the production area.Hair and beard nets arerequiredin the production area.Additionalpersonal protective equipment may berequiredbased on task, location, and safety requirements. This role requires regular use of computers, software systems, Microsoft Office, Excel, Smartsheet, Business Intelligence tools, ticketing systems, phones, email, and other office equipment. The position requires fine hand and finger dexterity, 20/20 corrected vision, color vision, and the ability to climb stairs to view processes. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.