Plant Operations Supervisor - 2nd shift

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Until 9/21/2026 1+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Plant Operations Supervisor- 2nd shift will provide strategic operational oversight for all production operating facilities with moderate presence in multiple regions or 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 production supervisors 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

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels in the plant
  • Minimum one year of directly related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • One year of supervisory experience
  • Lean Six Sigma 

Position information:

  • Relocation will be provided for this position
  • Work schedule:Mon - Fri 2:00pm – 10:00pm, with occasional  weekend coverage as needed 
  • Position is based in Lake Odessa, MI 

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

About this role

Summary

Oversee plant operations, ensure safety, quality, and team management on 2nd shift.

Job title

Plant Operations Supervisor - 2nd shift

Experience level

1+ years

Minimum experience

1+ years exp

Industry

food and agriculture

Location requirements

Lake Odessa, MI; relocation provided; on-site work

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

leadershipcommunicationsafetyqualityoperations

Preferred skills

supervisory experiencelean six sigma

Specializations

safetyqualityproductionleadershipfood safety
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Lake Odessa, MI 48849, USA

On-site City