PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT - EAST PLANT 2ND SHIFT

Description

Position at Pilgrim's

East Plant 2nd Shift - Production Superintendent

At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.

In this leadership role, the Production Superintendent directs production and processing supervisors across multiple departments on a single shift to ensure the cost‑effective, timely production of high‑quality products. This position is responsible for overseeing day‑to‑day production operations within the poultry processing facility, ensuring production targets, food safety standards, animal welfare requirements, and quality expectations are consistently met in a safe, efficient, and compliant work environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and support production supervisors and hourly teams to meet production, quality, and safety goals
• Plan and coordinate labor, materials, equipment, and production schedules to ensure efficient, on‑time operations
• Monitor production performance, productivity, and costs; implement improvements as needed
• Promote compliance with food safety, USDA, animal welfare, and safety requirements
• Partner with Maintenance, Quality Assurance, HR, USDA, and Safety teams to support plant objectives
• Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities in production flow, processes, and equipment utilization
• Foster a positive work environment through employee engagement, communication, and accountability
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support plant operations

What You’ll Need

• Education: High School Diploma/GED; College Degree in related field required.
• Experience: Must have previous management experience in a food or poultry processing facility, including at least one year of directly related experience. Directly related work experience may be used as a year‑for‑year substitute for the educational requirement.
• Skills: Effective communication both orally and in writing, capable of independent decision making, must have basic computer knowledge, strong organizational skills and acute attention to detail, ability to manage multiple priorities, and proficient in MS Office software applications.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Why Work for Pilgrim’s?

• Schedule: Monday – Friday with occasional weekends;
• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: Sick leave, vacation, company observed holidays or, any other statutorily required paid leave;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base salary range of $78,883 - $95,843based on experience;
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs;

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: Pilgrim’s is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim’s operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K, the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.