Production Supervisor

Cargill · Cleveland, OH

Level: Supervisor
Team: Production
Degree: Required
Industry: Food & beverage
Posted: 5 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor production role at Cargill (food & beverage) in Cleveland, OH. Develop, supervise and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles for assigned facilities or region.

They ask for: degree required
Tools it names: Lean, Six Sigma
Day to day: relocation help

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Production Supervisor roles in Ohio: typical posted base $74k–$97k.

Median of the low and high ends of 13 live postings that list pay, out of 73 production supervisor openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 74 other live production postings in Ohio.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: Not stated

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Team leadership 91%
✓ Lean 37%
EHS / safety 23%
✓ Union environment 20%

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Full description from CargillAs posted on their careers site.Show

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

✓Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
✓Lean six sigma
✓Minimum one year of directly related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

✓One year of supervisory experience

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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 Production Supervisor 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.

Position Details

•Location: Cleveland, OH
•Schedule: Onsite | Monday to Friday | 3rd Shift | 9:30pm-6:00am
•Posting type : Internal & External
•Relocation assistance is not provided for this role
•The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and -

wellnessto learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).

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