Fabrication Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Cargill · Dodge City, KS

Level: Supervisor
Team: Manufacturing
Degree: Required
Industry: Food & beverage
Posted: 10 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor manufacturing role at Cargill (food & beverage) in Dodge City, KS. Develop, supervise, and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles.

They ask for: degree required
Tools it names: Lean, Six Sigma
Day to day: some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help

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

Production Supervisor roles in the US: typical posted base $77k–$105k.

Median of the low and high ends of 250 live postings that list pay, out of 895 production supervisor openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 10 other live manufacturing postings in Kansas.

Experience asked: Not stated

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Team leadership 55%
✓ Lean 45%
CNC 45%
Tooling 36%
Machining 27%
✓ Union environment 27%

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Stands out: this posting asks for Six Sigma, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverageRelocation help

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This plant: Cargill in Dodge City

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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 witihin the department.
✓Develop, supervise, and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles.
✓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
✓Minimum one year of directly related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

✓One year of supervisory experience
✓Lean Six Sigma

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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 Fabrication Supervisor will provide strategic operational oversight for all production operating facilities with moderate presence and degree of complexity within the beef processing. In this role, you will oversee and hold our Dodge City location operating facility accountable to standards for safety, quality, operational effectiveness, and financial performance within the loose beef department.

Additional Details

•Location: KS-Dodge City; Relocation support may be provided.
•Schedule is Monday – Friday typically from 2:30pm to 2:30am. There are also some events that might need to work on the weekends and on-call.
•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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