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Production Supervisor - 1st Shift

The Marzetti Company · Columbus, OH

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Production
Degree
Required
Experience asked
3+ years
Industry
Industrial
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The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor production role at The Marzetti Company (industrial) in Columbus, OH. Ensures compliance to quality, food safety, 5S, OSHA and HACCP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.

They ask for
3+ years · degree required
Tools it names
5S, FDA / GMP, EHS / safety

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026

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

Median of the low and high ends of 14 live postings that list pay, out of 77 production supervisor openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 78 other live production postings in Ohio.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $74k–$97k, from 13 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 91%
  • Lean 35%
  • ✓ EHS / safety 23%
  • Union environment 20%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

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

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: The Marzetti Company in Columbus

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→ What You'll Do

· Coordinates the shift’s processing, packaging and material handling activities through supervision of employees to ensure the shift’s product production objectives are accomplished.

· Reviews budgets for the production area.

· Maintains control over manpower and labor costs in the production-related areas through cost-effective scheduling and utilization of personnel.

· Maintains shift performance for scheduling, production, quality and safety standards.

· Controls and minimizes overtime labor costs, maintenance/repair costs, downtime and product re-work.

· Ensures compliance to all federal, state and local laws and company policies.

· Ensures all required production reporting is timely and accurate.

· Provides training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to employees.

· Maintains good employee and corporate relations.

· Coordinates with other department managers and supervisors to ensure proper material handling, maintenance, accounting, quality assurance and inventory control activities and procedures.

· Maintains company standards for cleanliness, productivity, and maintenance in the processing, packaging and material handling areas.

· Ensures compliance to quality, food safety, 5S, OSHA and HACCP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.

Supervisory Responsibility

Directly supervises 2-30 employees in the processing, packaging and material handling areas at the Allen and Quality Bakery plants. Responsible for the direction, coordination and results of the production area during a designated shift. Supervisory

responsibilities

include interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, and appraising employees; planning, assigning and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints/grievances and resolving problems.

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Qualifications

→ What You'll Bring

· 2-3 years production/group leader experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a food-related industry.

· High school graduate or equivalent.

· Working knowledge of scheduling and production processes.

· BS/BA degree in a related field desirable.

Working Conditions/Environment

Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, sit, stand, walk, climb, crouch, lift, reach, grasp and bend while moving about the facility. Must be able to move 75 pounds a distance of 25 feet or more at various frequencies and or intervals. Must be able to stand for an 8 – 10 hour shift (sometimes longer) with regular breaks while performing repetitive tasks. May be required to work overtime and/or weekends as needed. The employee may be exposed to non-ambient temperatures, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, moving parts/equipment. The noise level is loud in the plant. Ear protection, eye/face protection, hair/beard nets, steel-toed/slip-resistant shoes, and gloves are required as necessary in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.

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Overview

Directs the processing, material handling and packaging activities on a designated shift in a safe and efficient manner to achieve the desired quality, quantity and timely production of finished products

We kindly request that recruitment agencies and staffing firms refrain from submitting unsolicited resumes to our company. Any resumes sent without a prior agreement and access to proper submittal into the ATS will be considered the property of Marzetti Company, and we reserve the right to contact those candidates without any obligation to pay a fee.

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.

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