Production Supervisor
senecafood · Yuma, AZ
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 28 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at senecafood (industrial) in Yuma, AZ. Manage, document, and implement new and improved processes and train staff for effective execution.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in the US: typical posted base $76k–$103k.
Median of the low and high ends of 222 live postings that list pay, out of 789 production supervisor openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 15 other live production postings in Arizona.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 94%
- Lean 31%
- 5S 25%
- EHS / safety 25%
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Full description from senecafoodAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Create, plan, and execute work schedules and assignments. Assist manager in production sequence planning to meet daily production schedules and provide superior customer service.
- ◆Complete and analyze weekly departmental performance reports and shift recap reports.
- ◆Manage, document, and implement new and improved processes and train staff for effective execution.
- ◆Ensure team members take scheduled breaks and lunches.
- ◆Review employee performance issues promptly and effectively with documentation.
- ◆Ensure worker safety through monitoring of employee practices, identifying safety hazards of equipment and environments, and training.
- ◆Ensure the overall quality of the products by evaluating materials and equipment according to specifications.
Responsibilities
for working with Food Safety and Quality to meet Good Manufacturing, Legislative, and Training objectives.
- ◆Request materials and supplies needed to maintain production process run efficiently and create Maintenance work orders though the CMMS program for equipment parts or repair services.
- ◆Participate in Operations staff meetings and perform weekly tailgate meetings
- ◆Train new employees and coach existing employees.
- ◆Investigate and generate reports for all incidents. (accidents, poor performance, EE complaints)
- ◆Participate and suggest cost-saving ideas and initiatives.
- ◆Perform various audits in a timely manner as programmed.
- ◆Other duties assigned
Requirements
- ✓Proactively assist team members, manager and employees as needed.
- ✓Ability to motivate others to meet demands established by the schedule
- ✓Maintain composure under difficult circumstances and effectively deal with employees
- ✓Flexibility to work nights and weekends
- ✓Work long hours as necessary.
- ✓Communicate special instructions or possible issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
- ✓Teambuilding and ensuring teamwork.
- ✓Self-starter, ability to work independently as well as with team members and management.
- ✓Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules.
- ✓Must be able to speak effectively in group gatherings and functions
- ✓Bilingual – English/Spanish
- ✓Solid understanding of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook).
Education / work experience
- ✓College graduate in food technology or comparable work experience
- ✓3-5 years of experience in food manufacturing
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Production Supervisor
Category
Seneca Foods
Date
Sep 25, 2026
Location
Yuma, AZ, US, 85365
Custom Field 1
4492
Description
Seneca Foods is one of North America's leading providers of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States. Our high quality products are primarily sourced from over 1,400 American farms. Seneca holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service, and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90 countries. Products are also sold under the brands of Libby’s®, Aunt Nellie’s®, READ®, Seneca Farms®, Green Valley®, Green Giant (Shelf-Stable)®, CherryMan®, Paradise®, Pennant®, and Seneca labels, including Seneca snack chips. Seneca also provides vegetable products to other companies under various co-pack arrangements.
Seneca Foods offers an excellent benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 401K, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Time Off and more! Help us make our Farm Fresh Goodness Great! Come join the Seneca Foods team – Apply now!
The Production Supervisor key role is to be a leader and mentor to all employees at Seneca Foods. They will provide guidance, instruction, direction and leadership to the production group. The position is responsible for the supervision of the production department team members, monitoring of the production floor, directing, coordinating, and executing production activities and will be working in a fast-paced environment spend 80% of the time inside the production areas and focused on ensuring that the production schedule is executed in a timely manner and within all quality parameters.
Physical demand
- •Work mostly indoors in a cold environment (+/- 32°F).
- •Moderate expose to cleanings and sanitizing chemicals
- •Standing, walking, crouching, stooping, climbing, twisting, balancing, leg/foot use, reaching, overhead extension, handling, pushing/pulling.