Production Supervisor
Chaucer Foods · Forest Grove, OR
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $70k–$75k
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Chaucer Foods (industrial) in Forest Grove, OR. HACCP, GMP, or other food safety certification.
- Tools it names
- Lean, FDA / GMP, EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $70k–$75k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Oregon: typical posted base $73k–$105k. This one lists $70k–$75k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 17 production supervisor openings in Oregon, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 13 other live production postings in Oregon.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 100%
- ✓ Lean 43%
- ✓ FDA / GMP 36%
- Root cause 21%
- SAP 21%
- ✓ EHS / safety 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from Chaucer FoodsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required Qualifications
- ✓Demonstrated leadership experience in manufacturing or food production, including leading frontline employees and developing teams.
- ✓Bilingual English/Spanish skills.
- ✓Working knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, OSHA, food safety, and manufacturing best practices.
- ✓Ability to coach, mentor, address performance concerns, resolve conflict, and hold employees accountable.
- ✓Strong organizational, decision-making, and communication skills in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
- ✓Proficiency with Microsoft Office and manufacturing reporting systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Previous supervisory experience in food manufacturing.
- ✓Lean Manufacturing or continuous improvement experience.
- ✓HACCP, GMP, or other food safety certification.
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Production Supervisor
Full-Time | On-Site
About the Opportunity
Chaucer Foods is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead safe, efficient, and compliant manufacturing operations while building a high-performing team of Production Leads and Production Operators. This leader maintains a strong presence on the production floor, coaches employees, removes barriers, reinforces standards, and delivers results without compromising safety, food safety, or quality.
Success is measured by the performance, engagement, and development of the team—not by individual production output. Every leader is expected to model our core principles: Safety First, Quality Always, Operational Excellence, Respect, and Communication.
- •Lead daily production activities, labor allocation, startups, changeovers, and shift handoffs across assigned departments.
- •Directly supervise, coach, and develop Production Lead I and Production Lead II employees while managing performance, attendance, accountability, and development planning.
- •Build a proactive safety culture and ensure compliance with company policies, OSHA requirements, PPE, GMP, and Lockout/Tagout procedures.
- •Ensure products are manufactured in compliance with HACCP, CCP, sanitation, food safety, quality, and documentation standards.
- •Monitor production results and remove barriers affecting productivity, waste, equipment utilization, staffing, and operational consistency.
- •Partner with Maintenance, Quality, Planning, Warehouse, Human Resources, Safety, and Plant Leadership to resolve constraints and implement corrective actions.
- •Champion standardized work and continuous improvement through audits, floor observations, production data, SOPs, visual instructions, and training materials.
- •Review timecards and production records; maintain accurate safety, quality, downtime, staffing, and performance reporting.
- •Promote a respectful, inclusive, and accountable workplace where employees are encouraged to speak up about safety, quality, and operational concerns.