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Production Supervisor (Edison, NJ)

UNFI · Edison, NJ

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

A supervisor production role at UNFI (industrial) in Edison, NJ.

They ask for
4+ years · degree required
Tools it names
FDA / GMP
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

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

Production Supervisor roles in New Jersey: typical posted base $76k–$109k.

Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 13 production supervisor openings in New Jersey, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 10 other live production postings in New Jersey.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $76k–$109k, from 5 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 100%
  • ✓ FDA / GMP 55%
  • Lean 36%
  • 5S 36%
  • ✓ Union environment 36%
  • SAP 27%

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

It asks for 4+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at UNFI

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  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

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  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

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    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

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Essential functions and basic duties

  • ◆Spend at least 90% of his or her time on the plant floor working with and coaching operators, packers, and temporary associates.
  • ◆Consistently ensure, through constant feedback and coaching, that operators within the area are meeting or exceeding production targets while protecting world class safety and quality.
  • ◆Manage shift decisions with an understanding of how those decisions drive plant performance.
  • ◆Consistently track required metrics and provide constant feedback to associates and their teams about their performance.
  • ◆Drive area for continuous improvement efforts.
  • ◆Coach associates on adherence to standardized work.
  • ◆Meeting or exceeding shift production targets.
  • ◆Assisting VP of Operations in driving high levels of associate engagement.
  • ◆Providing input to VP of operations for associate development and year-end review process.
  • ◆Ensuring compliance to standardized work.
  • ◆Ensuring associates comply with standards for GMP’s, SQF, uniform, cleaning and sanitation, Safety and Quality.
  • ◆Performs other job duties as required.

Education/certification

  • ✓Minimum 4 year degree in a relevant field

Experience

  • ✓System Implementation preferred
  • ✓Minimum 2 yrs experience preferred
  • ✓Experience supervising and training production personnel up to 30 people.
  • ✓Experience in a union shop is helpful
  • ✓Experience in manufacturing in a food environment.

requirements

under applicable collective bargaining agreements. UNFI is committed to transparency in pay in compliance with applicable state and local laws.

requirements

and the terms and conditions of these programs, and subject to any

requirements

under applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act .

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Position purpose

This position will supervise 30+ associates in the production of finished whole foods packaging. The supervisor ensures the delivery of high quality products to our customers according to established specifications and production schedules within the department

Knowledge

  • •Conversational Spanish very helpful but not required.
  • •Broad knowledge of plant systems and processes.

Skills/abilities

  • •Excellent communication and conflict management skills.
  • •Demonstrated ability and desire to work with people, both individually as well as in team

Benefits

For Washington positions (or positions that may be performed remotely from Washington), https://www.unfi.com/jobs-more-info-wa.html for Washington-specific paid time off details.

Candidates hired into this position will also be eligible to participate in the following benefits programs: Paid Time Off; Sick Time; paid holidays and parental leave; 401K Program; medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental death/dismemberment insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance program, Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account, subject to meeting the eligibility

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