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Team Leader/Production Supervisor- 3rd Shift -Progressive Processing (Dubuque, IA)

Hormel Foods · Dubuque, IA

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Process
Base pay
$70k–$83k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
1+ years
Industry
Food & beverage
Posted
Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor process role at Hormel Foods (food & beverage) in Dubuque, IA.

They ask for
1+ years · degree required
Base pay
$70k–$83k

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Production Supervisor roles in Iowa: typical posted base $89k–$117k. This one lists $70k–$83k.

Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 29 production supervisor openings in Iowa, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 156 other live process postings in the US.

Base pay
About 6% below similar roles

Typical $65k–$97k, from 12 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (1+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 36%
  • Root cause 25%
  • Injection molding 22%
  • Tooling 21%
  • Robotics 20%

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

It asks for 1+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Training program

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Responsibilities

  • ◆Manages team members by leading and executing plant processes.
  • ◆Manages team members in attaining production and quality goals.
  • ◆Ensures appropriate resources (including materials, equipment, and staffing needs) are available to maintain production schedules.
  • ◆Supports continuous improvement processes to ensure that goals in safety, quality, cost, and customer service are met.
  • ◆Creates and maintains an engaged and team-oriented workforce to improve business results.
  • ◆Team Leaders are usually “on their feet” in the production area about 80% of the shift.

Required

  • ✓1+ year as a shift lead, shift supervisor, assistant manager, etc. OR Associates Degree.
  • ✓Proven leadership, persuasive, initiative, analytical, and communication skills are necessary for success in this position.
  • ✓Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.
  • ✓Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
  • ✓Must be 18 years of age or older (all plant positions)
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Starting Wages: $70,000 - $82,500, plus potential bonus.

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, HORMEL® NATURAL CHOICE®, APPLEGATE®, WHOLLY®, HORMEL® BLACK LABEL®, COLUMBUS®, JENNIE-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com.as for this position at this time.

Training

  • •Approximately six weeks are spent in a hands-on training environment before being assigned to a department.
  • •Team Leaders attend a virtual new employee orientation. This will include presentations by different divisions to increase product knowledge, company knowledge, and leadership skills
  • •6-month operational training program while on the job.

Location & Shift

  • •Location: Dubuque, Iowa
  • •Most Team Leaders begin their career on second or third shift.
  • •Extended hours may be needed-including weekends.
  • •Team Leaders will potentially work in environments below 40 degrees and in areas more than 60 degrees.

BENEFITS: Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive wages, annual merit increase performance reviews, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), stock purchase plan, paid vacation.

At Hormel we invite difference and diversity in all aspects. We offer a space of support, understanding, and community. We are committed to the journey! Learn more about our progress here: https://www.hormelfoods.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion/

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