Production Supervisor Night Shift
McCain Foods · Plover, WI
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $66k–$87k
- Degree
- Preferred
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at McCain Foods (food & beverage) in Plover, WI.
- They ask for
- degree preferred
- Base pay
- $66k–$87k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $73k–$100k. This one lists $66k–$87k.
Median of the low and high ends of 14 live postings that list pay, out of 46 production supervisor openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 42 other live production postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- About 11% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $73k–$100k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 2+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 93%
- EHS / safety 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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This plant: McCain Foods in Plover
3 other open roles at this site.
- Senior Food Safety and Quality Supervisor · Quality · Supervisor
- Production Specialist · Production · Specialist
- Industrial Mechanic II · Reliability · Technician
Full description from McCain FoodsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
are met, daily manufacturing documentation is complete and accurate, and employees consistently follow Good Manufacturing Practices and established food safety guidelines.
- ✓Maintain strong housekeeping standards and enforce safe work practices, including lockout/tagout, proper lifting techniques, PPE requirements, and other applicable safety procedures.
- ✓Anticipate and resolve personnel and workflow issues to minimize production disruption while demonstrating positive leadership, strong work ethics, and effective communication.
- ✓Support all applicable food safety and quality programs, including
responsibilities
associated with the Business Continuity Plan, and promptly escalate concerns involving employee, product, equipment, food quality, or food safety.
What you’ll need to be successful.
- ◆High school diploma or equivalent required.
- ◆Four-year college or university degree and/or five years of production experience preferred.
- ◆At least two years of production supervisory experience, preferably within a food manufacturing environment.
- ◆Demonstrated ability to lead employees effectively in an active, hands-on production environment.
- ◆Ability to adapt to changing production schedules and coordinate staffing, equipment, and materials on an ad-hoc basis.
- ◆Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making capabilities.
- ◆Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- ◆Standard computer skills and knowledge of basic mathematics and its practical application in a manufacturing environment.
- ◆Ability to consistently follow and reinforce Good Manufacturing Practices, food safety requirements, quality standards, and safe working procedures.
- ◆Ability to work a full-time schedule of approximately 45 hours per week on a 12-hour, 2-2-3 shift schedule.
- ◆Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and regularly stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, and twist for extended periods.
- ◆Ability to wear required PPE and work around products and production environments with different temperature ranges.
- ◆Willingness and ability to perform additional duties assigned by management within safe working and operating conditions.
About the team.
This role supports our Plover Snacking Plant and is reporting to the Centric Line Manager. The Production Supervisor is a frontline, working leader who partners closely with production employees and other plant functions to keep operations running safely and efficiently. The role provides direct leadership on the production floor, helping the team execute the daily production plan, solve problems, maintain standards, and continuously improve performance.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
AI & Digital Capabilities.
At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize
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Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
The Production Supervisor is a hands-on leadership role responsible for leading, planning, organizing, and directing daily production operations. Reporting to the Centric Line Manager, this role works alongside the production team to deliver safe, efficient, high-quality production while meeting schedule and output requirements.
The Production Supervisor provides daily direction to employees, anticipates and resolves operational challenges, and ensures the people, materials, and equipment needed to meet production objectives are available. This role also owns key Daily Direction Setting activities and plays an important role in continuously improving line performance, food safety, quality, and workplace safety.
What you’ll be doing.
- •Lead day-to-day production activities across assigned lines, working alongside the team to achieve production, quality, food safety, and safety objectives.
- •Organize and assign work, provide daily direction to production employees, and communicate schedule or operational changes to the team.
- •Review production orders and schedules, ensuring appropriate materials, equipment, and staffing resources are available to meet production requirements.
- •Own the Daily Direction Setting process, including developing and executing the Plan for the Day and ensuring effective handoffs and plans for off shifts.
- •Maintain the health of the CIL system and support the implementation and continued evolution of planned stops.
- •Monitor production performance, proactively identify bottlenecks or operational problems, troubleshoot issues, and take appropriate action to maintain smooth-running production lines.
- •Ensure product specifications and quality
