Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has grown from a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to join one of the world's leading chicken producers, Bachoco.

Bachoco OK Foods produces the highest quality chicken products for the U.S. market. Currently, the Bachoco OK Foods family includes more than 4,000 team members who are dedicated to consistently producing high-quality chicken products and nourishing people around the world.

Bachoco OK Foodsis seeking aProduction Supervisorfor ourFort Smith, ARlocation.

Summary:Required to complete all necessary reports reflecting daily accomplishments and employee timesheets. Assists Production Superintendent as needed to accomplish set goals and objectives of the total plant operation by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilitiesinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Keeps Plant Manager and Production Superintendent informed on any production, mechanical, supply or employee problems which effects plant performance.
• Insures proper staffing and training of all employees.
• Understands company specifications on all products and proper operating in a safe and quality environment to achieve goals of line performance.
• Coordinates with department heads on necessary maintenance, supplies, and equipment to ensure line operates properly.
• Tracks employee's time and records on timesheets. Issues employee paychecks.
• Involved in counseling employees with personnel.
• Assists Plant Manager and Production Superintendent as needed to achieve the company's goals and objectives.
• Performs all other assigned duties as necessary.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Supervisory Responsibilities:Directly supervises 40 employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:High School diploma or education beyond high school including special training, vocational school and/or college courses is preferred. 2 years with supervisory experience in manufacturing, and minimum of 1 year HACCP experience. Food manufacturing is a plus.

Language Skills:Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills:Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Contact Management systems; Payroll systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:Must receive HACCP certification.

Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision.

Work EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies:

Please note that Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.
In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco OK Foods.