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Production manager I - Night shift

Pilgrim's Pride Corp
  • Canton, GA
  • $120,000 Per Year
6 days ago

Job Description

Production manager I - Night shift

Location: Canton, GA, United States

Date Posted: Oct 8, 2026

Category: Operations Management

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GENERAL SUMMARY:

This position will manage and direct supervision of our further processing production operations. This position will ensure production meets objectives at a designed quality level consistent with the lowest cost while maintaining a safe work environment.

BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Managing the further processing production operations of the plant.
  • Coordinating the production, maintenance, sanitation, quality, shipping and receiving areas.
  • Monitoring performance of each department to meet production efficiency, yield and quality goals.
  • Setting objectives and reviewing shift''s performance versus objectives.
  • Encouraging subordinates to find ways to reduce cost.
  • Ensuring sanitation meets USDA standards.
  • Coordinating production and sanitation maintenance to meet daily needs.
  • Analyzing equipment on a daily basis and reviewing with maintenance superintendent.
  • Providing a clear sense of direction for supervisors to work toward and encourage teamwork to achieve goals.
  • Establishing challenging goals and standards fro each supervisor and encourage them to give their best effort.
  • Ensuring effective utilization of human resources by training subordinates, motivating consistent performances, appraising performance, recommending salary action and developing for potential promotion.
  • Monitoring operations to meet company policies, quality specifications, USDA and OSHA standards.
  • Conducting plant inspections to eliminate hazardous conditions.
  • Managing all aspects of operations to assure a safe working environment.
  • Taking immediate action to eliminate improper practices or hazardous conditions.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 5+ years experience in the poultry/food industry required with at least 3 years in a supervisory role.

Must have good leadership skills.

  • Must have the ability to interact with operational and processing management.
  • Must demonstrate critical thinking skills.
  • Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must have the ability to organize and prioritize work.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma/GED; Bachelor''s Degree preferred.

Salary: $120k +/- based on experience and qualifications

EOE Including disability / Vet

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Numbers & Facts

LocationCanton, GA
IndustryManufacturing - Other
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded2009

About Company

Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.

Skills

  • Category Managementunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Corporate Policiesunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
  • High School Diplomaunmatched
  • Human Resourcesunmatched
  • OSHAunmatched
  • Operations Managementunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Production Managementunmatched
  • Promotional Programsunmatched
  • Resource Utilizationunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • Sanitationunmatched
  • Set Goalsunmatched
  • Shipping/Receivingunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)unmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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