PA - Production Supervisor 2nd Shift - Mercersburg, PA

Herbruck's of PA is looking for motivated individuals to build our local leadership team ! Herbruck's is based out of Michigan and expanding to Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. The company is built on family values, strong employee culture, and most importantly, the utmost respect for our hens. Afterall, without them, we have no eggs! We serve the bird.

With locations in Michigan, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, Herbruck's supplies nearly 3 billion farm-fresh eggs and 55 million pounds of liquid egg product to retailers and foodservice outlets across the nation annually. Our flock has grown from 3,000 egg-laying hens in the late 1950s to 10+ million today.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for supervising employees within their department. This position plans and assigns work, ensures accuracy and completion of work tasks of their employees, administers policies and procedures, and recommends improvements for production methods, operating procedures, and working conditions.

Position Responsibilities:

• Responsible for oversight of bird health and welfare, cleanliness and condition of the barns, ensuring proper maintenance and collection of manure and maintenance of the equipment including feed lines, water lines, belts, scrapers, etc.
• Organize workflow and ensure that employees are trained and understand their duties
• Delegate work to employees, track progress, and provide feedback through dialog, performance/disciplinary reviews as needed
• Maintain the motors and belts used in the manure system
• Manage departmental performance measures
• Approves employee daily timesheets and PTO requests
• Completes and reviews with employees their performance as needed and including 90 day and annual reviews
• Follow all company safety practices and rules and ensure the safe use of equipment
• Provide reports and updates to management
• Other duties as assigned by management

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Primarily assigned to a shift but will require flexibility and include weekend and holiday work

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years’ experience in similar role is preferred
• maintenance experience, or mechanical aptitude
• Degree in Animal Science, Poultry Science or Management, Agribusiness is preferred

Reporting to the position:

• Operators

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to remain standing and/or walking for extended periods of time on concrete and/or uneven floors
• Ability to stoop, bend, climb, and lift at least 25 lbs. frequently throughout the day
• May be assigned to environmental areas of high noise, wet floors, dusty conditions, etc.
• Working around live animals and the conditions that presents – dust, feather fluffing, organic material, mortality, etc