Manufacturing Production Manager Jobs in Rice, MN

WPL Supervisor/Plant Scheduler

At Pilgrim's, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.

In this critical leadership role, you will oversee both production planning and frontline operations within our poultry production facility in Cold Spring, MN. You will be responsible for developing and managing daily production schedules, ensuring order fulfillment, and leading production floor teams to meet safety, quality, and efficiency targets. Working closely with plant operations and sales, you will align operational capabilities with business needs while driving continuous improvement and maintaining the highest standards of food safety and team member engagement.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Create, approve, and manage daily production schedules by shift, accounting for feature ad activity, bird size, raw material availability, labor availability, absenteeism, and market conditions.
• Develop daily run sheets to maximize short- and long-term profitability while ensuring schedule adherence and efficient use of labor, materials, and equipment.
• Lead and oversee production floor operations, ensuring production targets, quality standards, and safety expectations are consistently met.
• Organize and coordinate manpower, materials, and equipment to support efficient operations across shifts.
• Provide training, coaching, and performance feedback to employees to support productivity, quality, and professional growth.
• Encourage open communication and employee involvement to promote team morale, accountability, and alignment with company values.
• Collaborate daily with operations, quality, and sales teams to ensure production capabilities align with order requirements and customer demand.
• Own order fulfillment, line efficiency, and daily inventory reconciliation to minimize waste, prevent spoilage, and eliminate shortages or bottlenecks.
• Spend regular time on the production floor to understand workflows, equipment capabilities, process constraints, and real-time operational issues.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, health, and quality regulations while promoting a safe and respectful work environment.
• Respond promptly and effectively to operational challenges, making independent decisions as needed to maintain productivity and safety.
• Maintain availability outside normal business hours as required by production needs.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as needed to support the Plant Operations Team.

What You'll Need

• Education: High school Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree in a related field strongly preferred; Master's degree a plus.
• Experience: Previous experience in production planning, manufacturing, or operations leadership preferred; supervisory experience leading teams of 20+ employees is a plus. Food or poultry processing environment experience preferred.
• Skills:
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and make independent decisions in a fast-paced environment
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven leadership, coaching, and conflict resolution abilities
  • Intermediate Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook skills; advanced Excel preferred
  • Basic computer proficiency required; SAP knowledge and statistical analysis experience a plus

Why Work for Pilgrim's?

• Schedule: Afternoon shift with flexibility for nights, weekends, or off-hours as production demands require
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage begin after 60 days of employment
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick leave, company-observed holidays, and other statutorily required paid leave
• 401(k): Company match begins after the first year of service, per vesting schedule
• Base salary range of $72,000-76,000
• Career Development: Ongoing learning opportunities with a strong focus on professional growth and advancement
• Better Futures

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new team members by the end of the third day of work.

About us: Pilgrim's is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim's operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K, the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any team member at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.