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Production Supervisor - 1st Shift

Conagra Brands · Saint Elmo, IL · $64,000–$95,000 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

How do you start a shift so your team knows the daily production plan and priorities?

What they are checking: Whether they run clear daily direction setting so everyone knows the targets for safety, quality and output.

Tell me about a bottleneck you identified and how you led the team to fix it.

What they are checking: Whether they use structured, team-based problem solving rather than solving everything alone.

How do you coach an employee who keeps missing standard work steps?

What they are checking: Whether they coach and give feedback before turning to discipline, and stay consistent.

How do you keep a team engaged when the work is repetitive?

What they are checking: Whether they build ownership and morale in ways that keep people involved in improvement.

What would you do

Your line is behind on output and a quality issue appears. How do you decide what to do?

What they are checking: Whether they protect food safety and quality first even when production numbers suffer.

An experienced operator ignores a new safety rule. How do you address it?

What they are checking: Whether they enforce safety fairly no matter the person's seniority or attitude.

About the work

How do you oversee sanitation to keep the plant food safe?

What they are checking: Whether they understand sanitation as part of production, not something separate from their responsibility.

What production metrics do you watch most closely during a shift, and why?

What they are checking: Whether they understand measures like efficiency, downtime and yield and act on them in real time.

How do you run a shift handoff meeting so problems carry over correctly?

What they are checking: Whether they create clear communication between shifts so issues are not lost or repeated.

How do you make sure gains from an improvement project actually stick?

What they are checking: Whether they sustain results through standard work and follow-up instead of letting things slide back.

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The full job description

As published by Conagra Brands.

Reporting to the Business Unit Leader, you will lead plant operations and process improvement efforts by guiding teams to achieve production, quality, safety, and cost targets. You will identify and resolve production constraints, ensure resources are aligned to daily plans, and foster an engaged, team oriented workforce that drives continuous improvement and business results. A Taste of Your Responsibilities • Lead team members to execute daily production plans that meet quality, productivity, and cost standards • Identify operational issues or bottlenecks and lead structured, team based problem solving efforts to resolve them • Monitor production performance to ensure established standards are maintained • Support employee development through training, coaching, and performance feedback • Support oversight of sanitation and operations activities to maintain a clean, food safe manufacturing environment • Ensure adherence to plant rules, regulations, policies, and procedures • Promote and support plant and company safety programs and compliance with defined safety requirements • Participate in development of daily plans and delivery of daily line performance • Drive execution and sustainment of standard work to achieve daily direction setting results • Lead shift handoff meetings to ensure effective communication and alignment between shifts Ingredients Required for Your Success • Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred • 3-5 years supervisory experience preferred. • Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred • Experience in a food processing or manufacturing environment is a plus • Demonstrated leadership, communication, and organizational skills Physical Requirements While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. 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. #LI-Onsite #LI-MW1 #LI-Associate Compensation Annual Base Salary: $64,000.00 - $95,000.00 The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees. Our Benefits We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role: • Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement • Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan • Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement • Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities Our Company At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome. Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

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