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Retained Recruitment for Food Production Supervisors

Food Production Supervisors lead hourly production employees across a shift or production area — managing daily output, food safety compliance, and team performance. Found through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–40 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $52,000 – $82,000
Shift Supervisor (Food)Line Supervisor (F&B)Production Lead (Food)Manufacturing Supervisor (F&B)

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What Does a Food Production Supervisor Do?

Directing hourly production employees across a shift, managing attendance and shift coverage, monitoring production output and quality metrics, enforcing GMP and food safety requirements, conducting employee coaching, supporting sanitation programme compliance, and escalating equipment and quality issues.

What We Screen For

3–7 years of food manufacturing experience with at least 1 year in a supervisory or lead role, solid GMP knowledge, demonstrated ability to manage and motivate hourly production staff, and HACCP awareness. Bilingual ability (English/Spanish) is valued in many food manufacturing environments.

💡 Hiring Insight

Food production supervisors who have managed through a line changeover or sanitation event — maintaining both throughput and food safety standards under time pressure — demonstrate the operational and regulatory balance the food manufacturing environment demands.

Typical Compensation
$52,000 – $82,000
Food safety compliance experience and multi-shift supervisory responsibility in regulated environments command the top of this range.
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Shift Supervisor (Food)Line Supervisor (F&B)Production Lead (Food)Manufacturing Supervisor (F&B)

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Recruiting a Food Production Supervisor — FAQ

Most Food Production Supervisor searches are completed within 21–40 business days. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement and weekly progress updates throughout.
3–7 years of food manufacturing experience with at least 1 year in a supervisory or lead role, solid GMP knowledge, demonstrated ability to manage and motivate hourly production staff, and HACCP awareness. Bilingual ability (English/Spanish) is valued in many food manufacturing environments.
Food production supervisors who have managed through a line changeover or sanitation event — maintaining both throughput and food safety standards under time pressure — demonstrate the operational and regulatory balance the food manufacturing environment demands. A retained search means one dedicated recruiter works exclusively on your role — passive outreach, credential screening, and a curated shortlist.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional departs or is released within 90 days for covered reasons, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation typically ranges from $52,000 – $82,000. Food safety compliance experience and multi-shift supervisory responsibility in regulated environments command the top of this range. Every retained search includes real-time compensation benchmarking.
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