Plant Supervisor
Job Description
Title: Plant Supervisor
Location: St Charles, IL
Compensation: $80-95k
Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: Annual bonus potential
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k
Must have Skill Set:
Food manufacturing leadership experience
Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Knowledge of GMPs and food safety regulations
Experience leading large manufacturing teams
Overview:
A growing food manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Plant Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing activities within a high-volume production facility. This role oversees multiple operational functions, including Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Sanitation, ensuring safety, product quality, operational efficiency, and team performance. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with a strong background in food manufacturing and a passion for developing people and driving continuous improvement.
Job Duties:
- Lead and support daily operations across Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Sanitation teams.
- Manage and develop a workforce of approximately 50–60 employees, providing coaching, training, and performance management.
- Ensure production schedules are achieved while maintaining safety, quality, and productivity standards.
- Promote compliance with food safety programs, GMPs, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve quality concerns, minimize equipment downtime, and maintain production readiness.
- Monitor operational metrics and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, labor utilization, and overall plant performance.
- Drive a culture of accountability, employee engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Support initiatives that improve safety, quality, throughput, and operational excellence.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of supervisory or management experience within food or beverage manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience leading large, cross-functional manufacturing teams.
- Strong understanding of food safety regulations, quality systems, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
- Proven success in a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple departments to achieve operational goals.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Meet Your Recruiter
Technical Recruiter & Team Mentor
Alicia Alexander is a Technical Recruiter and Team Mentor at Sterling Engineering with four years of recruiting experience and nearly three years with Sterling. She specializes in engineering, manufacturing, and technical recruiting, supporting roles across maintenance, reliability, operations, engineering, and industrial environments, including food and life sciences.
Alicia is passionate about helping people find careers where they feel genuinely happy, supported, and positioned for long-term growth. She enjoys building meaningful relationships with candidates, helping them take the next step in their careers, and supporting companies as they build strong, high-performing teams.
With a background in psychology and human resources from North Central College, Alicia brings a people-focused approach to recruiting. Her understanding of relationship building, communication, and candidate motivation helps her create successful matches between talent and opportunity.
Alicia is known for developing strong partnerships with both candidates and hiring managers, with a focus on creating long-term placements that benefit both the individual and the organization.