Production Processing Supervisor: 2nd Shift

Second Nature Brands

📍Madison Heights, MI
Posted May 19, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Production Processing Supervisor: 2nd Shift

Company

Second Nature Brands

Location

Madison Heights, MI

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4410768274

Job Description

Second Nature Brands is on a mission to grow from $500M to $1B over the next 2 years through an aggressive combination of M&A and organic growth . We have an opening for a
Processing Supervisor.
The position of Processing Supervisor at Second Nature entails the crucial task of overseeing the operations of the
Blending and Roasting department
during their designated shift. This role plays a vital part in fulfilling our overarching vision of making things better by nourishing people and nature.

This leader will be responsible for providing direct supervision, training, and guidance to hourly manufacturing employees, ensuring the safe operation of daily activities while meeting established production schedules, communicating production goals and objectives to achieve results and maintains a high standard of product quality while maximizing plant efficiencies in support of continuous improvement within our packaging department

This is an on-site position. Monday-Friday (weekends as needed) 2:30pm-11:30pm typical schedule.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities

  • Lead and train manufacturing employees, ensuring safe operations, and meeting Processing schedules.

  • Optimize productivity by ensuring proper inventory & sustainability standards are followed

  • Maintain compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality policies.

  • Foster an inclusive and respectful team environment, promoting employee engagement.

  • Resolve issues and implement corrective measures when necessary.

  • Build strong customer and supplier relationships across all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

  • High School Education or equivalent.

  • 4 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.

  • Experience driving a Hi-Lo and/or Forklift

  • Strong commitment to safety and quality.

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Exceptional interpersonal and teamwork abilities

  • Strong reasoning and decision-making skills for the Processing floor

Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, you will regularly work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment can be high and employee may be required to wear personal protective equipment. This is an indoor food manufacturing setting.

Physical Demands
Must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, you will be regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and use your hands to control computerized equipment and machinery.

Additional Notes
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned, at any time with or without notice.

This is a full-time position that includes a comprehensive benefit package including paid time off, employee discount, medical, dental, disability and life insurance and a 401(k) plan with company match!

We are an equal employment opportunity employer
. Second Nature Brands is a leading U.S. manufacturer of premium and better-for-you snacking and treat products. Our brands include Kar's®, Second Nature® Sanders ®, Brownie Brittle®, Sahale®, and Voortman®. Check out our website at http://www.secondnaturebrandsus.com / to see how Second Nature Brands is creating snacks and treats that make lives better, naturally.

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you ensure safety and quality compliance in a blending and roasting environment where noise levels are high and moving mechanical parts are present?
  • 2.Walk me through your experience operating a Hi-Lo or forklift, and how you ensure inventory and sustainability standards are met while moving materials on the processing floor.
  • 3.What key metrics or KPIs do you monitor to maximize plant efficiency and optimize productivity during a 2nd shift in a food processing facility?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to train or develop an hourly manufacturing employee who was struggling to meet production or safety standards.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to resolve a conflict or issue between hourly employees on the production floor to maintain an inclusive and respectful team environment.
  • 3.Give me an example of a time you implemented a corrective action or continuous improvement initiative that increased efficiency in a packaging or processing department.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.It is 8:00 PM on your 2nd shift, and a critical piece of roasting equipment breaks down. Upper management is off-site, and your production schedule is at risk of falling behind. How do you handle this?
  • 2.You notice a team member on the processing floor not wearing their required hearing protection near the loud mechanical parts, and they are operating a forklift unsafely to catch up on a lagging production schedule. What do you do?

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Manufacturing SupervisorBlending and Roasting2nd ShiftFood ManufacturingContinuous ImprovementSafety ComplianceForklift/Hi-LoProduction SchedulingEmployee TrainingQuality StandardsPlant EfficiencyCorrective Action

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