Production Excellence Senior Supervisor
Oct 9, 2026 Hull, United Kingdom
About us
Cargill provides food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
- Size: 10,000+ employees
- Industry: Natural Resources: Agriculture and Food Processing
Why you should apply for a job to Cargill:
4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction
4.5/5 in supportive management
71% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
71% would recommend this company to other women
79% say the CEO supports gender diversity
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Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.
Job Purpose and Impact
Location: Kingston upon Hull, HU6 7PH
The Production Excellence Senior Supervisor will supervise the development of production excellence processes and management systems focused on driving operational performance and value add across manufacturing plants.
In this role, you will lead a team that execute key operational processes to achieve identified metrics.
Competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits package including contributory pension, private healthcare, performance related bonus and employee assistance programme.
Key Accountabilities
• Provide guidance to oversee operations by analyzing and developing recommendations regarding failures and lost production, identify and implement solutions to improve the system, standard work and processes.
• Coordinate the deployment of technology solutions considering overall safety standards, food safety, quality, capacity, reliability, production excellence, continuous improvement, environmental and costs constraints.
• Lead the implementation and optimization of production excellence processes and components.
• Lead and implement proactive maintenance and reliability, production excellence and continuous improvement activities for a less complex site or a single more complex department.
• Ensure the alignment of local and departmental stakeholders including operations, environmental and supply chain.
• Measure and monitor organization readiness and implement process improvement processes and procedures.
• Oversee the execution of measurement processes and monitor progress to identify variances and needed corrections.
• Lead and develop a team of direct reports, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Related work experience and strong understanding of plant operations and process optimization.
• Supervisory experience.
• Other minimum qualifications may apply.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Ability to translate highly technical information across all levels of technical knowledge.
• Technical gap assessment and solution identification.
• Project management experience - managing early project phases (PPM, concept & business case) and handing projects over to delivery teams.
• Proven background in Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM).
• Experience creating complex tests and analysis.
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Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.
Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today:
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cargill
Cargill is committed to being an inclusive employer. Click here to find out more https://careers.cargill.com/diversity/
This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.
Job Purpose and Impact
Location: Kingston upon Hull, HU6 7PH
The Production Excellence Senior Supervisor will supervise the development of production excellence processes and management systems focused on driving operational performance and value add across manufacturing plants.
In this role, you will lead a team that execute key operational processes to achieve identified metrics.
Competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits package including contributory pension, private healthcare, performance related bonus and employee assistance programme.
Key Accountabilities
• Provide guidance to oversee operations by analyzing and developing recommendations regarding failures and lost production, identify and implement solutions to improve the system, standard work and processes.
• Coordinate the deployment of technology solutions considering overall safety standards, food safety, quality, capacity, reliability, production excellence, continuous improvement, environmental and costs constraints.
• Lead the implementation and optimization of production excellence processes and components.
• Lead and implement proactive maintenance and reliability, production excellence and continuous improvement activities for a less complex site or a single more complex department.
• Ensure the alignment of local and departmental stakeholders including operations, environmental and supply chain.
• Measure and monitor organization readiness and implement process improvement processes and procedures.
• Oversee the execution of measurement processes and monitor progress to identify variances and needed corrections.
• Lead and develop a team of direct reports, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Related work experience and strong understanding of plant operations and process optimization.
• Supervisory experience.
• Other minimum qualifications may apply.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Ability to translate highly technical information across all levels of technical knowledge.
• Technical gap assessment and solution identification.
• Project management experience - managing early project phases (PPM, concept & business case) and handing projects over to delivery teams.
• Proven background in Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM).
• Experience creating complex tests and analysis.
#LI-EG2
Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.
Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today:
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cargill
Cargill is committed to being an inclusive employer. Click here to find out more https://careers.cargill.com/diversity/
Additional Information
- Posted: Oct 9, 2026