2nd Shift Production Manager
Full Time • Goldsboro, NC
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Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM (must be flexible based on production needs)
The 2nd Shift Production Manager is responsible for leading and supervising all Wet side raw material operations and Packing operations during the second shift. This role ensures production goals are consistently met while upholding food safety, product quality, efficiency, and safety standards. The manager will provide direct support to team leaders and floor staff, coach and develop key personnel, enforce company policies, and manage shift documentation and communication. This position requires strong leadership, adaptability, and the ability to make decisions under pressure. All equipment breakdowns and critical operational issues must be promptly reported to Maintenance or escalated to the Senior Production Manager.
Key Responsibilities
1. Production Oversight
- Monitor the flow of operations on Wet Side lines and Packing lines to ensure alignment with daily production goals.
- Support team leads with real-time troubleshooting, direction, and labor allocation as conditions shift.
- Enforce safety standards, GMPs, and food safety protocols consistently across all personnel and processes.
2. Coaching, Development & Accountability
- Lead by example in professionalism, communication, and problem-solving.
- Conduct regular check-ins with leads and operators to provide coaching and reinforce expectations.
- Identify high-performing team members and support their growth into leadership or technical roles.
3. Communication & Collaboration
- Facilitate pre-shift meetings to communicate daily priorities, safety topics, and shift goals.
- Maintain open communication with QA, Maintenance, Inventory, and other departments for aligned operations.
- Participate in daily handoff reports with other shift managers and escalate unresolved issues to the Senior Production Manager.
- Keep accurate logs of shift events, incidents, and production metrics.
4. Food Safety & Documentation
- Ensure accurate completion of batch records, production forms, sanitation logs, and quality control checks.
- Respond to quality deviations or non-conformances and coordinate immediate corrective actions with QA.
- Maintain awareness of allergen protocols, cross-contamination risks, and traceability documentation.
5. Issue Escalation & Equipment Reporting
- Immediately report equipment breakdowns or facility concerns to Maintenance.
- Monitor repeated issues and ensure they are escalated to the Senior Production Manager when unresolved.
- Follow up on open issues to confirm resolution and prevent recurrence.
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience in a food manufacturing or food safety-regulated environment.
- Proven ability to lead production teams and enforce accountability.
- Working knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, food safety, and sanitation standards.
Compensation: $70,000.00 per year
WHERE IT BEGAN
THE EARLY YEARS
Gary Moorcroft is a fourth generation meat trader and grandson of Fenner Moorcroft, a live stock trader and later owner of the Cradock Abattoir in South Africa.
At the age of 10, Gary had his first experience with air-dried meat snacks on his uncle Bill’s farm where the day’s hunt was cut into suitable pieces of meat and hung along lines spun on the sun porch behind wire netting. The cool, dry and gentle breeze of pure winter air in the Cradock area created the perfect conditions to naturally dry meat snacks.
At the age of 10, Gary had his first experience with air-dried meat snacks on his uncle Bill’s farm where the day’s hunt was cut into suitable pieces of meat and hung along lines spun on the sun porch behind wire netting. The cool, dry and gentle breeze of pure winter air in the Cradock area created the perfect conditions to naturally dry meat snacks.
Gary’s venture into biltong manufacturing was cemented when he purchased Stormberg Organic in 2007. Founded in 1998, the company supplied air-dried meat snacks by mail order from its first processing plant in Molteno, a small town in the North Eastern Cape of South Africa.
BUSINESS TODAY
Today Stormberg Foods is a thriving modern business with a high tech food processing facility in the city of Goldsboro in North Carolina. From here, Stormberg supplies traditional South African biltong to the American market through its own Billo’s brand, and co-packs biltong and pet treats for high end brands and stores.
“The decision to develop our facility in the city of Goldsboro, North Carolina, was largely based on the tremendous support shown by the local Wayne County authorities, Wayne County Development Alliance and Stormberg’s focus and dedication to growing communities.”
- GARY MOORCROFT (CEO)
HEALTHY, QUALITY SNACKS
Gary’s passion for healthy living and supplying whole foods, remains the ethos of the business which he manages alongside his son, Paul. With a belief in quality throughout the chain, Gary has developed relationships with well-respected farmers and ranchers who share his passion for doing wholesome right, producing biltong and other quality air-dried meat snacks with the assurance of the highest standards of processing quality, traceability and brand integrity.
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