Job Description

**Production Supervisor: Lena, IL

**

Our client is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee daily plant operations and lead a team of operators within a fast-paced, continuous process manufacturing environment in the biofuels/ethanol space. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable production across multiple processing streams while driving process optimization and operational performance. The Production Supervisor will lead and develop team members, monitor key performance metrics, and champion continuous improvement initiatives to meet production goals and maintain high-quality standards.

**Key Responsibilities:

**

• Oversee daily operations of fermentation, distillation, evaporation, and drying systems

• Monitor key process parameters (temperature, pressure, pH, flow rates) to maximize production efficiency and yield

• Ensure continuous operation and respond quickly to process disruptions

• Supervise and support plant operators, assigning tasks and ensuring proper shift coverage

• Drive a strong safety culture and enforce OSHA and plant-specific safety protocols

• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations, including emissions and wastewater standards

• Partner with lab teams to maintain product quality and address deviations

• Track and report on KPIs such as yield, throughput, and downtime

• Troubleshoot production issues and collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams

• Support training, development, and performance of team members

**Skills & Experience:

**

• **Education

  **: HSD or GED required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Process Technology, Chemical Engineering, or a related field preferred

• **Experience

  **: 3-5+ years in ethanol production, biofuels, or similar processing industry, required

• **Knowledge:

**Previous leadership experience in a manufacturing setting, strong understanding of fermentation, distillation, & related processes, AND solid understanding of safety & environmental guidelines,

**required

**

• **Software:

  **Microsoft Office Suite, required

**What We Offer:

**

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

• 401(k) w/ company match up to 5%

• Long- and short-term Disability Insurance

• Life Insurance

• PTO

• Paid Holidays

• Annual Bonus Incentives

**Please Note:

**

This role does not offer visa sponsorship or relocation assistance. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

**Pay:

** $82,000 - $85,000/year + annual bonus incentives

**Type:

** Full-time, 1st Shift, On-site, On-call rotation

**Schedule:

** Monday – Friday 6:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

**Ready to lead, optimize, and make an impact? Apply now!

**

Hughes Recruiting & Consulting is a full-service human resources agency headquartered in Freeport, IL, and has 11 locations across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. We are a growing company that embodies professionalism, pursues excellence, embraces challenges, and has fun! We find valuable placements for employees looking for work and employers looking for staff. Put us to work, finding you work. Visit us online to complete an application today.