Midnight Production Supervisor

IFF•South Brunswick, NJ

9d•$61,558 - $87,940•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor leads production operations at IFF’s South Brunswick site on the midnight shift. The role oversees production flow, batch execution, shipping efficiency, and timely order completion while ensuring compliance with safety, food safety, regulatory, and product-quality standards. The supervisor works with Quality, maintenance, warehouse, and office teams to address operational needs, investigate deviations, maintain documentation, and support equipment uptime. The position also leads daily reporting and shop-floor meetings using the IFF Operating System and drives continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Requirements

Strong verbal and written communication skills and a customer-focused mindset.
Ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Experience analyzing process data and using lab equipment such as pH meters, densitometers, and particle size analyzers.
Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, and OSHA requirements, and food or chemical manufacturing processes.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with SAP or similar systems.
Ability to manage inventory accuracy, including batch reconciliation and backflushing.
Mechanical aptitude and understanding of production equipment.
Ability to operate powered industrial equipment such as forklifts and reach trucks.
Physical capability to meet job demands, including lifting and pushing or pulling materials as required.

Nice To Haves

3–5 years of experience in food or chemical manufacturing.
Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives.
Demonstrated success in team development, coaching, and performance management.

Responsibilities

Supervise production operations to ensure compliance with safety, food safety, and regulatory standards.
Monitor daily production flow, shipping efficiency, and on-time order completion using ZPro/Oflow.
Execute batch production activities and ensure adherence to specifications.
Partner with Quality to ensure products meet established standards and lead deviation investigations aligned with CAPA.
Maintain accurate production documentation in accordance with retention policies.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including 6S, and operational excellence on the shop floor.
Coordinate maintenance, calibration, and repairs to ensure equipment uptime.
Communicate with warehouse and office teams to resolve operational needs and escalations.
Lead daily shift reporting and shop-floor tier meetings using the IFF Operating System.
Manage inventory accuracy, including batch reconciliation and backflushing.
Lead teams, manage priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.