Production Supervisor - Night Shift

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•Jacksonville, IL

7d•$75,229 - $99,782

About The Position

The Production Supervisor leads a team of approximately 30 employees to ensure safety, product quality, and asset performance while meeting the production plan for the assigned shift or area. The role maintains a safe work environment, enforces standard operating procedures, and ensures team members are trained on equipment, safety, and quality standards. It monitors quality objectives through GMP adherence, sanitation audits, food safety checks, and product quality checks, while preventing and correcting errors. The supervisor coaches employees using continuous improvement practices, reviews performance against targets, implements corrective action plans, coordinates maintenance, prioritizes repairs, and supports smooth factory operations through effective communication and employee relations. This role follows a 2/2/3, 12-hour night-shift schedule, generally from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Employees may be required to work extended days or weekends and switch shifts as needed. The position is based in a factory where conditions may be extremely cold, wet, or warm.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of leadership experience, preferably in manufacturing; or 5 years of supervisory or management experience, preferably in manufacturing; or 2 years in a leadership role in the United States Military.
Experience in food processing or packaging.
Experience in supply chain and/or inventory control.
Experience in quality and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in a food-processing environment.
At least 1 year of experience in a continuous improvement environment.
Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, TPM, or Six Sigma.
Ability to work extended days and/or weekends and flexibility to switch shifts as required.
Willingness to work in a factory where ambient conditions may be extremely cold, wet, or warm.

Responsibilities

Deploy people-development plans on time and ensure team competencies through training in equipment, safety procedures, and quality standards.
Enforce strict compliance with standard operating procedures among team personnel.
Maintain a safe work environment, keep work instructions updated, and ensure processes follow SOPs, SSOPs, checklists, and other documentation.
Communicate and carry out activities with environmental impacts according to environmental management requirements.
Meet quality objectives through GMP adherence, sanitation audits, food safety checks, and product quality checks; prevent and correct quality-related errors and enforce personnel hygiene and safety.
Coach employees to meet and exceed job requirements through continuous improvement practices.
Review daily progress against targets, report variances, and develop and implement action plans addressing root causes of failures.
Support continuous improvement initiatives and facilitate handoffs and communication with peers, team members, and Production Management.
Maintain continuous line controls and take immediate corrective action to ensure quality and compliance with manufacturing instructions, regulations, procedures, and policies.
Support smooth factory operations through effective employee relations management.
Ensure skills are distributed adequately to achieve the production plan.
Ensure timely launch of new products as agreed with the business unit or area.
Coordinate installation maintenance with quality, maintenance, and engineering teams; review maintenance effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
Prioritize, schedule, and ensure maintenance and repairs are completed to maximize efficiency.