Manufacturing Supervisor

About Us

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands—including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S®, and BAND-AID®—that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Our global team of ~22,000 people fosters a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are passionate about insights, innovation, and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science, and solve with courage.

About the Role

This role reports to the Manufacturing Supervisor, Night Shift and is fully onsite in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for managing and motivating production personnel to deliver maximum quality and output in a highly automated operation. You will be accountable for achieving production targets while maintaining costs and upholding the highest standards for safety.

Supervisors work 12-hour shifts on a rotating 3-on, 2-off, 2-on, 3-off (3-2-2-3) schedule. This continuous schedule includes weekends and consists of both day and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production team to meet production goals related to the operation of high-speed packaging lines and manufacturing platforms to support internal and external customer expectations for quality, timeliness, and cost.
• Establish personnel schedules based on business needs.
• Provide input to production flow and identify potential manufacturing risks and challenges.
• Compile and report on production metrics.
• Train staff in policies and procedures, including areas of safety and quality.
• Ensure all activities protect the health and safety of colleagues and comply with all policies and procedures.
• Establish a work environment that embraces change by providing leadership to implement and deliver goals that meet business, customer, and consumer needs.
• Continuously assess work and processes to ensure compliance with all required standards, policies, and procedures.
• Facilitate communication activities and act as a liaison between hourly colleagues and other leaders at the site.
• Understand and ensure adherence to the union collective bargaining agreement.
• Recommend changes to standard operational and working practices to drive continuous improvements.
• Work with the Business Unit Manager to develop and implement methods and processes that optimize the flow and use of material, machine, and human resources.
• Supervise all hourly colleagues on the shift within the business unit, ensuring performance standards are achieved and driving employee and equipment productivity, uptime, and efficiency to achieve optimum results in quality, production, health, safety, and cost.
• Provide feedback to operational budgets and understand financial drivers.
• Maintain appropriate levels of labor, scrap, data integrity, schedule attainment, quality, uptime, runtime, cycle time, and housekeeping.
• Recommend changes in working conditions and equipment to increase the efficiency of the business unit and staff.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of experience or Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 4 years of experience in Operations, Manufacturing, or Packaging is required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication in English.
• Basic to intermediate math (computational) ability.
• Strong analytical and technical writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, communication, listening, negotiating, and problem-solving/decision-making skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and/or certification(s) related to TPM, TPS, Lean, or Six Sigma.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in GMP environments.
• Prior supervisory experience.
• Previous manufacturing and packaging experience.
• Experience with Six Sigma/Process Excellence tools.

Pay

Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $90,100 to $127,200. This range takes into account factors such as work location, candidate’s skills, experience, education level, and other job-related factors.

Benefits

• Competitive benefit package.
• Paid company holidays, paid vacation, and volunteer time.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Kenvuer Impact Networks.

Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable), and benefits. The specific salary range for the relevant location(s) will be shared during the recruitment and hiring process.