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Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Nestlé Professional · Burlington, WI · 1 wk ago
On-siteManufacturing$75k–$100k/yrFull-time

About the role

At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives. Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive. The Production Supervisor leads a shift, line, or area team to safely deliver production goals while ensuring product quality, compliance, asset reliability, and team performance. This role creates an environment where employees are engaged, developed, and accountable for results. The supervisor models Nestlé’s Ways of Winning by collaborating across functions, acting with courage, moving with speed and accountability, continuously learning, and leading with respect while upholding safety, quality, and compliance as non-negotiables.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the shift, line, or area team to safely deliver the production plan while meeting quality, food safety, compliance, and performance expectations.
  • Build and develop an engaged, capable team through effective staffing, onboarding, training, coaching, performance management, and accountability.
  • Model Nestlé’s Ways of Winning by collaborating across functions, acting with courage, moving with speed and accountability, continuously learning, and leading with respect.
  • Ensure all work is performed in accordance with safety, environmental, GMP, sanitation, quality, and operational standards.
  • Monitor daily results, identify gaps, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement using NCE/TPM principles and root cause problem solving.
  • Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, HR, and other support teams to resolve issues, improve line performance, and ensure smooth handoffs between shifts.
  • Support reliable operations by ensuring the right skills, resources, equipment readiness, and maintenance priorities are in place to meet business needs.
  • Lead change effectively, including new product launches, process improvements, and business priorities, while maintaining employee engagement and operational discipline.
  • Maintain accurate documentation, clear communication, and timely escalation of key issues, risks, and opportunities.
  • Travel requirement: 5%.

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