Production Supervisor - Fermentation - Nights

About the role

Join our Production team in West Allis, WI, where you’ll play a critical role in delivering high-quality biological solutions safely and efficiently. Our team includes operators, shift leads, and technical support staff working across shifts to meet safety, quality, and production targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift operations and people management
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure adherence to all safety requirements
• Schedule and assign personnel, set priorities, and communicate expectations
• Coach and develop employees on performance, safety, quality, and productivity
• Foster engagement, teamwork, and accountability
• Deliver production performance
• Ensure achievement of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and people metrics
• Monitor production activities and resolve operational issues in real time
• Serve as the first-line troubleshooter for process and equipment issues
• Drive continuous improvement
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Implement process, safety, and quality improvements
• Support lean manufacturing initiatives such as 5S
• Ensure compliance and documentation
• Enforce GMP, Food Safety, and Food Defense requirements
• Maintain accurate production records and documentation
• Support audits and CAPA follow-ups
• Support plant operations and maintenance coordination
• Coordinate preventative maintenance activities
• Assess equipment condition and initiate repairs
• Monitor inventory and support supply planning

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Science, Engineering, or a related field OR 10+ years of frontline leadership experience in manufacturing or food processing
• Proven supervisory or team leadership experience in a production/manufacturing environment
• Experience working in GMP or other regulated environments
• Exposure to continuous improvement or lean manufacturing practices

Qualifications

• Core competencies: Leadership and accountability, strong communication skills, problem-solving skills, collaboration, adaptability

Skills

• Leadership and accountability
• Strong communication skills across all levels of the organization
• Problem-solving skills with a focus on root cause analysis and sustainable solutions
• Collaboration and ability to build strong cross-functional relationships
• Adaptability in a fast-paced, ever-changing production environment

Benefits

• Base salary: $80,000 – $95,000 USD annually, depending on experience
• 401(k) with up to a 9% company contribution
• Minimum of 3 weeks of vacation plus 12 holidays and 2 weeks of Wellness Time
• Health, Dental, Vision & Life insurance
• Healthcare savings account option
• Employee assistance program
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement

Pay

• $80,000 – $95,000 USD annually, depending on experience

Schedule

• Night shift (rotating 7 nights on / 7 nights off)