3rd Shift Production Leader - Food Manufacturing

Nestle SA; Burlington (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential

Weekend premium pay

Bonus eligibility

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Nestlé USA is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a shift team to safely achieve production goals while maintaining quality and compliance. You will develop personnel through staffing, onboarding, coaching, and performance management.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, optimize line performance, and manage resources for timely, cost-effective production. A 3rd shift with weekend rotation is involved.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in food manufacturing with production floor experience.
• Experience in food processing, packaging, Quality, Supply Chain, GMPs.
• Minimum 1 year in Continuous Improvement environment (Lean or TPM).
• Lead safely with strong housekeeping, safety practices, and risk awareness.
• Communicate effectively across audiences with clear speaking, writing, listening, coaching.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shift, line, or area team to deliver the production plan safely and with quality.
• Develop an engaged, capable team through staffing, onboarding, training, and coaching.
• Model Nestlé’s Ways of Winning, collaborating across functions with speed and accountability.
• Ensure all work complies with safety, environmental, GMP and quality standards.
• Monitor results, identify gaps, drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, HR to resolve issues and improve line performance.

Skills

Food manufacturing

Lean manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Safety awareness

Communication

Team leadership

Root cause analysis

Excel

Education

Associate degree (Engineering, Business Management, Food Science, or Organizational Leadership/ Supervision)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Nestlé USA is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a shift team to safely achieve production goals while maintaining quality and compliance. You will develop personnel through staffing, onboarding, coaching, and performance management.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, optimize line performance, and manage resources for timely, cost-effective production. A 3rd shift with weekend rotation is involved.