3rd Shift Production Supervisor

AAK AB; Louisville, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Health Savings Account

Life and disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pet Insurance

Productivity discounts

Job summary

AAK in Louisville, KY is seeking a Production Supervisor to coordinate multiple production lines and inventory, enforce safety rules, and drive efficiency. You will monitor schedules, train staff, and ensure a clean, safe working environment to deliver high-quality plant-based oils.

The role emphasizes safety, GMP compliance, and team leadership in a fast-paced facility with opportunities for career growth. AAK offers health plans, 401(k) matching, and employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to train and mentor team members effectively.
• Good mechanical aptitude and manual skills.
• Strong math and reasoning abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities of K2 Processing side, Refinery, Bleaching, RX, Hydro, L1, FOL and inventory.
• Track production rates and schedule adherence; enforce company rules and safety policies.
• Train new employees and ensure a clean, orderly work environment.
• Maintain FIFO of materials and supply chain processes.
• Support GMP compliance and report safety/environmental issues promptly.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Training ability

Mechanical aptitude

Math and reasoning

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Making Better Happen

Our story goes back more than 150 years, tothe windy coast where Sweden and Denmark meet.

From our success in Scandinavia, we've growninto the world's leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employingmore than 4000 people all across the globe.

We work with our customers to make theproducts you love even better. The oils we produce go into making yourchocolate extra creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it'snot just food - we work across industries to make products that are higherquality, healthier and better for the planet.

Every one of us works towards our sharedpurpose: Making Better Happen.

Everything we do is about Making BetterHappen together.

Join nearly 4,000 like-minded colleagues globally and build abetter future with us.

Build a better future as a Production Supervisor in Louisville, KY

Compensation Range: $78,000 - $104,000

Possible Bonus: 7.5%

About the role

TheAssistant Production Supervisor is responsible for coordinating the activitiesof the K2 Processing side, Refinery, Bleaching, RX, Hydro, L1, FOL andinventory. They are also responsible for tracking products ran from theschedule, the enforcement of company rules, ensuring that all employees areworking safely, tracking product rates, training new employees, and keeping thework place in a clean and orderly manner. This will include organization andFIFO of received materials and supplies.

Responsibilities

Safety & Environmental Performance

• Leadthe safety effort by personal example.
• Supportfull plant wide compliance with safety rules to further our goal of 0accidents and encouragement of reporting and correcting near misses.
• Supportcontractors during major construction or anytime maintenance contractorsare on site.
• Identifyhigh-risk safety/productivity issues and help remedy them.
• Adhereto SOPs and other work procedures as required to assure product quality andconsistency to our customers.
• Keepemployees supplied with the essential tools, materials and informationrequired for the products we are packing at the time.
• EnforceGMP compliance.
• Reportany environmental issues to the immediate supervisor and EHS manager inorder to correct any issues immediately.

WorkRequirements

• Ensureeach employee is working in a safe environment and have each employeeunderstand job safety is job priority number one
• Oversee production personnel, processes andproductivity
• Estimate product status and completion of schedule
• Oversee and estimate staffing needs to maintain production productivity
• Look for better ways to be more proficient, efficient and cost effective in staffing personnel, the cross training of personnel to fill in without the use of overtime
• Responsible for making sure employees aretrained properly, job knowledgeable and able to perform job adequately toprovide customers a superior product
• Executework in a safe and expedient manner according to the following priorities:
• Report safety hazards and issues
• Educate and motivate personnel about safety in Safety Is Job Priority Number One
• Present ideas for a safer work environment such as improvement to processes
• Providepractical solutions to operations/ controls problems.
• Trainemployees in light of their needs and company needs.
• Lookfor opportunities to help work get done safer, faster and more costeffective.
• Monitorthe pack schedule for product changes.
• Keeptrack of product rates.
• Assignjob duties as needed.
• Keephourly rates and amounts of products packed and also track down time,
• Enforcenon-compliance procedures (safety issues/ideas, production status,employee issues, equipment issues & other plant related issues.

CostControl

• Eliminateemployee injuries by educating safety first
• Contributeto the effort in controlling costs and minimizing waste in product andshrinkage.
• Supportgoal of minimum employee staffing and still be able to have massproduction.
• Support goal ofcross training personnel to fill in gaps reducing overtime.
• Try and devise newSOP’s and adjust processes to make production more efficient.

About you

• High School Diploma or GED
• Microsoft Office and basic computer knowledge
• Good communication skills, able to motivate team members, be a good trainer and teacher, and have a good mechanical aptitude.
• Must have good math and reasoning ability.
• Able to apply general mathematical calculations, analysis of variance and other basic standard equations as required.

In return AAK offer

• Career paths, training and development,e-learning and tuition reimbursement programs offer potential for you toprogress your future career
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical,dental and vision) starting date of hire
• Health Savings Account with AAK annualcontribution of $1,000-$1,500
• Wematch 100% of the first 3% you contribute to your 401(k), and 50% of thenext 3%
• Free Life and Disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Pet Insurance, IdentityTheft Protection and Legal Insurance Plans
• Discounts on travel, amusement parks,concerts, movies, and more
• Celebrations, events, and activities onsite and supporting our communities
• Recognition incentives for service andpeer to peer recognition

About AAK

Everything AAK does is aboutMaking Better Happen. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our4,000employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen for more than 150 years.

AAKprohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation,age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status,and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state orfederal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of studentsin its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.