Filling Operations Supervisor

KIK Consumer Products; Salem (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

KIK Consumer Products is seeking a Night Shift Supervisor on the filling line to drive safety, quality, and efficiency at our Virginia facility. You will coach ~25 employees, monitor metrics, and lead continuous improvement with Lean/6S methods.

Base salary ranges from $80,000 to $85,000 plus eligibility for an annual incentive bonus; comprehensive benefits are included. This role demands strong GMP knowledge, regulatory compliance, and daily cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in manufacturing with 3+ years in supervision.
• Proven success leading teams in fast-paced production with strong safety and quality discipline.
• Experience with QMS, CAPA, deviations, and audit readiness.
• Experience with high-speed bottling equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own daily filling operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.
• Lead and develop 3rd Shift Leads and ~25 production employees.
• Monitor output, yields, downtime, waste, and labor efficiency; deploy corrective actions.
• Enforce GMP, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Run shift huddles; maintain cross-functional communication across Production, QA, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and HR.
• Allocate labor and balance manpower based on demand, attendance, and schedule priorities.
• Advance reliability and cost reduction via Lean/6S and other CI methods.
• Maintain inspection-ready conditions: housekeeping, documentation, and quality artifacts.
• Oversee work orders, labor reporting, timecards, in-process quality checks, and daily performance tracking.
• Support training, safety programs, and performance management, including corrective actions.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Safety culture

QMS knowledge

Lean/6S

High-speed equipment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Production reporting systems

Job description

Lead Our Filling Line to Peak Performance

Join KIK Consumer Products and help deliver brands people rely on to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes and pools. Youll be part of a team that values accountability, collaboration, agility, and ethicsand youll see your work impact the health and wellness of families everywhere.

A Night on the Line

At 10:00 p.m., your team assembles for a focused kickoff. Priorities are aligned with Production, QA, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and HR. By midnight, youre tracking yields and output, shifting staffing to match demand, and clearing a minor bottleneck with a quick SMED-style changeover. Before sunrise, documentation is complete, the area is inspection-ready, and your crew leaves confident about what they achieved and whats next.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Own daily filling operations to meet or exceed safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.
• Lead, coach, and develop 3rd Shift Leads and ~25 production employees; set expectations, give feedback, and recognize wins.
• Monitor output, yields, downtime, waste, and labor efficiency; deploy corrective actions to improve results.
• Enforce safety programs, GMP, sanitation, and all regulatory requirements.
• Run effective shift huddles; maintain strong cross-functional communication across Production, QA, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and HR.
• Allocate labor and balance manpower based on demand, attendance, and schedule priorities.
• Advance reliability and cost reduction via Lean/6S and other continuous improvement methods.
• Maintain inspection-ready conditions: housekeeping, documentation, and quality artifacts are always audit-ready.
• Oversee work orders, labor reporting, timecards, in-process quality checks, and daily performance tracking.
• Support training, safety programs, and performance management, including corrective actions aligned with policy.

Schedule

SundayThursday, 10:00 p.m.6:30 a.m., with overtime as needed.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or GED.
• 5+ years in manufacturing, with 3+ years in a supervisory capacity.
• Proven success leading teams in fast-paced production with strong safety, quality, and metric discipline.
• Working knowledge of QMS (document control, deviations, CAPA, audit readiness).
• Coaching mindset with the ability to build a high-performance culture and hold teams accountable.
• GMP, safety, and 6S/Lean expertise; experience delivering safety training and tracking compliance.
• Track record of reducing downtime, lifting efficiency, and sustaining CI gains.
• Calm, fair conflict management and change leadership in dynamic environments.
• Clear communicator who collaborates effectively across functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and production reporting systems.
• Experience with high-speed automated equipment; bottle filling machinery strongly preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $80,000$85,000 plus eligibility for an annual incentive bonus. Actual pay depends on relevant skills and experience.

Comprehensive benefits include health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; retirement savings with employer match; and Education Assistance to support continued growth.

About KIK

KIK is one of North Americas largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 16 manufacturing sites across the region and operations in Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. Our brands and licensed partnerships include Spic and Spanae, Cometae, Cloroxae Pool&Spaae (under license), BioGuardae, and Natural Chemistryae. We are the leading producer of store-brand bleach in North America and a major private-label partner in laundry detergents and additives, dishwashing, general-purpose cleaners, and other home care products. Guided by our One KIK values, we deliver on commitments with a customer-first, performance-driven mindset while never compromising on safety, ethics, or integrity.

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KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or uniformed services status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law.

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