Onsite Production Supervisor — Lead Safety & Quality

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.; Kansas; On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness

Parental leave

Annual bonus

Job summary

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily finishing operations on-site in New Century, KS, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity.

The role collaborates with Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance, and EHS to run a compliant, efficient plant. The ideal candidate has a chemical/food engineering focus or related field, 5+ years of manufacturing leadership, and proven ability to analyze data and drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry, or related field.
• Minimum five years of manufacturing or production experience in a continuous process environment.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of safety, food safety, quality, and environmental systems.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Ability to analyze data and implement process improvements.
• Strong organizational and resource management skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a plant environment and wear required PPE.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily finishing operations across Spray A, Spray B, Spray C, Tube Chill, Blending, and related production areas to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity objectives.
• Coordinate production activities with Supply Chain, Production Planning, Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, Utilities, Facilities, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), and other cross-functional teams.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with food safety, GMP, and company requirements.
• Monitor production performance, analyze operational data, and optimize efficiency and reliability.
• Lead employee development through onboarding, training, coaching, certification, and performance management.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, waste reduction, and 5S programs.
• Ensure compliance with ISO, BRC Food Safety, RSPO, SMETA, Process Safety Management (PSM), and Management of Change (MOC) requirements.
• Utilize SAP and business systems to manage schedules, inventory, reporting, and records.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Coaching & development

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry or related field

Tools

SAP

ERP software

Job description

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily finishing operations on-site in New Century, KS, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity.

The role collaborates with Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance, and EHS to run a compliant, efficient plant. The ideal candidate has a chemical/food engineering focus or related field, 5+ years of manufacturing leadership, and proven ability to analyze data and drive improvements.