Production Supervisor

Nestlé Purina North America; Fairburn (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Purina North America’s Atlanta factory is a state-of-the-art facility producing major dry pet foods with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, and efficiency.

The role involves coaching hourly teams, aligning production schedules across shifts, and driving continuous improvement while maintaining compliant operations and a safe workplace at the Atlanta site.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in a manufacturing, military, or related environment.
• 1+ years’ leadership experience in a manufacturing, military, or related environment.
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Open to working any shift (1st, 2nd, or 3rd), including overnight, weekends and holidays.
• Coach and lead hourly employees in processing or packaging.
• Manage processing or packaging schedule to maximize output while minimizing costs including active participation in problem solving to achieve results.
• Lead and coach integrated work groups to achieve results based on the factory’s continuous improvement plan.
• Coordinate repairs and modifications with engineering and maintenance teams.
• Ensure products are produced in compliance with quality key check points and GMP.
• Provide a safe working environment for associates.
• Coordinate product changeovers with material handling, processing, packing and QA.
• Strive to meet daily production demands.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing experience

Coaching

Safety compliance

Quality control

Process optimization

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

Position Summary

Since the doors opened in 1972, our Atlanta factory has grown dramatically into a state-of-the-art facility. With safety at the forefront of our minds, our Atlanta factory proudly and passionately produces 460,000 tons a year of our dry pet food brands, including Alpo®, Beneful®, Cat Chow®, Dog Chow®, Friskies®, Purina ONE®, and Pro Plan®. Our factory also does its part for the environment by conserving water, investing in renewable electricity, maintaining zero waste for disposal and more. This plant location is situated along the southern crescent of Metro Atlanta—an area that nearly 6 million residents and many of our associates call home. Atlanta is considered the major commercial and financial center of the Southeast, and together, we contribute to the growth of businesses and population, building the city's strong logistics, entertainment and film, and health services industries.

• Must be open to working any shift (1st, 2nd, or 3rd), including overnight, weekends and holidays**
• Coach and lead hourly employees in processing or packaging.
• Manage processing or packaging schedule to maximize output while minimizing costs including active participation in problem solving to achieve results.
• Lead and coach integrated work groups to achieve results based on the factory’s continuous improvement plan.
• Confer with engineering and maintenance teams to coordinate repairs and modifications to demonstrate ownership of the assigned areas of the factory.
• Ensure products are produced in compliance with quality key check points and within "Good Manufacturing Practices".
• Provide safe working environment for associates.
• Coordinate product changeovers with material handling, processing, packing and quality assurance.
• Strive to meet daily production demands.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years’ experience in a manufacturing, military, or related environment.
• 1+ years’ leadership experience in a manufacturing, military, or related environment.

Other

• Must be open to working all 3 shifts including overnight, weekends, and holidays

Don’t meet all the qualifications listed under "other"? These are preferred, but not required. When you apply for a role with Nestlé Purina, we ensure that individual confidentiality is held to the highest regard. We consider our associates our most valuable assets.

Salary: $75,230.00 to $99,780.00 per year

Bonus Eligibility: Yes

The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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