Production Supervisor

Kerry; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan with company contributions

Employee Share Plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kerry is seeking a Plant Operations Leader to drive daily manufacturing excellence in Virginia. You will oversee production targets, safety, and quality while leading shift planning, material flow, and continuous improvement efforts.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder influence, and experience with Lean principles and SAP systems to optimize operations and deliver measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience influencing and developing leaders across the organization.
• Proven ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong change management and continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience with Lean and process improvements; SAP exposure
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure; meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily manufacturing operations to meet targets and quality standards.
• Lead shift planning, scheduling, and resource readiness.
• Ensure line start-up with safety, material availability, and documentation.
• Monitor material management, BOMs, and recipe adherence.
• Identify and resolve production issues with corrective actions.
• Maintain quality checks, traceability, and visual standards.
• Drive performance via reviews, huddles, and attainment-to-plan.
• Lead process confirmations and participate in meetings.
• Oversee production completion, SAP order support, yield analysis.
• Develop employees through training, performance management, attendance, and overtime.
• Coordinate breaks, shifts, and daily escalations.
• Lead audits and investigations including safety incidents.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Lean

SAP experience

Change management

Strategic thinking

Financial acumen

Mentoring

Tools

SAP

Job description

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee daily manufacturing operations to ensure production targets, safety standards, quality requirements, and operational goals are achieved.
• Lead shift planning and scheduling activities, including labor availability, production schedules, raw materials, packaging requirements, and equipment readiness.
• Ensure successful line start-up by verifying Health & Safety requirements, material availability, equipment readiness, line set-up, audits, and pre-production documentation.
• Monitor and support BOM production activities, including raw material management, recipe adherence, compliance checks, and process confirmations.
• Identify, escal ... and resolve production issues while implementing corrective actions and countermeasures to minimize operational disruptions.
• Ensure completion of quality checks, critical control point monitoring, traceability documentation, and adherence to visual standards throughout production.
• Drive line and area performance through QSHE reviews, production efficiency reviews, daily huddles, and attainment-to-plan management.
• Lead layered process confirmations and participate in site and functional meetings to maintain operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Oversee production completion activities, including production run reviews, SAP order completion support, yield analysis, waste reduction, and CIP reviews.
• Manage employee development through training plans while supporting performance management, disciplinary processes, attendance management, and overtime requirements.
• Ensure effective shift management by coordinating breaks, changeovers, resource allocation, and daily escalated communications.
• Lead audits and investigations, including internal and external audits, complaints, Health & Safety incidents, bottleneck analysis, audit findings, and Intelex investigations.

Qualifications and skills

• Proven ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders and plant leadership teams while serving as a trusted source of knowledge and guidance.
• Demonstrated experience influencing, coaching, and developing leaders across the organization.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate, engage, and lead high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Ability to identify and engage key stakeholders to support successful project execution and organizational change initiatives.
• Proven experience creating high-performing team environments through coaching, mentoring, facilitation, and capability development.
• Strong change management experience with the ability to drive and sustain organizational transformation.
• Ability to think strategically, challenge existing practices, ask insightful questions, and prioritize initiatives that support broader business objectives.
• Proven project management experience with practical knowledge of project management tools, techniques, and delivery methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work effectively under pressure, and meet demanding deadlines.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to translate operational improvements into measurable business impact.
• Working knowledge of Lean principles, continuous improvement methodologies, and technology solutions; SAP experience is desirable.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $63,600 - $95,400 in Annual Salary. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement. This job posting is anticipated to expire on October 28th, 2026.

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).