Production Supervisor

SCN BestCo; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

SCN BestCo in Mooresville, NC is seeking a Night Shift Supervisor for the Soft Chew C line. You will lead 15–25 team members, coach shift teams to meet safety, quality and production goals, and coordinate batch records, materials and cleaning activities to ensure right‑first‑time production.

The role requires GMP manufacturing experience, strong leadership and communication, ability to train and evaluate staff, and comfort working in a fast‑paced, 12‑hour night shift.

Qualifications

• GMP manufacturing supervisory experience
• Ability to coach, motivate and hold employees accountable
• Strong safety, quality, and cGMP awareness
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Ability to manage 15–25 staff on a 12‑hour night shift

Responsibilities

• Lead shift teams to achieve safety, quality and scrap goals.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, OSHA and EPA requirements.
• Own batch records and ensure correct weighting per batch record instructions.
• Organize the shift for optimal use of personnel and equipment.
• Conduct performance evaluations and monitor overtime.
• Lead safety, quality and downtime investigations and corrective actions.
• Develop and revise standard operating procedures and cross‑functional communication.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching & mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Team management

Education

Associate Degree / Technical Certification / Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

We believe being healthy should not require tradeoffs. SCN BestCo is a leading innovator, developer and manufacturer of Vitamin, Mineral & Supplement (VMS), Over-the-Counter (OTC) and prebiotics/probiotics in enjoyable forms such as gummies, lozenges and chews. With over 50 years of excellence, our team leads the way in changing how consumers make healthier choices. With unique food science expertise and proprietary processes, we’ve pioneered many firsts. Our passion to create new to the world products has guided and continues to be core to our mission of making health and wellness more enjoyable. Come join us and become a part of our winning formula!

Description

We believe being healthy should not require tradeoffs. SCN BestCo is a leading innovator, developer and manufacturer of Vitamin, Mineral & Supplement (VMS), Over-the-Counter (OTC) and prebiotics/probiotics in enjoyable forms such as gummies, lozenges and chews. With over 50 years of excellence, our team leads the way in changing how consumers make healthier choices. With unique food science expertise and proprietary processes, we’ve pioneered many firsts. Our passion to create new to the world products has guided and continues to be core to our mission of making health and wellness more enjoyable. Come join us and become a part of our winning formula!

Soft Chew C Shift (12 hr. Nights)

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate and coach all shift teams to achieve department safety, quality, and scrap goals, including batch record corrections, material handling, and cleaning activities.
• Ensure compliance with all FDA, OSHA and EPA requirements.
• Ensures right first-time production through ownership of the team’s activities, ensuring raw materials are weighed according to batch record instructions and standard operating procedures
• Demonstrate ownership of and adherence to red zone policy, facility requirements, and weigh scale standards
• Organize the shift team to provide optimal use of personnel and equipment
• Hold direct reports accountable.
• Conduct performance evaluations, monitor compensation and overtime
• Motivate and communicate in order to maintain good morale and adherence to standard work
• Follow weekly production schedule for all lines, predict production start and finish times, coordinate raw material and component delivery with the warehouse, and order production batch records
• Conduct routine housekeeping inspections and observe team behaviors to ensure consistency with standard operating procedures.
• Prepare for and participate in both internal and external safety and cGMP audits
• Lead investigations into safety, quality, and downtime from W&D events, determine root cause, and develop effective corrective and preventive actions
• Develop and revise standard operating procedures.
• Communicate cross-functionally with safety, quality, and maintenance support leaders, escalating problems in the plant that can impact safety, quality or productivity and propose solutions while demonstrating due diligence to fully understand problems and communicate clearly
• Conduct recruiting interviews; recommend hires, promotions, transfers and discharges.
• Cross-train in other production areas in an effort to be able to cover during vacations and absences of other Supervisors.
• Proactively manages shift to meet labor and scrap cost standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Supervise 15 – 25 team members

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• At least 2 years prior supervisory experience in a GMP manufacturing environment or at least 3 years of demonstrated leadership ability in a skilled operator or team lead position at SCN BestCo
• Committed to high level of ownership of safety, hygiene, quality and cGMP practices
• Demonstrated trouble shooting ability, excellent attendance and safety record, strong work ethic
• Ability to coach, motivate, and hold employees accountable
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills required; must be able to communicate at all levels of the organization
• Must be able to work independently under pressure in a fast-paced, team oriented, ever-changing manufacturing environment
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate Degree, Technical Certification/Diploma or Bachelor’s degree
• More than 2 years of manufacturing experience
• More than 2 years of supervisory experience
• Confectionary, pharmaceutical or food manufacturing experience
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5 S and Kaizen events
• Knowledgeable in cGMP and 21CFR