Production Supervisor - Food & Beverage

Keystone Distinction Group; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Keystone Distinction Group in Chicago, IL seeks a maintenance supervisor to operate and maintain equipment, driving safety, quality and cost targets. You will lead autonomous maintenance and PM programs, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate shutdown activities to reduce losses while supporting new product development.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years manufacturing experience, 1–2 years supervisory experience, and a track record with LOTO, GMP, BOS, and SAP/ERP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; manufacturing experience preferred.
• 3–5 years manufacturing/production experience.
• Safety knowledge including LOTO, GMP, BOS strongly recommended.
• Experience leading line teams and resolving interpersonal challenges.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain equipment to meet safety, quality, and efficiency targets.
• Lead shutdown maintenance, root-cause analysis and loss reductions.
• Support new product development and Lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Ensure proper resource allocation during the shift.

Skills

Autonomous maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Six Sigma

TPM

Line leadership

Interpersonal skills

Union relations

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Safety knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP/ERP

Quality systems

Job description

How you will contribute

You are a key ingredient in helping us change how the world snacks. You will operate and maintain equipment to build technical mastery and to deliver on safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets, understanding losses in your area and taking the appropriate action to eliminate them. You will use autonomous and progressive maintenance standards to maintain equipment and support new product development. In this role, you will ensure that safety processes are observed [e.g. safety maps, lock out tag out (LOTO) , behavior observation system (BOS) and root-cause analysis (RCA)], that quality assurance activities are performed to ensure zero harm and 100 percent good-quality products, and that resources are properly allocated and available during the shift. You will take the lead for shutdown maintenance, root-cause analysis, stops reductions loss analysis and breakdown elimination.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• Autonomous maintenance (AM) Step 4 systems and progressive maintenance (PM) Step 3 systems


• Maintaining equipment at basic conditions independently, including the execution of AM & PM (break-down maintenance, planned maintenance) standards on dedicated equipment


• Total productive maintenance and Six Sigma including qualification of AM steps 5-6, and PM step 3


• Leading line teams


• Handling challenging interpersonal situations tactfully


• Influencing people in a union environment


• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing and good attention to detail

Education / Certifications: Bachelors required

Work schedule:

Fri, sat, Sun (12 hours shift) 5pm - 5am

Mon - Fri (1st, 2nd, 3rd shift) flexibility working in weekend

Must Have:

• 3–5 years manufacturing/production experience


• 1–2 years supervisory/lead experience (led 15+ people)


• Safety knowledge present, like LOTO, GMP, BOS


• Some technical fit, like TPM, SAP/ERP, quality systems


• Some quantified results — any numbers showing impact is a positive signal (full benchmark formula not expected from everyone)


• Resume is coherent, role-appropriate, and shows progression


• Continuous Improvement / Lean Manufacturing experience


• FMCG or Packaging is must