Weekend Production Supervisor
Must have production supervisor experience
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Production / Manufacturing
Reports To: Plant Manager / Operations Manager
Location: Somerville, TN
Schedule: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 5:00am - 5:30pm
Salary: $50,000 - 70,000 annually
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Production Supervisor to oversee daily manufacturing operations and lead our production team. This position is responsible for ensuring that beauty and personal-care products are manufactured safely, efficiently, consistently, and according to established quality standards.
Our facility mixes chemical ingredients, bottles and fills products, applies labels, packages finished goods, and prepares products for shipment. The Production Supervisor will oversee production personnel and processes while working closely with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, Shipping, and Management to meet production goals.
The successful candidate will be a hands-on leader who can effectively manage people, production schedules, equipment, quality requirements, and safety expectations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Essential Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, and supervise daily production activities.
- Ensure production schedules and customer requirements are met safely and efficiently.
- Supervise Production Leads, Machine Operators, Production Workers, and other assigned personnel.
- Assign employees to workstations and production lines based on staffing and production requirements.
- Monitor production performance, productivity, downtime, labor utilization, and material usage.
- Oversee manufacturing processes including chemical mixing, filling, bottling, capping, labeling, packaging, and finished-product preparation.
- Ensure employees follow established SOPs, work instructions, batch requirements, and production procedures.
- Coordinate production activities with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Shipping departments.
- Monitor equipment performance and coordinate with Maintenance to address breakdowns and recurring equipment problems.
- Review production schedules and adjust staffing and workflow as necessary.
- Ensure materials and packaging components are available for scheduled production runs.
- Monitor production lines for bottlenecks, delays, quality concerns, and inefficiencies.
- Investigate production problems and implement appropriate corrective actions.
- Maintain accurate production records, reports, schedules, and other required documentation.
- Conduct regular production floor inspections.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient production environment.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements, waste reduction, increased productivity, and improved equipment utilization.
- Participate in new equipment installation, process improvements, and production launches.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Leadership & Personnel Responsibilities
- Recruit, train, coach, and develop production employees as assigned.
- Provide employees with clear expectations regarding safety, quality, productivity, attendance, and conduct.
- Monitor employee performance and provide coaching and corrective action when necessary.
- Conduct or assist with employee performance evaluations.
- Manage staffing levels and coordinate coverage for absences, vacations, and overtime.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, professionalism, and respect throughout the production department.
- Hold regular team meetings and communicate production goals and company expectations.
- Ensure new employees receive appropriate training before performing assigned duties.
- Maintain appropriate staffing for production requirements.
- Address employee concerns and escalate significant issues to Human Resources or management as appropriate.
Production & Operational Responsibilities
- Establish priorities based on production schedules and customer requirements.
- Monitor production rates and ensure orders remain on schedule.
- Ensure proper setup and changeover of production lines.
- Coordinate product changeovers to minimize downtime and material waste.
- Verify the correct ingredients, containers, labels, packaging materials, and production documents are being used.
- Monitor product flow from manufacturing through bottling, labeling, packaging, and transfer to the warehouse.
- Coordinate with Warehouse and Shipping to ensure completed orders are available for shipment.
- Track and communicate production delays and schedule changes.
- Help establish and maintain production performance standards.
- Monitor scrap, rework, and material waste and develop plans to reduce losses.
- Review production reports and use data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
Chemical & Safety Responsibilities
Because our facility handles chemical ingredients, the Production Supervisor has a critical responsibility for maintaining a safe manufacturing environment.
The Production Supervisor will:
- Enforce all company safety policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Ensure employees properly use required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Ensure employees receive appropriate safety and chemical-handling training.
- Ensure chemical ingredients are handled, stored, and processed according to established procedures.
- Ensure employees understand and follow applicable Safety Data Sheet (SDS) requirements.
- Monitor production areas for unsafe conditions and take immediate corrective action.
- Ensure spills, leaks, damaged containers, and other hazardous conditions are reported and addressed according to established procedures.
- Enforce machine guarding and safe equipment-operation requirements.
- Ensure lockout/tagout procedures are followed when applicable.
- Participate in safety inspections, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
- Promote a strong safety culture through training, communication, and leading by example.
- Immediately escalate serious safety or environmental concerns to management.
Quality Responsibilities
The Production Supervisor is responsible for ensuring production activities consistently meet established quality requirements.
Responsibilities include:
- Ensure employees follow quality procedures and GMP requirements.
- Verify that correct ingredients, containers, labels, and packaging materials are used.
- Monitor production processes for quality and consistency.
- Ensure required in-process inspections and quality checks are completed.
- Review production and batch documentation for accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure defective or questionable products are properly identified, segregated, and reported.
- Work closely with Quality personnel to investigate product or process issues.
- Help develop and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Prevent product mix-ups, contamination, labeling errors, and other quality issues.
- Support audits, inspections, investigations, and continuous-improvement activities.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
- 3–5+ years of manufacturing or production experience.
- Previous supervisory or management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of production processes, scheduling, and employee supervision.
- Experience working in a fast-paced production environment.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Ability to analyze production data and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Ability to effectively manage competing priorities.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office or similar software.
- Ability to work flexible hours and overtime as production requirements dictate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in cosmetics, beauty products, personal care, pharmaceutical, food, chemical, or similar manufacturing.
- Experience with chemical mixing or batch manufacturing.
- Experience with bottling, filling, capping, labeling, and packaging operations.
- Experience with automated production equipment.
- Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
- Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements and industrial safety practices.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, or continuous-improvement programs.
- Experience with ERP, MRP, inventory, or production-management systems.
- Experience managing multiple production lines or shifts.
Key Performance Expectations
The Production Supervisor will be expected to help the department achieve goals related to:
- Employee safety
- Production output
- On-time completion of production schedules
- Product quality
- Equipment utilization
- Labor efficiency
- Waste and material reduction
- Employee attendance and retention
- Housekeeping and sanitation
- Compliance with SOPs and GMP requirements
- Continuous improvement
Work Environment
This position works primarily on the manufacturing floor in an active facility where chemical ingredients are mixed and processed and finished beauty products are bottled, labeled, packaged, stored, and shipped.
The employee may be exposed to manufacturing noise, moving machinery, chemical odors, cleaning products, forklifts, varying temperatures, and other conditions associated with an industrial manufacturing environment.
Required training and PPE will be provided.
Physical Requirements
The Production Supervisor must be able to:
- Stand and walk throughout the manufacturing facility for extended periods.
- Frequently bend, stoop, reach, and move throughout production areas.
- Lift and carry materials or products as required.
- Push and pull carts or material-handling equipment.
- Safely work around operating machinery and production equipment.
- Climb stairs and access elevated areas when required.
- Respond quickly to production, safety, or equipment issues.
- Occasionally lift up to [XX] pounds as required by the position.
Pay: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
