Nestle

Production Supervisor, 3rd Shift

Nestle
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeGaffney • South Carolina • United StatesJunior💰 $75,229 - $99,782 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing production operations while ensuring employee safety, product quality, and adherence to GMP standards. Proficient in leading teams, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and maintaining effective communication across all levels.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Production ManagementGMP AdherenceContinuous ImprovementLean ManufacturingTeam Leadership

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Ensure employee safety, product quality, asset performance, and timely delivery of production plans
  • Lead a team of approximately 30 employees
  • Participate in hiring, onboarding, performance management, and corrective action
  • Deploy people development plans and ensure team competencies through training
  • Enforce SOP, SSOP, safety, hygiene, environmental, and manufacturing requirements
  • Conduct or oversee GMP adherence, sanitation audits, food safety checks, and product quality checks
  • Coach employees and review daily production targets and variances
  • Develop and implement corrective action plans addressing root causes
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and facilitate shift handoffs
  • Maintain line controls and take immediate corrective action
  • Manage employee and industrial relations to maintain smooth factory operations
  • Ensure adequate skill distribution to achieve production plans
  • Support timely launches of new products
  • Coordinate installation maintenance with quality, engineering, and administration
  • Review maintenance effectiveness and prioritize, schedule, and ensure repairs are completed

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management, Food Science, or Organizational Leadership/Supervision preferred
  • 2 or more years in food manufacturing with production floor experience preferred but not required
  • Experience in food processing, packaging, Quality, Supply Chain, and knowledge of GMPs
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in a Continuous Improvement environment
  • Lean manufacturing or TPM preferred
  • Ability to maintain a safe working environment through proper housekeeping and safety practices
  • Excellent oral, written, and listening communication skills
  • Ability to adjust communication style, facilitate group coaching, and share information
  • Ability to deal effectively with non-compliance
  • People mentoring and coaching skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and set effective objectives
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting through root-cause problem solving
  • Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
  • This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Performance-based incentives/bonus eligibility
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Broad range of other benefits
  • Inclusive workplace
  • Continuous learning and growth opportunities
  • Reasonable accommodations during the recruitment experience

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Hard Skills
Food ProcessingQuality AssuranceTroubleshootingRoot-Cause Problem SolvingPerformance ManagementCorrective Action PlansSafety PracticesManufacturing RequirementsTraining DevelopmentMicrosoft Office
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsCoaching SkillsPeople MentoringPrioritizationObjective Setting
Industry Keywords
Food ManufacturingProduction Floor ExperienceSupply ChainTPMSanitation AuditsFood Safety ChecksEmployee RelationsAsset PerformanceHygiene StandardsEnvironmental Compliance