2nd shift Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

My client is a growing nutraceutical manufacturing company that helps bring health and wellness products to market through formulation, production, packaging, and fulfilment services. With a commitment to quality, efficiency, and compliance, the company serves a diverse customer base in the dietary supplement industry.

Job Description

Production Operations

• Lead and supervise day-to-day production activities to ensure schedules, quality standards, and customer requirements are met.
• Coordinate staffing, workflow, and production priorities to maximise efficiency and minimise downtime.
• Monitor production performance and implement corrective actions when targets are not achieved.
• Ensure manufacturing documentation is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Support production start-ups, changeovers, and troubleshooting activities.
• Collaborate with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Planning teams to meet operational objectives.

Team Leadership & Development

• Supervise, coach, and develop production employees to achieve departmental goals.
• Conduct employee training, performance feedback, and ongoing skills development.
• Promote accountability, teamwork, and a positive workplace culture.
• Assist in workforce planning, scheduling, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and retention efforts.

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure all products are manufactured in compliance with cGMP regulations, SOPs, batch records, and company quality standards.
• Partner with Quality Assurance to investigate deviations, non-conformances, and corrective actions.
• Maintain audit readiness and support internal, customer, and regulatory inspections.
• Verify compliance with sanitation, documentation, and production control requirements.
• Ensure adherence to dietary supplement manufacturing regulations and industry best practices.

Safety & Continuous Improvement

• Foster a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all workplace safety procedures.
• Conduct routine safety observations and address hazards promptly.
• Participate in root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, quality, and cost performance.
• Support lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Inventory & Materials Management

• Monitor material usage and production yields.
• Coordinate the availability of raw materials, packaging, and work-in-process inventory.
• Minimise waste and support inventory accuracy initiatives.
• Ensure proper line clearance, reconciliation, and product accountability procedures are followed.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. the company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Production Supervisor should have:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and employee management skills.
• Experience working in a regulated production setting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Proficiency with production reporting, Microsoft Office, and manufacturing systems.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, food manufacturing, or consumer packaged goods.
• Understanding of cGMP regulations, FDA requirements, and quality systems.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or 5S.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $80,000 to $110,000 per year.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to lead a varied team in a professional environment.
• Opportunity to lead a high-performing team within a growing health and wellness manufacturing business.
• Direct impact on operational performance, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Exposure to a regulated, high-growth industry with strong long-term career advancement potential.
• Collaborative environment that values leadership, accountability, and employee development.

Interested? Apply today.