Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the Role

Our Byesville, OH, USA plant is an integral part of our Beverage division, dedicated to processing and packaging fruit-based juice mixes, syrups, extracts, and other similar liquid ingredients. Kerry is on the lookout for career-oriented individuals to support the increasing demand for high-quality ingredients. You'll find yourself in a dynamic and enjoyable work setting! We take pride in our products that enhance food flavors, often featuring strawberry, banana, coconut, or lemon. Our team members are passionate about their community, their colleagues, and the outcomes we achieve daily. If you're seeking a manufacturing environment where you can develop a career and enjoy the process, our team could be the perfect fit for you!

The primary role of the Production Supervisor is to lead by example, drive strategic growth, manage change effectively, engage with customers, develop talent, and collaborate across the organization to maximize productivity. This role is essential for fostering a culture of excellence, safety, and continuous improvement within the company.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, takes pride in operational excellence, and believes that a clean, organized, and disciplined workplace is the foundation of great results. You'll be the first leader on site each day, shaping the culture, setting expectations, and ensuring the team starts strong and finishes stronger.

You will also play a critical role in cross-functional communication, partnering daily with Safety, Quality, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to ensure the entire site is aligned, informed, and working toward a common goal. Your leadership will help break down silos, strengthen teamwork, and ensure issues are addressed quickly and collaboratively.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Lead by example and advocate for 1 Kerry global ways of working.
• Champion the organization's values, culture & behavior.
• Share knowledge and recognize success.
• Inspire and energize others.
• Develop growth strategies and make tough decisions.
• Sponsor and lead positive change initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement and adapt to change.
• Embrace new ideas and approaches.
• Recruit, develop and manage diverse and high-performing teams.
• Coach, mentor, and empower others.
• Foster continuous development and seek feedback.
• Engage across the organization and build trust-based partnerships.

Qualifications and Skills

A four-year degree is required with a preference for a concentration in engineering, food technology, or business. 2 to 5 years' experience in beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, or related manufacturing. Understanding of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing methodology. Technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Understanding of HACCP, SQF, GMP's, safety, sanitation, and preventative maintenance preferred. Use of MS products, experience with SAP is preferred. Team leadership and development experience is desirable. Collaborative communication and interpersonal skills.

The pay range for this position is $63,000 - $106,000 in annual salary. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.