Senior Production Supervisor

Job Opportunity : Sr. 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.

As Sr. Production Supervisor, you will play a key leadership role in driving the daily operations of the production area, ensuring that all activities are carried out efficiently, safely, and to the highest quality standards. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will lead a cross-functional team to deliver production stream goals aligned with Kerry. This is a full-time, permanent, on-site role based in Owatonna, working Monday to Thursday and Fridays as needed. You'll be part of a small team about 45 people, where collaboration is natural and cross-functional networking is part of everyday life.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, organize and direct optimum day-to-day operations to consistently meet our customers' expectations and deliver safety, quality, cost, and KPI attainment.
• Ensure delivery of the production plan in conjunction with the Plant Manager.
• Becomes expert in department operations- batching, agglomeration, sifting, milling, blending, bagging, SAP, and any other process streams by understanding & coordinating the equipment operation, procedures, SQF, HACCP, GMP, safety, sanitation, preventative maintenance programs and personnel capabilities.
• Drive the people agenda including recruitment, training, and performance management.
• Foster positive employee relations and engagement, aligned with company values.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for capacity, efficiency, and quality.
• Support department inventories in collaboration with supply chain.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and customer-specific requirements.
• Utilizes SAP and other software to perform transaction functions for materials flow.
• Coordinate and own training program for new and existing production team members on all relevant policies, equipment and programs and manage documentation of training.
• Work with the Manufacturing Assistant to ensure that SPLs, working instructions and process descriptions are up to date, accurate and accessible to all team members. Assures all procedures and instructions are adhered to in the production process.
• Reports all equipment and instrumentation malfunctions immediately for repair and initiates maintenance work orders.
• Continually ensures and oversees the cleanliness, sanitation and appearance of the equipment, facility sanitation and housekeeping procedures to ensure compliance with established internal programs and regulatory codes.
• Maintains production tracking records, reports and spreadsheets to provide information and data for monthly reporting of production efficiency and monthly KPIs.

Qualifications and Skills

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $64,479 to $105,272 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.

This job posting is anticipated to expire on November 10, 2025. Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.