Production Supervisor

S. C. Johnson & Son

$70K — $105K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • 3+ years in a leadership role within manufacturing.
  • Strong understanding of safety and quality standards.
  • Experience with SAP and/or Redzone systems.
  • Proven ability to motivate and develop a team.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure safety, quality, GMP, and 5S standards are upheld by all team members.
  • Manage production personnel, providing guidance and feedback regularly.
  • Collaborate with departments to enhance processes and reduce costs.
  • Communicate updates through team meetings and presentations.
  • Ensure compliance with Redzone reporting and operational data collection.
  • Engage in cross-functional teams to tackle issues and implement improvements.
  • Guarantee product quality meets established specifications.

Benefits

  • Subsidized health insurance benefits package.
  • Competitive vacation and holiday bundle.
  • Generous retirement match with pre-tax savings options.
  • Dedicated volunteer time to support community engagement.
  • Team-building events and connectivities for employees.
  • Access to discounted or free products.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE

Lead the Charge in Creating Iconic Brands People Love!

At SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands' Southside Soapbox facility, you'll play a pivotal role in producing industry-leading products like Method and Mrs. Meyers-brands that set the standard for sustainability, innovation, and style.

As a Production Supervisor, you're not just overseeing a line-you're driving excellence. You'll partner with another Supervisor to lead a high-energy team, ensuring every product meets the highest quality standards. From monitoring output and leveraging the Redzone system to signing off on each run, you'll be the guardian of performance and precision.

Your leadership will shape a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. You'll investigate incidents, champion proactive safety measures, and make sure every protocol is followed. Beyond operations, you'll coach and develop your team, delivering feedback that inspires growth and fuels success.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives on solving problems and making things happen. You'll tackle unexpected challenges head-on, implement corrective actions, and lead change initiatives that keep us ahead of the curve. Plus, you'll manage communications, meetings, programs, and ERP systems to keep everything running smoothly.

If you're ready to make an impact, lead with confidence, and help create products that consumers love and trust, this is your opportunity to shine.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Ensure that all safety, quality, GMP, and 5S standards are maintained and established procedures are always adhered to by all employees within the department.
  • Manage the production area personnel, including production line leads and movers + makers. This role will provide direct feedback to these roles via daily discussions, 1-on-1's and 6-month review process.
  • Collaborate with other departments to solve problems and improve processes and procedures that improve OEE and reduce costs.
  • Provide updates to the team by speaking and presenting in huddles and meetings.
  • Ensure compliance with all Redzone reports, GEMBAs and data collection for self and direct reports.
  • Participate in cross functional teams that are focused on solving problems and improving processes and procedures that drive improvements in non-negotiables or reduce costs.
  • Ensure that all Finished goods for sale that are produced adhere to the quality specifications that are expected
  • Complete all necessary reports and provide clear communication to all impacted departments


REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING
  • Bachelors degree and 3+ years experience in a leadership position within a manufacturing environment
  • Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship for full-time employment


PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS
  • A strong understanding of safety procedures and quality standards, including enforcing policies and conducting audits.
  • Experience working with SAP and/or Redzone in a manufacturing setting
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven ability to motivate, guide, and develop a team
  • Experience in a consumer goods liquid filling manufacturing environment
  • Dedicated to building and supporting a positive safety culture


JOB REQUIREMENTS
  • This role is in Chicago, IL (Southside), Onsite requirement
  • Business Travel 10% or less
  • This role is not offering relocation assistance
  • 2nd shift (1:45 PM - 10:15 PM, Monday - Friday, occasional Saturdays) with expectation to be available for support and coverage across other shifts


BENEFITS AND PERKS

At Lifestyle Brands, we handle our team members with care and provide a variety of benefit offerings to build a supportive environment at work and beyond.
  • Subsidized health insurance benefits package
  • Competitive vacation + holiday bundle
  • Generous retirement match + pre-tax savings options
  • Dedicated volunteer time, to be a force for good
  • Pioneering events + experiences that build team connection (...ask us about the Packaging Olympics, Bubble Bash, Ping Pong Tournament + more!)
  • Access to discounted/free products


The Company's Total Rewards package is at or above industry levels. The expected base salary range for this position is between 70,080.00 USD - 105,120.00 USD. Job related skills, experience, education, and location will be considered in setting actual starting base salary. In addition to your base salary and depending on job level, eligibility, and performance, a total package may include profit sharing, a short-term incentive and/or long-term incentives. As a family company, benefits are a key piece of our Total Rewards package as well and we're proud to provide a comprehensive, competitive, and differentiated benefits program that our people and their families value.

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.

Sure, there's always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we believe people achieve their best when they collaborate and work together in person. We value connection to strengthen teamwork, accelerate problem solving, and drive innovation.

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