Senior Supervisor, Production (Vanilla) - St. Louis, MO

Senior Supervisor, Production\n\nSt. Louis, MO\n\nOnsite\n\nThe Senior Supervisor, Production plays a critical leadership role in ensuring efficient, safe, and high-quality manufacturing operations. This position oversees production teams, drives continuous improvement, and ensures compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.\n\nYour key responsibilities\n\n * Team Leadership: Supervise and mentor production staff, including Operators and Leads. Set clear performance expectations, conduct evaluations, and foster a culture of accountability and collaboration.\n * Production Management: Oversee daily production activities to meet schedules and targets. Ensure optimal resource utilization and compliance with safety and quality standards.\n * Quality Assurance: Implement and maintain quality control procedures. Conduct inspections and audits, address issues promptly, and drive corrective actions.\n * Safety \u0026 Compliance: Promote a strong safety culture. Ensure adherence to all safety regulations and company policies, including ISO and FSSC standards.\n * Continuous Improvement: Identify process gaps and lead initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance productivity using Lean principles.\n * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Maintenance, Quality, and Logistics teams to resolve issues and optimize workflows.\n\n\n\nWe bring\n\n * Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while upholding ethical standards.\n * Opportunities for growth and advancement for those who embrace innovation and take initiative.\n * Collaboration with experts in health, nutrition, and beauty to drive progress.\n * Opportunity to build a career making a significant impact on billions of lives, with the freedom to shape your own path.\n * Dedication to creating better futures for customers, communities, people, and the planet.\n * Supportive environment where individuals are empowered to progress and contribute to meaningful change.\n\n\n\nYou bring\n\n * High school diploma required; Associate or Bachelor\u2019s degree in a technical or business field preferred.\n * Minimum 3\u20135 years in production or manufacturing, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role.\n * Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.\n * Proficiency in production management systems and Microsoft Office.\n * Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.\n\n\n\nThe salary or hourly wage scale provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant\u2019s job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. Salary from $107,500 annually.\n\nIn addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits. All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.\n\nAbout dsm-firmenich \nAt dsm-firmenich, we don\u2019t just meet expectations \u2013 we go beyond them. Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life. \n \nFrom elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions \u2013 every single day. Whether it\u2019s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that\u2019s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.\n\nAnd while you\u2019re making a difference, we\u2019ll make sure you\u2019re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They\u2019re essential to our future. \n\nBecause real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.\n\nInclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement \nAt dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly the kind of culture we\u2019re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.\n\nWe\u2019re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we\u2019re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we\u2019re committed to reflecting the world we serve.\n\nWe welcome candidates from all backgrounds \u2014 no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.\n\nAnd if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we\u2019re here to help \u2013 just let us know what you need, and we\u2019ll do everything we can to make it work.\n\nAgency statement \nWe\u2019re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you\u2019re applying as an individual, we\u2019d love to hear from you. We\u2019re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.\n