Compounding​/Mixer Lead

Location of the job:
Jonesboro, AR

Shift Assignment: 11: 00 pm to 7:15 am (Sunday - Thrusday)

Base Pay Rate: $32.50 with an additional $1.90 shift differential (after successful 90-day evaluation $33.45)

Benefits Overview (non-union)

These are direct hires, full time position with a full benefits package
- * Medical, Dental, Vision effective immediately | 401K | Profit Sharing | Tuition/Fitness Reimbursement | Paid Leaves | Monthly Bonus Payouts | Uniform, Safety Shoe and Prescription Safety Glasses subsidy and other PPE provided| Career Advancement Opportunities

Additional Perks for the “Jonesboro” location

• Onsite company store for employees, family and friends to purchase Unilever products at a discount
• Company dinners and fun engagement activities periodically
• Free fresh popcorn
• Free coffee

Background & Purpose of the Job:

Unilever Jonesboro provides a holistic and hygienic choice of personal care brands that benefit the mind, body, and health of consumers while minimizing environmental footprints and promoting the individual growth of our people. Our "mission of wellbeing" is quickly becoming the new status symbol for health and beauty.

The Compounding Lead directs assigned-shift Processing operations and serves as the senior Processing representative during 2nd and 3rd shift. The role leads approximately 11–18 Compounders, Sanitation Technicians, and Pre-Weigh personnel to execute the schedule safely, efficiently, and to quality standards.

The Lead converts the production plan into shift execution by assigning labor and tanks; setting batch, pump-out, sanitation, and Pre-Weigh priorities; adjusting resources as conditions change; verifying floor conditions; removing barriers; and escalating unresolved risks after appropriate initial action.

Success requires strong technical judgment, decisive people leadership, and a 24- to 36-hour operating view that protects fill-line continuity and leaves the next shift better prepared.

What You'll Do

• Review the outgoing handoff and assess schedule, batch and Pre-Weigh readiness, tank availability, staffing, equipment concerns, and quality holds.
• Assign work across Compounding, Sanitation Tech, and Pre-Weigh; set clear expectations; reallocate labor; and approve or adjust breaks, overtime, vacation coverage, and assignments.
• Walk the floor to verify execution, correct stalled or unproductive work, address GMP/5S concerns, and challenge explanations that do not match observed conditions.
• Handle routine people issues and difficult conversations professionally; coach employees, document or elevate concerns, and take authorized action when warranted.
• Check completion before shift end and provide a clear handoff covering batch and pump-out status, risks, staffing, equipment, ingredients, recurring issues, and actions taken.
• Coordinate required Area Lead touchpoints and leave the next shift with staged work, clear priorities, and operating readiness.
• Translate the weekly schedule into an executable shift plan using production priorities, tank and equipment availability, Pre-Weigh readiness, sanitation needs, and staffing.
• Prioritize batches by line-impact risk; maintain awareness of the current batch, next batch, next shift, and selected needs across the next 24–36 hours.
• Proactively move people, tanks, pump-outs, and sanitation priorities to protect schedule attainment and fill-line continuity.
• Make timely decisions with available information, explain the rationale, and coordinate priority changes with Production and leadership.
• Own shift-level Compounding downtime risks, including CIP availability, adjustments, transfers, and batch readiness; elevate issues that cannot be resolved within the shift.
• Select tanks and set pump-out and cleaning priorities to…