Production Supervisor

Location: Town of Wausau

Interested in a career that matters?

Are you a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Do you enjoy developing people, driving operational excellence, and delivering results while maintaining the highest standards of safety and quality?

As a Production Supervisor at Novonesis in Wausau, Wisconsin, you will lead a team responsible for safely meeting customer demand while maintaining quality, productivity, cost, and people objectives. You will play a key role in creating an engaged, high-performing culture where employees work together to continuously improve our operations and deliver biosolutions that help make a positive impact around the world.

The Role & Your Impact This is a hands-on leadership role that combines operational execution with tactical decision-making. You will lead weekend shift production activities, support employee development, and help ensure reliable, compliant, and efficient manufacturing  this role, you will:

Lead assigned-shift production operations and employees to safely maximize results and meet customer demand.

Plan work, schedule and assign personnel, set priorities, communicate expectations, and coach team members toward strong performance and engagement.

Deliver safety, quality, productivity, cost, and people objectives through daily performance management and continuous improvement practices.

Provide first-line production and equipment support, initiate repair work orders, coordinate preventive maintenance activities, and maintain required documentation.

Support compliance activities by following up on complaints, CAPA deviations, audit findings, and corrective actions.

Enforce applicable GMP, Food Safety, Food Defense, safety, sanitation, Kosher, and Halal requirements while supporting cross-functional initiatives and projects.

What You'll Need to Be Successful To succeed in this role, you will bring:

Bachelor's degree in a business or science-related discipline.

One to three years of supervisory experience.

Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Strong team leadership and employee coaching skills.

Effective decision-making and communication skills across organizational levels.

Working knowledge of continuous improvement principles.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Key competencies include:

Safety and quality leadership.

Employee coaching, performance management, and engagement.

Clear communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Problem solving, root cause analysis, and sound decision-making.

Continuous improvement mindset, adaptability, and ownership.

Additional Skills & Interests We Value The following qualifications are preferred but not required:

Technical experience working on, troubleshooting, or operating manufacturing equipment.

Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, or other continuous improvement methodologies.

Interest in driving operational excellence and developing high-performing teams.

What We Offer At Novonesis, you'll join a collaborative team where your leadership and ideas can make a meaningful impact. We offer opportunities to develop your people leadership skills, expand your operational expertise, and contribute to a culture focused on safety, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.

You will work closely with production employees, peer supervisors, site leadership, maintenance, safety professionals, and other cross-functional partners to achieve shared goals and drive successful business outcomes.

Ways of Working / Working Conditions This is an on-site leadership role based in Wausau, Wisconsin.

Shift: Weekends

Hours:

5:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Friday-Sunday Frequent entry into the production environment is required.

Required use of personal…