Manufacturing Production Manager Jobs in Appleton, WI

7/10/26
Country: United States
Job Location: Little Chute
Job Family: Industrial Operations
Type of contract: Unlimited-term
Working mode:
Job Id: 53741
Production Supervisor
At Bel, we are not just a company-we are a company on a Mission, built on 160 years of bold innovation, family values, and a commitment to social purpose. With beloved brands like Babybel®, GoGo squeeZ®, The Laughing Cow®, and Boursin®, our snacking solutions bring more than joy; they want to serve as a force for good. Our U.S. Mission? To help close the critical 80% nutrition gap by making it easier for Americans to eat more fruits, veggies, and dairy as part of their daily lives.
The company has headquarters in Chicago and New York City and operates 4 manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI; Brookings, SD; Traverse City, MI; and Nampa, ID. #IWorkForAllForGood
Job Description Summary
Reporting to the Production Manager, the Production Supervisor is responsible for the manufacturing of the finished products while respecting all the legal, union and customer requirements. This position is ultimately responsible for 30+ employees.
This Supervisor role will work a regular schedule of Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm and will support 1st and 2nd shift. The position will cover time off for 1st and 2nd shift supervisors and may work up to 3-5 Saturdays throughout the year.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and direct work crews to safely and effectively produce a quality product.
• Coordinate with work crews to anticipate needs of production line and ensure regular status checks for each production line, including safety, quality, productivity, mechanical issues, training, operating procedures and/or employee matters.
• Monitor production levels throughout the shift against production schedule, while maintaining quality standards for the customer and consumer.
• Ensure products meet quality standards, including knowledge of batch formulas, packing and labeling standards, involving numerous types and styles of packages.
• Maintains daily checklists for line workers: safety, quality, machinery and production levels. Also maintains daily production level records for each operation supervised.
• Drive and participate in continuous improvement activities (PCS).
• Responsible for obtaining defined production KPI's and daily production goals.
• Responsible for handling employee related matters including but not limited to scheduling, distributing daily work assignments, accurate time and attendance and vacation approvals, addressing employee relations matters, coaching and training and conducting job evaluations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Safety, Environmental and Quality

• Follows all safety rules and procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others.
• Follows all environmental protocols as applicable to the job.
• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy.
• Follow all food safety procedures.
• Maintains a sanitary and safe work area; performs housekeeping duties as necessary and/or required.
• Detects potentially hazardous conditions and problems and takes appropriate action to report and/or correct.

Knowledge and Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Industrial Management or other related field with at least 1 year of experience in production supervision is preferred.
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in production supervision and/or lead in a manufacturing environment.
• High School diploma is required.
• Supervisory experience in dairy processing and/or food manufacturing is preferred.

• Intermediate computer skills required with MS Office experience preferred.

• Demonstrated continuous improvement experiences (optimize production, reducing downtime and waste) is preferred.
• Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a coaching mentality.

• Ability to speak Spanish is preferred.

Performance Expectations: Confidentiality, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and thoroughness of work performed; ability to gain the trust and respect of senior management, management team at the facility and employees, maintain the integrity of confidential business and product information; ability to communicate effectively and develop good working relationships with employees at all levels of the company, ability to work with and through others is essential to accomplish goals and objectives of the Company.
Working Conditions: Work is performed largely in a manufacturing environment. Hours of work will generally be during regular plant business hours with at least 40 hours a week and may be any shift. At times there will be some variation in work hours due to special projects, deadlines and other concerns.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical requirements (Amount of time in an 8 hour day)
Stand/Walk
☐ None ☐ 1-4 Hours ☐ 4-6 Hours ☒ 6 or more
Sit
☐ None ☒ 1-4 Hours ☐ 4-6 Hours ☐ 6 or more
Drive Forklift - Prime Mover
☒ None ☐ 1-3 Hours ☐ 3-5 Hours ☐ 5 or more
Repetitive Hand Motion
☒Simple Grasping: 25%
☒Fine Manipulation: 20%
☒Pushing and Pulling: 20%
Frequent
Occasionally
Not at all
Bend
X
Squat
X
Climb
X
Twist Body
X
Environmental Conditions
☒ Hot ☒ Cold ☒ Temperature ☒ Wet ☒ Dusty ☒ Noisy
Lifting Requirement
☐ Sedentary Work
Lifting 10 pounds maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying articles as dockets, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.
☒ Light Work
Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job is in this category when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree or when it involves sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling of arm and/ or leg controls.
☐ Medium Work
Lifting of 50 pounds maximum with the frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
☐ Very Heavy Work
Lifting objects 100 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more. Team lift is required for objects weighing over 50 pounds.
Protective Equipment: Employees must wear safety glasses, non-slip safety toe shoes, protective gloves, hair net, Tyvex gown, and ear protection, as required.
Relationships: Has strong relationships with Production Scheduler, Inventory and Maintenance.
Acknowledgement: This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employee assigned to this position. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to the job. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management. All requirements are subject to change over time and to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.