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Manufacturing Supervisor (Nights) - Liquid I.V.

Unilever · Jefferson City, MO

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Manufacturing
Base pay
$71k–$107k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
3+ years
Industry
Food & beverage
Posted
2 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor manufacturing role at Unilever (food & beverage) in Jefferson City, MO. As a Manufacturing Supervisor you will be leading teams in the biggest UNILEVER Personal care factory in North America.

They ask for
3+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause
Base pay
$71k–$107k
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Production Supervisor roles in Missouri: typical posted base $71k–$107k. This one lists $71k–$107k.

Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 12 production supervisor openings in Missouri, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Missouri plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 7 other live manufacturing postings in Missouri.

Experience asked
Typical (3+ years)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 75%
  • Lean 38%
  • ✓ Root cause 25%
  • CNC 25%
  • Tooling 25%
  • Union environment 25%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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This plant: Unilever in Jefferson City

3 other open roles at this site · 1 person we found in manufacturing roles at Unilever.

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Key responsibilities

  • ◆Drive the Unilever safety systems/culture on the factory floor ensuring compliance to all regulatory, plant safety rules and other programs such as LOTO and risk assessments.
  • ◆Drive compliance to quality standards through training, educating teams on the floor as per the existing standards. Ensuring all risks are evaluated and proper support is available to navigate quality concerns.
  • ◆Provide guidance in root cause analysis for quality and safety incidents and establishes countermeasures to mitigate recurrence.
  • ◆Drive productivity through execution of factory operating systems in all areas, ensuring resources are directed as per the business priorities/urgency
  • ◆Sets and delivers the business targets such as Operational reliability, PM & AM compliance, and operational waste.
  • ◆Guide the teams during equipment breakdown, documenting breakdown details, and assigning relevant resources for resolution.
  • ◆Sets and delivers plan to deliver the medium term and long-term business targets.
  • ◆Tracks performance indicators such as operational efficiency, changeover losses along with cost, escalates and directs resources as per the priorities.
  • ◆Builds capabilities in teams through engagement and ensuring hiring, training and communication is always in place.
  • ◆Shares consistent and on time feedback to the teams, ensures the performance, attendance standards are always met.
  • ◆Shares and builds development plans for employees when performance gaps are identified through regular performance reviews
  • ◆Fosters a culture of positive employee relations, builds capability, recognizes gaps, and acts to help resolve those gaps
  • ◆Leads the execution of WCM principles, guidelines on the floor and participates/leads in focused improvement projects.

WHAT MAKES YOU A FIT?

You’re a leader: Ability to develop teams in dynamic, fast, and complex work environment.

You’re a Culture change champion: Able to adapt quickly and constantly works with multiple teams to deliver best outcome

You win through teams : People, Process, performance is how you deliver targets

You’re a Paradox Navigator: manages multiple workstreams, able to prioritize in the right areas to deliver the needs of the business

Requirements

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree or 1-3 years’ leadership experience in manufacturing environment.
  • ✓Excellent communication skills and passion for continuous improvement.
  • ✓Ability to clearly articulate and analyze complex operational details.
  • ✓Strong leadership skill, ability to share clear, consistent, accountable, and actionable feedback.

Pay: The pay range for this position is $71,400 to $107,200. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications,

qualifications

and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI) : This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do . We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com . Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at establishment.

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JOB TITLE: Manufacturing Supervisor - 12hr Night Shift

HOURS: 6pm - 6:15am, 2/2/3 schedule

Job purpose

As a Manufacturing Supervisor you will be leading teams in the biggest UNILEVER Personal care factory in North America. You will lead teams across the factory. You will develop teams and deliver through teams. You will champion Factory Operating system practices across all areas of the factory. You will uphold safety as a value in the factory and will ensure compliance to quality is always a priority. You will lead teams to deliver productivity and other business targets through the execution of manufacturing processes.

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