At Danone, manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Production Supervisor-Night Shift based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Job Summary
This role is responsible for all aspects of leading and managing the night shift production teams in a complex, fast-paced environment. The Production Supervisor-Night Shift ensures daily, weekly, and monthly performance targets are met across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, Nature, and Growth, while developing team capabilities and sustaining an Integrated Work Systems (IWS) culture.

Key Responsibilities

As a key member of our team, you will play an important role in driving our mission forward. The following responsibilities outline the core expectations and contributions for this position:

• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to night shift production teams, including performance feedback, recognition, and development.
• Ensure adherence to all Safety and Quality standards, policies, and procedures; drive a culture where safety and food quality are non-negotiable.
• Lead daily Direction Setting using SQCDMN metrics to align the team on priorities and deliver night shift KPIs.
• Monitor night shift performance, lead corrective actions, and ensure production information boards, DMS, and KPIs are consistently updated and reviewed.
• Analyze short- and long-term data trends; lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities using IWS/CI tools to restore and sustain base conditions.
• Support and deploy Danone Integrated Work Systems (IWS), including Defect Handling, Centerlining, Clean–Inspect–Lubricate (CIL), Breakdown Elimination, and Step-Up Card development.
• Partner with Maintenance to prioritize and coordinate technical work on night shift, reduce downtime, and ensure effective execution of planned and unplanned interventions.
• Develop and execute staffing and scheduling plans to remove bottlenecks, optimize labor utilization, and ensure on-time, in-full delivery of production plans.
• Champion the deployment of business systems, standard work, and visual management to drive consistency and accountability across the night shift.
• Communicate effectively across all levels (operations, maintenance, quality, logistics, and leadership) to ensure seamless shift handoffs and alignment on issues impacting performance.
• Manage employee relations matters on the night shift in partnership with HR, ensuring fair and consistent application of policies and supporting an inclusive, engaging work environment.

Physical Demands

• Standing and walking for extended periods within a manufacturing environment.
• Frequent movement between production lines, stairs, and platforms.
• Occasional lifting, carrying, or moving materials and equipment up to 25 lbs.
• Use of required personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety shoes, hearing protection, and eye protection.

Work Environment

• Work is performed in a food and beverage manufacturing environment with exposure to:
• Moderate noise levels, moving machinery, and wet or humid conditions in some areas.
• Temperature variations depending on processing area.
• Work schedules may need to adjust periodically to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation as business needs dictate.

Engagement in our Integrated Work Systems

Ensure adherence to plant standards and procedures (including but not limited to GMP, AIB, FDA, IWS, Quality, Safety, Finance, ISO, HOPE, Danone Behaviors, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE). As a fundamental piece of the organization, your responsibility is to participate and own the implementation and deployment of IWS system and its pillars (Leadership foundation, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE; Autonomous Maintenance; planned Maintenance; Focused Improvement; Education and Training; Environmental, Health and Safety; Quality; Organization; Supply Network; Early Equipment Management) with the objective of owning your space, owning your performance (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, Nature) and owning your continuous improvement.    

Compensation & Benefits:

Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.    

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of education, experience, and skills that enable them to excel in this position. The following qualifications outline what we’re looking for, including both required and preferred criteria:

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, operations management required.
• In lieu of degree, 4+ years of relevant supervisory experience in manufacturing required.
• Experience with lean manufacturing or continuous improvement methodologies (IWS, TPM, Six Sigma) preferred.
• Leadership experience in a union environment is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong transformational leadership skills with demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams is required.
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate across all levels of the organization is required.
• Proven ability to manage priorities, make sound decisions based on business needs, and drive accountability is preferred.
• Experience with inventory management and warehouse/production systems such as SAP is preferred.
• Ability to coach, mentor, and develop employees, fostering engagement and continuous improvement is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and drive corrective actions is required.
• Ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment as business needs dictate.  Work schedules could include nights, weekends and/or holidays to provide the ability to support as needed. 

Danone U.S. is part of Danone North America, a purpose-driven company and an industry leader in the food and beverage category. You’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world. Our strong portfolio of brands includes: Activia®, DanActive®, Danimals®, Dannon®, evian®, Follow Your Heart®, Happy Family® Organics, International Delight®, Light + Fit®, Nutricia ®, Oikos®, Silk®, So Delicious® Dairy Free,  STōK® Cold Brew Coffee ®, Too Good & Co™, and YoCrunch®. 

With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., Danone North America's mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible. 

You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working to make sure our company creates real value for people and the planet. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here.

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