As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2024 revenue of $3.6 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,500 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets. Learn more at www.hbfuller.com.
Position Overview
The Production Supervisor reports to the Site Manager and is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all production activities to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality operations. The role ensures the delivery of daily production targets, compliance with EHS policies and procedures, and adherence to H.B. Fuller quality standards. Additionally, the position is responsible for leading and guiding production and temporary workers, promoting a safe working environment, and driving operational effectiveness across the team.
Primary Duties
- Plan, organize and prioritize production activities to consistently meet output, cost, quality, and service targets.
- Ensure robust process control and final product quality, including continuous optimization of operating parameters.
- Lead, coach, and develop production teams, ensuring the right capabilities, engagement, and high performance standards.
- Drive recruitment and workforce planning, ensuring adequate staffing and competency levels across all areas.
- Promote a strong safety culture by actively participating in EHS initiatives, ensuring full compliance with policies, and leading by example.
- Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence by identifying productivity and efficiency opportunities and implementing sustainable solutions.
- Contribute to investment decisions, process innovation, and modernization initiatives to enhance operational performance.
- Ensure production operations are cost-effective and aligned with customer requirements, including lead times, service levels, and quality standards.
- Lead and supervise shop floor activities, ensuring discipline, compliance, and adherence to operational standards (including 5S).
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and smooth execution of operations.
- Manage production issues, deviations, and emergencies effectively, ensuring timely resolution and minimal business impact.
- Monitor team performance, conduct regular evaluations, and drive a culture of recognition, accountability, and continuous development.
Minimum Requirements
- Degree in Engineering (chemical, Mechanical or other relevant area)
- +2 years of experience in production supervisor/manager role
- Very good spoken & written English language capability.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and optimize manufacturing processes, including process design and development.
Preferred Requirements
- Experience in manufacturing, preferably within the chemical or adhesives industry.
- Solid knowledge of occupational health, safety, environmental regulations, and local legal requirements is preferred.
- Practical experience with 5S and Lean Six Sigma principles; Green Belt certification is considered an advantage.
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H.B. Fuller is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and proud to have created a collaborative culture where employees around the world are seen, heard, and respected. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or marital status or status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected classification.
H.B. Fuller does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with H.B. Fuller, a written service agreement must be executed by Human Resources prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed service agreement, H.B. Fuller shall not be obligated for payment of any fee or compensation.
Skills Required
- Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or other relevant area)
- 2+ years of experience in production supervisor/manager role
- Very good spoken and written English
- Ability to evaluate and optimize manufacturing processes, including process design and development
- Experience in manufacturing, preferably within the chemical or adhesives industry
- Knowledge of occupational health, safety, and environmental regulations and local legal requirements
- Practical experience with 5S and Lean Six Sigma principles; Green Belt certification advantageous
H.B. Fuller Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about H.B. Fuller and has not been reviewed or approved by H.B. Fuller.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered market-competitive and often characterized as fair for the role rather than top-tier. Positioning appears middle-of-the-market, which feels reasonable for many roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness initiatives, and EAP support. Some roles also receive company support that can significantly offset employee-premium costs.
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Retirement Support — The retirement program combines a 401(k) with employer matching and additional non-elective company contributions. This design provides support beyond a standard match to bolster long-term savings.
H.B. Fuller Insights
What We Do
H.B. Fuller is a leading global adhesives provider focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products to improve products and lives. Your day probably begins and ends with us. Just about everywhere you look – including the windows through which you see and the magazines you read – you’ll find industrial adhesives and sealants produced by H.B. Fuller. Most likely, we made the glue holding together your cereal box, the seals that keep your refrigerator airtight, and the specialty adhesive in your baby’s disposable diaper. While our products are virtually invisible, they play a vital role in ensuring the quality and convenience of modern life. We take pride in working with our customers to add value. At H.B. Fuller, we are committed to connecting what matters, bringing together people, products and processes that answer and solve some of the world's biggest adhesion challenges. Through our reliable, responsive technical service, we create lasting, rewarding connections with customers in the packaging, hygiene, electronic and assembly materials, automotive, paper converting, woodworking, construction, general assembly and consumer goods industries. And, we are committed to building an environment where employees are engaged, challenged and given an opportunity to drive superior results. We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company. With long-term, profitable growth as the ultimate goal, we strive to cultivate an environment that offers stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities
