Job Description
Syrup Room Supervisor - Night Shift
THE RAUCH FAMILY:
Grew up big but still small: founded in 1919 in Austria, we are a 4th generation family owned business. Our constant ambition for the highest quality made RAUCH what it is today – a worldwide leading beverage company.YOUR ROLE IN THE FAMILY:
- Lead Mixing and Rail Receiving/Offloading operations to safely and efficiently meet production schedules and material requirements
- Maintain a strong floor presence to identify and resolve issues in real time while ensuring First-Time Quality product is delivered to all filling lines with a goal of zero “Waiting on Product” downtime
- Drive a strong safety culture by ensuring employees follow safety procedures, GMPs, quality standards, and housekeeping expectations
- Identify and address unsafe conditions and behaviors while reinforcing safe work practices
- Own the safe and timely receiving and offloading of raw materials to ensure material availability align with production needs
- Ensure rail operations are properly planned and executed while maintaining safety, efficiency, and material availability
- Build and maintain a capable, engaged, and accountable team
- Establish clear expectations, provide coaching and performance feedback, develop employee skills, and ensure staffing levels support production requirements
- Maintain competency matrices, qualification plans, cross-training programs, and development pathways to ensure operational flexibility and business continuity
- Partner closely with Maintenance to troubleshoot equipment issues, identify recurring problems, and coordinate repairs
- Proactively plan equipment downtime and preventive maintenance activities to allow Maintenance to complete necessary work with minimal to no impact to filling line production
- Consistently delivers First-Time Quality product to all filling lines while achieving the goal of zero “Waiting on Product” downtime
- Maintains a strong safety culture with consistent compliance to safety procedures, GMPs, quality standards, and housekeeping expectations
- Effectively plans and executes shift operations to meet production schedules, material requirements, and departmental priorities
- Maintains strong team performance through clear expectations, accountability, coaching, employee development, and effective communication
- Proactively coordinates with Maintenance to troubleshoot equipment issues and schedule repairs and PMs with minimal impact to production
- Ensures raw materials are received, offloaded, and made available safely and efficiently to support uninterrupted production
- Identifies and implements opportunities to improve operational efficiency, equipment reliability, product quality, and overall team performance
- Effectively communicates operational priorities, production status, issues, and shift handoffs to ensure alignment across departments and shifts
- Maintains an accurate competency matrix and development path for every operator, ensuring required training is completed, current, and proactively addressed before it becomes a safety, performance, or compliance exposure
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR TO JOIN OUR FAMILY?
- Required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Preferred: Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related field
- Three or more years of experience in manufacturing, production, processing, or material-handling environment
- Previous leadership, lead operator, or supervisory experience with responsibility for directing employees and daily operations
- Experience working with equipment troubleshooting, maintenance coordination, and production downtime planning
- Experience working in an environment where safety, quality, productivity, and adherence to procedures are critical to business performance
- Experience in beverage, food, chemical, or other high-volume process manufacturing
- Experience with liquid blending, batching, mixing, filtration, ingredient handling, or similar process operations
- Experience with rail receiving, railcar unloading, bulk material handling, or logistics operations
- Experience with preventive maintenance planning and coordination with Maintenance teams
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, root-cause analysis, or other continuous improvement methods
- Formal supervisory, leadership, or manufacturing-related training
- Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and hold teams accountable for operational performance
- Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, process control, material handling, and production flow
- Strong understanding of GMP requirements, food safety principles, quality systems, and workplace safety standards
- Strong planning, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in a fast-paced production environment
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with employees at all organizational levels
- Ability to monitor production performance, identify issues, and take timely corrective action
- Ability to use production systems, computerized equipment interfaces, and standard business software
- Ability to work a 12-hour schedule, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as required
- Lean Manufacturing Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent
- Leadership or supervisory development certification
- Forklift or industrial equipment certifications as applicable
Our Benefits:
- Employer with track record of success for over 100 years
- Safe job in expanding company with high US growth rate
- Flat hierarchies as well as a culture of trust
- Structured on-boarding and recognition of your talents
- Professional and on-the-job training plus experienced team
- Equal career opportunities in a leading beverage company
- Performance-oriented and competitive salary
- 401(k) Plan
- Group Health Benefits (medical, dental and vision)
- Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Paid Time off
- Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Holiday Pay
- Employee Referral Program
- Employee of the Month
- Social Events
- Free Gym Membership
- Free Fresh Fruits every week
- Canteen with high quality meals and healthy food options
- RAUCH is exclusive producer of Red Bull. Come to work and you can drink as much as you want
- Modern production facilities and offices with high quality equipment and air-conditioned production halls
- Plenty of covered and uncovered parking spaces, motorcycle spaces and charging stations on site
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
- Works in a manufacturing environment
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to: talk, hear, reach with hands and arms, grasp, pick, lift, stand, walk, and perform repetitive motions. The employee must frequently lift and /or move 50 pounds. The employee is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as operate production machines where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach
- This position is exposed to occupational hazards, including but not limited to high noise levels, physical obstacles, exposure to chemicals, etc.
- Must wear appropriate safety glasses, hearing protection, clothing, and footwear in appropriate areas and follow safety practices
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds
- Work Night Shift schedule
You live the Rauch Spirit?
About Rauch
That's RAUCH
Ever since our foundation in 1919, we have remained an Austrian family business for four generations now. Our motivated staff members and the constant strife for high quality form the basis for our success, making RAUCH not only a family friendly company but also one of the leading fruit juice producers in Europe.
Strategic Business Sections
In total, the RAUCH Group occupies three strategic business fields. Besides the production and sales of the RAUCH brands from HAPPY DAY to BRAVO, NATIVA and RAUCH ICETEA, RAUCH is also firmly established in the so-called business to business area.
Within this branch, the company RAUCH carries the role of a producer and sales company for international purchasers of fruit juice concentrates and half-finished products.
The third field concerns commissioned fillings. As a service provider, RAUCH fills for other producers of beverages with the proper high-tech filling installation for cans, PET (plastic) and glass bottles.