Production Supervisor

Job Summary

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact across production, warehouse, and inventory operations? IFF is a global company in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences, delivering sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Scent: We create fragrance solutions used in products around the world.

The role is based in Midrand , South Africa and is an on-site position.

You will be part of the Production Operations team, working with production, material flow, warehouse activities, and dispatch processes to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant site operations.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Coordinate daily production activities to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations.
• Execute production schedules and adjust priorities to meet operational and customer requirements.
• Monitor production performance and address operational issues when needed.
• Oversee material receipt, storage, staging, issuing, movement, and dispatch activities.
• Ensure production materials are available when required for site operations.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through stock control practices, cycle counts, physical inventory activities, and ERP system transactions.
• Coordinate material flow between warehouse and production areas.
• Ensure warehouse activities, including receiving, storage, handling, and dispatch, are completed according to site requirements.
• Maintain compliance with quality standards, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), safety procedures, and material traceability requirements.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience coordinating production, warehouse, inventory, or material handling activities.
• Experience working with frontline operational teams.
• Knowledge of inventory management, stock control, warehouse operations, and material handling processes.
• Experience using SAP or a comparable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is preferred.
• Good planning, organization, communication, and issue-resolution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy, quality, and compliance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and operational systems.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experience in a start-up, expansion, or greenfield manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with safety, quality, and continuous improvement programs in manufacturing operations.
• Experience working across Production, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Warehouse functions.

Why Choose Us?

• Gain experience in production operations within a global manufacturing organization.
• Work with production, warehouse, inventory, material handling, and dispatch processes.
• Develop knowledge of manufacturing systems, ERP processes, and site operations.
• Work with experienced colleagues across Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance.
• Be part of a workplace focused on safety, quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to reliable site operations and products used by customers around the world.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more