Supervisor, Material Handling- 1st Shift

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method, Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day, Babyganics and Ecover. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If you're into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Step into a leadership role at SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands as the Material Handling Supervisor at our vibrant Chicago-based manufacturing facility, the Southside Soapbox (SSSB). You'll be at the heart of operations, setting the pace for performance, ensuring compliance, and translating plant initiatives into meaningful action. With a sharp focus on accountability and team engagement, you'll partner closely with the Materials Manager to drive continuous improvement projects that make a real impact. Your strategic insights will shape KPI reporting and help push operational excellence to new heights.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage deployment of finished goods staging lanes to external distribution centers, including overflow movement

• Ensure efficient and accurate material replenishment to the production lines, and returns to inventory locations including storage trailer movement and accuracy

• Drive 5S, quality, safety and performance monitoring, utilizing safety reviews, daily audits, real time updates and inspections to ensure that standards and procedures are maintained and followed at all times. Responsible for the implementation, training and reporting of all new and established procedures and issues

• Identify needs, provide proper training (OSHA Compliant Forklift Certification) and update certification records for team

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU WILL BRING

• Bachelors Degree

• 3+ years of experience in warehousing/materials field with at least 2+ year experience in a people leadership capacity

• 1+ years experience with ERP systems such as SAP

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship for full-time employment.

• Ability to work first shift hours (5:45 AM - 2:15 PM CT, M-F) occasional weekends

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Creative problem solver, capable of driving solutions to challenging opportunities

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage great autonomy and lead a team-focused effort

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple priorities required by the department workload

• Excellent collaboration / customer service skills

• Communicates well at all levels of the organization

• Proactive approach and work ethic appropriate for a fast-paced, team-oriented, growing company

• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office, Excel and Outlook

• Must be flexible to work weekends and overtime as needed

• Sense of humor, a positive outlook with a "can-do" attitude!

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Full time Monday-Friday with expectation to be available for plant wide meetings or trainings outside of office hours

• Availability for periodically scheduled Saturday OT

• Full-time, hourly (overtime eligible)

• This role is in Chicago, IL (Southside)

• Onsite, 5 days a week requirement

• This role is not offering relocation assistance

BENEFITS AND PERKS

At Lifestyle Brands, we handle our team members with careand provide a variety of benefit offerings to build a supportive environment at work and beyond.

• Subsidized health insurance benefits package

• Competitive vacation + holiday bundle

• Generous retirement match + pre-tax savings options

• Dedicated volunteer time, to be a force for good

• Pioneering events + experiences that build team connection (...ask us about the Packaging Olympics, Bubble Bash, Ping Pong Tournament + more!)

• Access to discounted/free products

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.

Sure, there's always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we strive to create a positive, inclusive and unique workplace. We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

Accommodation Requests

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at 262-260-3343 or email your request to SCJHR@scj.com. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Download the EEO is the Law posterfor more information.