diff --git a/client/src/App/App.styles.scss b/client/src/App/App.styles.scss
index 7ee64f7f1..bcf6fc843 100644
--- a/client/src/App/App.styles.scss
+++ b/client/src/App/App.styles.scss
@@ -124,3 +124,7 @@
     z-index: 2 !important;
   }
 }
+
+.react-kanban-column {
+  background-color: #ddd !important;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/components/production-board-filters/production-board-filters.component.jsx b/client/src/components/production-board-filters/production-board-filters.component.jsx
index 017efed88..16bc72fea 100644
--- a/client/src/components/production-board-filters/production-board-filters.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/production-board-filters/production-board-filters.component.jsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export function ProductionBoardFilters({
             }}
           />
           <EmployeeSearchSelectComponent
+            style={{ minWidth: "20rem" }}
             options={bodyshop.employees.filter((e) => e.active)}
             value={filter.employeeId}
             placeholder={t("production.labels.employeesearch")}