Production Supervisor

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.

In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Join us as our next Production Supervisor reporting to our Production Manager. You will provide support by controling and coordinating the production operations within specific area or section of a plant to ensure that intermediate or finished flavor products are delivered according to established production specifications, schedules and quality standards.

Location:Bedford Park, IL

This is a second shift position

Salary expectation based on technical experience: 95,287.00 - 106,463.00 usd

In this exciting role you will do:

Production Management

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  Prepare the assigned production area to meet the production schedules and targets.

  
  
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  Control inventory to ensure the availability of materials required for the operation.

  
  
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  Monitor the volume and quality of output and adjust tasks, timing, equipment set-up, so that productionspecifications are met and resources are used efficiently.

  
  
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  Protect plant assets and the implementation of internal control regulations.

  
  
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  Prepare production reports so that performance problems can be identified and resolved.

  
  

Production Processes

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  Define manufacturing processes for a specific area following safety, EHS standards andefficiency/productivity requirements.

  
  
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  Propose ideas for the continuous improvement program in the area.

  
  
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  Take care on necessary capacity improvements to fulfill the demand evolution and prevent new assetinvestments.

  
  
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  Owner of Lean program roll out and team meetings.

  
  

People Management

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  Manage staff to ensure that all production tasks are performed, and all machines and equipment operated,safely.

  
  
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  Document performance and provide ongoing feedback (eg, conducting mid-year and end-year reviews),addressing behavior and job performance issues, recommending hiring and annual salary increases.

  
  
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  Train new workers in our operating procedures and standards.

  
  

Required Qualifications:

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  Vocational diploma in Technical Engineering, Supply Chain or related discipline.

  
  
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  8+ years of experience in food manufacturing with exposure to quality or materials process management.

  
  
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  2+ years of progressive experience in people management.

  
  
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  Production Software background Nat_base/SAP.

  
  
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  Knowledge of project management principles.

  
  

What We Can Offer You:

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.Diversity of perspectives fuels innovation and fosters deeper connections with our employees, customers, and partners. At Givaudan, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment where every individual's voice is valued and has the power to shape our world. Join us in making a difference together.