Production Supervisor-1

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

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Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.

Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

Each Roquette employee, regardless of location should commit and act, under all circumstances, in accordance to the values and principles of the Group Code of Conduct / Ethics, as well as Quality & Safety policies.

Position Purpose

The Shift Supervisor will be cross trained on all areas of Production.

In general, plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing Pea protein in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Supervise and direct production of Pea Protein using materials, methods, processes, and procedures as adopted by management for the safety and productivity of the plant and all employees and contractors.

This position has to be able to take fill in for all supervisor position in the workshop in daily base or Shift base

Accountable for day-to-day crew results including safety, productivity, quality, etc. Accountable for long-term development of team and team members to build depth of capability for improved results.

Accountable for delivering both short and long term team results around initiatives set by Head of Production around safety, KPIs, continuous improvement, etc.

The person will have to learn the process to be able to supervise the production shift crews.

Key Accountabilities

SAFETY

• Accountable for the safety of their team
• Accountable for promptly identifying and addressing unsafe conditions or behaviors
• Accountable for timely and complete investigations, remedying safety concerns, educating employee on hazards and risk mitigation
• Accountable to ensure effective safety meetings and toolbox talks, with involvement from employees and sharing of relevant information to keep employees safe
• Accountable for ensuring employees receive adequate training to safely perform their duties
• Accountable for employees’ adherence / compliance to SOP, Roquette Safety Expectations, safe work practices and risk mitigation tools
• Accountable for meeting housekeeping standards in all the Production departments.

OPERATIONS

• Cross train on all departments and provide back up when the other area supervisors and shift supervisors are sick or on vacation.
• Accountable for maximizing overall Operations results on throughput, uptime, efficiencies, and usages
• Accountable to develop a first set of maintenance competencies in workshop, LOTO, Work Permits, etc.
• Accountable to develop analytical tasks in workshop
• Accountable for driving bottom up Roquette Production initiatives
• Accountable for completion and quality of routine check sheets, tasks, etc.
• Accountable for informing Head of Production of current, potential equipment failures
• Execute plans for scheduled down days, shut down, etc.
• Accountable for troubleshooting equipment failures, determining work around and reporting deficiencies, problems to Head of Production.
• Work with Maintenance, Engineering and other departments on issues.

QUALITY

• Accountable to take action / adjust variables to meet quality and productivity standards
• Accountable for product meeting defined quality standards for operations.
• Accountable for engaging and resolving quality issues with QC staff and / or Head of Quality

PEOPLE

• Accountable for developing the SOPs, Routine Procedures, training content, Learning Paths for operations team.
• Accountable for ensuring shifts operate at full complement and ensures shifts are properly resourced including maximizing effectiveness through cross-training etc.
• Accountable for exercising effective leadership leverage potential by engaging commitment, aligning judgment, and developing capabilities
• Accountable for performance management including discipline, reviews, development for operators / crew members on Team
• Accountable for selecting, onboarding, and training operators / crew members in order to develop bench strength to fill current / future needs
• Address employee concerns, issues and solve disputes within defined guidelines and policies

Specificities :

• Participate in continuous improvement programs
• Understand and respect the rules concerning safety, quality, hygiene and the environment.
• Maintain confidentiality in all matters pertaining to the Roquette Pea processing plant and its operations.

Functional competencies

• Very safety conscious
• Ability to collaborate with Process Engineer for process driven projects
• Strong communication skills are required to work effectively with internal stakeholders.
• Strong leader to lead the technical plant performance and train the operational team
• Results driven
• Strong problem-solving skills
• High degree of self-discipline
• Very safety conscious
• Ability to collaborate with Process Engineer for process driven projects
• Strong communication skills are required to work effectively with internal stakeholders.
• Strong leader to lead the technical plant performance and train the operational team
• Results driven
• Strong problem-solving skills
• High degree of self-discipline

Technical Applicative competencies

• Good Analytical skills and ability to look for technical solutions to all process related problems.
• Strong engineering knowledge and familiarity with experimental design and statistical data analysis.
• Ability to get cross trained on different operations areas.

Qualifications / Requirements

Education : Chemical engineering Diploma or degree

Experience : 3-5 years’ experience supervising hourly production team members in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Specific requirements : Person must be available to do extended hours (evenings and weekends) based on production needs.

Must be willing to be on call’.

Must be available to work 12 hour shifts.

Business Trips (Percentage) : 0%

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