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.

Reporting to the Production Process Manager within our Manufacturing Team located in Hanover you will supervise the activities and areas directly associated with liquids production including compounding, replenishment, automat-ed systems, bulk storage and dispensing areas to ensure safe, quality and timely production.

You will organize staff and material flow to optimize plant performance. Trains and coaches staff to achieve department and organization goals.

You will summarize shift activities and leave clear, concise information on any issues that need to be ad-dressed by supervisors and group leaders on other shifts.

THIS WILL BE A THIRD SHIFT POSITION.

Your core responsibilities will be :

Supervises Group Leaders and hourly staff and their daily activities to ensure the timely production of liquid com-pounds.

Organizes staff and material flow to optimize performance. Assists Schedulers with prioritizing shop orders based on production capacity and customer demands.

Oversees replenishment activity and material movement into and out of production. Directs dispensing and processing functions.

Monitors batch yields and initiates adjustments when necessary. Identifies root cause for pro-duction delays and takes corrective action as needed.

Works with QC to resolve manufacturing or material problems. Adjusts finished compounds to comply with Quality Control specifications.

Responsible for investigating any production non-conformances and customer com-plaints. Initiates corrective action where appropriate.

Assists in the development and implementation of various cost reduction techniques in order to maximize product profitability.

Investigates new equipment and methods to upgrade manufacturing and efficiency and makes recommendations to management.

Maintains accurate and timely Production and Inventory records. Ensures that all production and inventory transactions are reported accurately.

Trains staff to identify and correct problems. Coordinates with Ware-house in obtaining on-time delivery of materials necessary for production.

Ensures compliance with operational safety, environmental protection, industrial hygiene, and GMP standards. Coordinates removal of waste.

Trains staff in safety and standard operating procedures (e.g. sampling, mixing, packing, flashpoint, flammables, etc.).

Develops staff; implements cross training for staff to ensure proper techniques and greater productivity. Moni-tors and enforces work rules, attendance, timecards and all policies and procedures.

Monitors performance and institutes corrective action where necessary.

You?

Are you someone who wants to shape your world? Then come join us - and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes :

• 5+ years of experience in production with exposure to quality and / or materials process management.
• Prior Management experience strongly preferred
• College degree
• Strong SAP background.
• Good knowledge of project management principles.
• Production software experience is a plus

Benefits :

• Medical, dental and vision plan.
• Annual bonus.
• High matching 401k

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 drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.