Production Optimization Specialist

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There’s many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination 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.

As a Production Optimization Specialist, reporting to the Production Manager you will support production at the site through managing projects on productivity, problem solving and driving efficiencies.

This position is 100% on site based in our Devon site, in Florence, Kentucky.

Responsibilities:

Production Problem Resolution

• Lead main production problem resolution initiatives.
• Use necessary tools and other data sources to collect and analyze data and make fact-based decisions and recommendations on next steps.
• Work with appropriate teams to resolve issues.
• Report progress to key stakeholders.
• Communicate lessons learned and share best practices across the site and region.
• Ensure department completes action items as a result of audits.

Project Support

• Assist department managers with projects. Responsibilities may include working with project managers and sponsors on completing existing projects, such as forecast accuracy, cycle time improvements, production efficiencies, 5S, and best practice implementation.
• Participate in special project assignments and in interdepartmental teams as assigned.

Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who thrives being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then come and join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile requires:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• At least 3 years' experience in a flavor-related or batch process manufacturing environment.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification.
• Technical background including an understanding of department's production process, processing equipment, products produced and basic product components.
• Proficient in SAP.
• Understanding of GMP, AIB and HACCP criteria.