Crush Operations Supervisor — Safety & Efficiency Leader

Bunge; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Parental leave & fertility coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Generous PTO

Job summary

Bunge in Decatur, AL is seeking a supervisor for the Crush operations who will oversee day-to-day production, support the Production Manager, and drive safety and productivity on shift.

You will manage shift activities across crush, refinery, packaging, warehouse, and boiler house, ensure sanitation and food safety compliance, and report on productivity improvements. A Bachelor’s degree in engineering or 5+ years in related operations are required, with willingness to work odd hours and weekends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical engineering or related field or equivalent progressive experience of 5+ years in soybean crushing, oil refining, oil packaging operations, or related and applicable activities in support of industrial operations is required
• Proficiency with basic computer skills, including Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word and other technical software packages, as needed
• Ability to work odd hours, weekends and rotating shift schedule required

Responsibilities

• Cultivate a safety culture where unsafe acts are not tolerated and employees and management have a common goal of zero injuries.
• Oversee assigned department production shift activities (crush, refinery, packaging, warehouse, boiler house, and/or elevator) to ensure operations are running at the highest levels of efficiency.
• Commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site's food safety management system; and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure assigned shift is compliant with sanitation requirements. May provide support in the monthly sanitation inspections and implementation of any corrective actions as necessary.
• Track and report shift productivity improvements.
• Approve daily reports and KPRs for the assigned shift.
• Report and trouble shoot operations issues.
• Provide input to the Production Manager and/or Plant Manager to plan annual shutdowns.
• Support Process Safety Management programs, where applicable.
• Work with the Safety/Environmental Manager to ensure compliance of assigned shift in all aspects.
• Help develop and drive Operations Excellence Plans to meet safety, quality and production goals and show continuous improvement in assigned shift.
• Support the continuous improvement activities and act as a change agent for any changes that occur in the assigned shift.
• Monitor KPR’s and help develop plans to bring assigned shift in line with Operations Excellence goals.
• Periodically participate in the daily production meetings to remain informed and ensure that the assigned shift operations activities are aligned.
• Participate in personnel investigations and recommend corrective actions as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Bunge in Decatur, AL is seeking a supervisor for the Crush operations who will oversee day-to-day production, support the Production Manager, and drive safety and productivity on shift.

You will manage shift activities across crush, refinery, packaging, warehouse, and boiler house, ensure sanitation and food safety compliance, and report on productivity improvements. A Bachelor’s degree in engineering or 5+ years in related operations are required, with willingness to work odd hours and weekends.