Manufacturing & Production Shift Supervisor

Tate & Lyle; Van Buren (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tate & Lyle is seeking a Manufacturing & Production Shift Supervisor to bridge plant operations, maintenance, and management while ensuring safety, quality, training, and production goals are met. The role emphasizes strong safety practices, issue resolution, and team leadership across multiple shifts.

The position requires hands-on supervision of daily tasks, permit system familiarity, and the ability to train staff on matrix and skill blocks, with a focus on equipment operation and process

Qualifications

• Must be free from any performance improvement plans.
• Must be fully qualified in all process areas within the plant.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the team operates in a safe manner.
• Assign daily tasks to team members.
• Communicates effectively with management and team.
• Write and train on permit systems.
• Operate and train employees on matrix and skill blocks.
• Maintain boiler operator and waste treatment licenses.
• Oversee daily activities and ensure tasks are completed.
• Participate in meetings to discuss improvements.
• Assist team in troubleshooting equipment.
• Provide daily shift reports.
• Perform signoffs and verifications for supervisors.
• Conduct periodic inventory reviews.

Skills

PIP free

Fully qualified in plant

Job description

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries, operating various locations around the world. Through large scale, efficient manufacturing plants, Tate & Lyle turns raw materials into distinctive, high-quality ingredients. The ingredients and solutions add taste, texture, nutrition, and increased functionality to products that millions of people around the world use or consume every day. We are the secret ingredient to make food extraordinary in some of the world's best loved brands.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Manufacturing & Production Shift Supervisor serves as a key link between the plant operation areas, the maintenance group, and plant management to ensure the most appropriate resources are engaged in problem resolution and the operation areas are meeting safety, quality, training, and production goals.

SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES - EHSQ CRITICAL ROLE LEVEL 2

Protecting our people and the environment is foundational to our business. Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment, Health, Food Safety and Quality comply with all EHSQ policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work. Every team member is accountable for working safely and complying with all EHSQS policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work and are expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work. Included in this is abidance with our Life Saving Principles (LSP's) and our STOP WORK AUTHORITY which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety, prevent serious injury loss of life. Responsible for quality and food safety within their realm of control. Level 2 - Important Role: Drive EHSQ excellence culture and improvements in area of responsibility EHSQMS Element owner support Focus on EHSQ systems, policies, procedures, and their effects on day-to-day operations. Audit and review EHSQ effectiveness in area

All employees are responsible for:

• Compliance with procedures that implement the requirements of the EHSQ policies and procedures.
• Being responsible for their own actions.
• Carrying out their work in a manner which does not present a risk to themselves, others, and the environment.
• Reporting all incidents, defects, hazards, and inadequacies of procedures so that appropriate review and corrective action can be taken.
• Suggesting improvements and being active in the general improvement of all systems and methods of work to ensure EHSQ supports activities and services are carried out in a safe, environmentally responsible, reliable, and cost-effective manner.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures the team operates and communicates in a safe manner.
• Assign daily tasks to team members.
• Communicates effectively with members of management and all team members.
• Ability to write and train on the various permit systems.
• Operate and train employees on matrix and skill blocks to achieve next progression level.
• Maintain boiler operator and waste treatment licenses annually.
• Operate and train employees on mechanical equipment.
• Oversee and coordinate with the team members on daily activities and ensure job tasks are completed.
• Participate in management meetings to discuss matrix improvements.
• Assist team in troubleshooting equipment malfunctions/problems.
• Cover for other Manufacturing & Production Shift Supervisors while they are on vacation or absent.
• Provide daily shift reports.
• Perform established Manufacturing & Production Shift Supervisors signoffs and verifications.
• Perform periodic inventory reviews for various areas.
• Attend required meetings with management.
• Support team members in daily task, functions, provide adequate resources and guidance.
• Reviews and follows Non-GMO policies and procedures

Food, Environment, Health & Safety Duty of Care

• Food Safety: Carry out responsibilities/duties according food safety, legal and quality requirements to ensure that our products are fit for human consumption.
• Environment: Comply with all environmental standards, procedures, and work instructions always. Report any environmental violation or near misses to prevent any impact upon the local environment, its inhabitants and Tate & Lyle.
• Health & Safety: Adhere to the safety policies, procedures, and site rules. Fully participate in the safety program, including reporting any incidents or near misses and auditing

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Must be free from any performance improvement plans.
• Must be fully qualified in all process areas within the plant.

California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information, including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.

Tate & Lyle is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.

With 165 years of ingredient innovation, Tate & Lyle helps food and beverage brands grow by winning on taste, nutrition and performance. The company’s ingredients power products consumed by millions every day, delivering value in 120 markets. Tate & Lyle combines leading expertise in sweetening, mouthfeel and fortification to reduce sugar,