Production Shift Team Leader

Roquette; Keokuk (IA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Roquette is seeking a Production Shift Team Leader in Keokuk, IA to supervise the shift and ensure safe, compliant, high-quality production in a GMP food-grade operation.

You will lead bargaining unit staff, coordinate maintenance, and drive efficiency to meet customer needs while upholding Roquette’s standards and procedures.

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 1–3 years in food/chemical processing preferred; 3–5 years supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, coaching and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift production activities to ensure safe, compliant and quality output.
• Support projects to improve safety, compliance and quality performance.
• Coordinate maintenance planning to meet targets and schedules.
• Plan and align production with customer needs and on-time shipping.
• Drive targeted production efficiencies and process improvements.
• Direct, train and monitor shift employees on policies and procedures.
• Manage KPIs for the production area.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Communication

Project execution

Troubleshooting

Planning

Coaching

Team supervision

Education

BS degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

A family-owned Group serving customers globally, Roquette is a leader in speciality food ingredients and pharmaceutical excipents. The products and solutions developed by the Group deliver proven technological, nutritional and health benefits precisely tailored to the pharma, nutrition, food and selected industry markets. Roquette's offer is produced from plant-based raw materials such as corn, wheat, potatoes and peas. Since its foundation over 80 years ago, the Group's growth has been based on innovation, a passion for the job and a commitment to achieve.

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Want to help us make a difference?

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.

Production Shift Team Leader

The ProductionShiftTeamLeader will be responsible for supervising the bargaining units shift of the assigned production area to ensure safe actions, environmental compliance and quality production in a Good Manufacturing Practice food-grade operation.

This position is located in Keokuk, IA.

Compensation

The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $82,000 - $120,000. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

What You'll Do

• Leadshiftproduction activities to ensure actions result in safe, compliant and quality work achieving scheduled production.

• Implement or provide support for projects and programs to improve safety, compliance and quality performance.

• Leadshiftoperations activities with clear, consistent communication.

• Technical troubleshooting as needed.

• Plan within the department and/or interdepartmentally to maximize efficiency. Participate in the maintenance planning process and initiate maintenance requisitions to achieve quality and performance targets.

• Plan and coordinate to assure that production is aligned with customer’s needs and that customer orders are produced and shipped right the first time.

• Achieve targeted production efficiencies, yields, volumes and material usage. Execute improvement projects for reliability, yield, and rates and/or to reduce fixed and variable costs. Draw innovation from employees, otherteamleaders, engineers and other departments.

• Implement and maintain sound process controls through computer-controlled systems and operators.

• Direct, train, and monitor on-shiftemployees as to the knowledge, understanding, and compliance of all policies and procedures.

• Conducts regularly scheduledshiftmeetings and leads to inform, communicate, listen, and react to suggestions and concerns.

• Manage and communicate Key Performance Indicators for the production area.

• Develop production employees through training, coaching, evaluation and administering personal performance reviews.

• Lead adherence to established policies, procedures, programs, principles, and the bargaining unit contract

What You'll Need

Education

• BS degree or equivalent experience

Experience

• 1-3 years’ experience in a food and/or chemical continuous processing plant desired or engineering new graduate

• 1-3 years'leadership and/or supervisory experience desired, with 3-5 years supervisory experience preferred

• Previous experience in a chemical processing plant or sugar processing plant preferred

• Demonstrated sound, assertive, positiveleadership skills, as well as strong and effective coaching skills

• Demonstrated clear, informative and persuasive (verbal, written and presentation) communication skills

• Demonstrated experience in project execution, with project management experience preferred

• Effective organizational and planning skills with the demonstrated ability to multitask

• Working understanding of chemical unit operations of food-grade processes desired

• Understanding of theory concerning food-grade processing and mechanical aptitude with food-grade process equipment preferred

• Demonstrated fundamental understanding of mechanical equipment

• Demonstrated experience in successful troubleshooting and problem solving facilitation skills

• Computer skills desired, especially Microsoft XL, Outlook, Power Point and Word

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk, climb stairs, use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms; work in hot, cold and loud environments.

Position Type

• This is a full-time position. Days and flexible hours of work are required to meet facility demands.

AAP/EEO Statement

Roquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. “AAP, EEO, Drug-Free Workplace”

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences.

Roquette strives to create a dynamic workforce while remaining firmly committed to equal opportunity by complying with EEO laws.

As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com