Givaudan is hiring: Production Supervisor in East Hanover

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.

Reporting to the Production Process Manager within our Manufacturing Team located in Hanover, you will oversee the activities and areas directly associated with liquids production including compounding, replenishment, automated systems, bulk storage and dispensing areas to ensure safe, quality production. You will organize staff and material flow to optimize plant performance, coach staff to achieve department and organization goals, and summarize shift activities while leaving clear information on any issues that need to be addressed by supervisors and group leaders on other shifts.

This will be a first shift position.

Your core responsibilities will be:

• Supervise Group Leaders and hourly staff and their daily activities to ensure the production of liquid compounds. Organize staff and material flow to optimize performance. Assist Schedulers with prioritizing shop orders based on production capacity and customer demands.
• Oversee replenishment activity and material movement into and out of production. Direct dispensing and processing functions. Monitor batch yields and initiate adjustments. Identify causes for production delays and take corrective action.
• Work with QC to resolve manufacturing or material problems. Adjust finished compounds to comply with Quality Control specifications. Investigate any production non-conformances and customer complaints. Initiate corrective action. Assist in the development and implementation of multiple cost reduction techniques to maximize product profitability. Investigate new equipment and methods to upgrade manufacturing and efficiency and make recommendations to management.
• Maintain accurate Production and Inventory records. Ensure that all production and inventory transactions are reported. Train staff to identify and correct problems. Coordinate with Warehouse in obtaining on-time delivery of materials necessary for production.
• Ensure compliance with operational safety, environmental protection, industrial hygiene, and GMP standards. Coordinate removal of waste. Train staff in safety and standard operating procedures (e.g., sampling, mixing, packing, flashpoint, flammables).
• Develop staff; implement cross-training for staff to ensure techniques and greater productivity. Monitor and enforce work rules, attendance, timecards, and all procedures. Monitor performance and institute corrective action.

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 materials process management.
• SAP background.
• Knowledge of project management principles.
• Production software experience.

At Givaudan, 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.

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