SPU Production Shift Team Leader

Roquette

Roquette is a family‑owned global leader in plant‑based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

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.

We are looking for our next Production Shift Team Leader within our Starch Production Unit (SPU). The Production Shift Team Leader will be responsible for supervising the bargaining unit 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.

• Lead shift production 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.
• Lead shift operations 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, other team leaders, engineers and other departments.
• Implement and maintain sound process controls through computer‑controlled systems and operators.
• Direct, train, and monitor on‑shift employees as to the knowledge, understanding, and compliance of all policies and procedures.
• Conduct regularly scheduled shift meetings and lead 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.

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, positive leadership 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

• 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.

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

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.

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.

If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let’s start the journey together!