Production; Treattarome Operator Team Lead

PRODUCTION (TREATTAROME) OPERATOR TEAM LEAD

Job title: Treattarome Production Operator Team Lead
Reporting to: Shift Manager
Location: Lakeland, USA

You will be responsible for the operation of Manufacturing supporting the shift manager with the day-to-day management of the manufacturing area, ensuring an efficient operation. Monitoring any issues, ensuring production targets, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and quality standards are met in order to meet the requirements of the customer while ensuring a safe and an efficient operation.

We’ve been making the world taste better since 1886 and sell over 3000 products in more than 90 countries, but we’re only just getting started. We’re on an exciting journey and have ambitious plans to become the indispensable partner of choice for the world’s leading flavor and fragrance houses, beverage and consumer brands.

On joining Treatt, you’ll become one of over 300 international experts, working together to collectively surprise and delight our customers. Nothing is more important to us than the happiness of our people as without them, we’d never succeed.

We think Treatt’s a great place to work, but don’t just take our word for it:

“Everyone wants your feedback and opinion; it feels like a place of study where nurturing and encouragement are the standard. It is very clear the hard work that goes into providing excellence for customers, but it is also very apparent that managers have the same goals for helping us all to progress.” – Anita, Innovation Scientist

“Joining my close and supportive team was the most enjoyable way to gain more skills and increase my knowledge” – Ashley, Distillation Control Team Leader
“Treatt creates an environment to help you be the best you can, with no two days the same and opportunities always available to help you learn and develop. The people and the culture create a fantastic company to be part of” – Rebecca, Commercial Coordinator

The responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

• To report accurately and effectively on the daily progress of production including any delays and their causes to the Shift Manager, so that adequate decisions can be made to minimize effects on customer deliveries, production efficiency and future production planning.
• Communicating with the Shift manager and other support functions to ensure the plan is followed and thus ensuring communication between all the relevant departments are in line with achieving the weekly plan OTIF.
• Organizing & Preparing workloads for every operator and ensure minimum 95% labor utilization.
• Investigate and find the root cause of all Complaints, CAPA’s as well as the 5 whys and actions.
• Yield analysis to ensure the yields are met and the corrective actions are taken for low yielding products.
• Review and update run sheets and forms to ensure proper completion.
• Complete a comprehensive written shift report and verbally hand over to ensure safe, efficient running of all processes.
• Maintain high standards of GMP & BRC compliance in all aspects of production.
• Monitoring team performance and working with Shift Manager to address poor performance where required.
• Execution of training plan and ensure operators are competent according to the requirements of their assessment and ensure training gaps are identified through the process.
• Assist with ensuring SOP’s and cleaning procedures are relevant and up to date. Make small changes if required and report major deviations to manager.
• Look at distillation processes and maximum yields are achieved with efficient processing.
• Maintain site security out of hours and ensure that all building are locked, and any problems reported to shift manager.
• Complete accident and Incident investigation and ensure report is written with recommendations submitted to Shift Manager
• Contribute to a good approach to Food Hygiene, HACCP and Quality and ensure all relevant regulations are met.
• Demonstrate flexibility to work with all operators on all shifts
• Demonstrate ability to work cross functionally with quality, safety, and management team members
• Contribute to an excellent safety culture in general and…