Shift supervisor, Manufacturing ​/ Production

Overview

Upper Sandusky, OH, United States of America

Job Reference JR0091492

Professional Areas Industry

Function Operations, Engineering and Maintenance

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Job Description

As directed by the plant superintendents, this position is responsible for supervising a shift of production staff at a soybean crushing, refinery, boiler and packaging plant. Primary function is to ensure quality products are produced in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with established production schedules.

• Accountable for the production, Safety and Quality of the shift team.
• Maintains good working knowledge of SHE policies, rules and procedures applicable to area of responsibility and ensures all applicable requirements are adhered to. Assures that production employees work safely and follow established safety procedures. Promptly reports unsafe working conditions to management and communicates potential hazards to affected employees.
• Helps plan the daily activities of production staff, issues work assignments accordingly.
• Maintains proper coverage by managing production staffing schedules.
• Coordinates production start-ups, shutdowns and changeovers.
• Responds to production issues or alarms and leads investigations as necessary.
• Assures that established environmental procedures are followed and recordkeeping requirements are met.
• Actively engaged in Food Safety, ensuring team engagement in following policies and procedures.
• Ensures employees are provided required training for area, jobs, and tasks prior to assigning work. Foster a well-trained and motivated staff. Ensure regular cleaning, inspection, and lubrication of equipment. Encourage team ownership of equipment maintenance (Autonomous Maintenance).
• Encourage team participation in maintaining a clean and organized workspace. Provide an injury-free work environment for employees, staff, contractors, visitors through engagement, JHAs, training programs, good manufacturing practices, LDC standards/policies, and proactive elimination of exposures. Maintain and improve housekeeping in all areas. Implement and maintain 5S practices in the workplace. Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with 5S standards.
• Coordinate daily with maintenance technicians for planned maintenance activities. Ensure minimal disruption to production during maintenance.
• Promptly reports all incidents to management and conducts incident investigation as soon as practicable as; no later than 24 hours from time of incident.

• Collects shift productivity information and records it in the plant’s data management system.
• Serves as the liaison between the plant superintendents and the production staff.
• Reports any manufacturing equipment issues to maintenance staff.
• Notifies plant superintendents of potential safety hazards, operational inconsistencies and employee incidents.
• Creates a productive, safe and efficient shift culture through positive leadership example of working safely.
• Conducts shift safety meetings including, recognition, education and motivation plus delivers job-related training to production staff to increase efficiency and safety.
• Investigates and prepares reports for safety and environmental accidents and near-misses.
• Coaches staff on the Company’s performance expectations and provides ongoing performance feedback.
• Assists with production functions as necessary (e.g., handles materials, operates equipment).

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with co-workers, Company business associates and stakeholders.
• Work together in a cooperative spirit to serve the best interests of the Company.
• Operate in a fully responsible manner and comply with the law and Company policy.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Driver’s License

• Four years of production/processing experience in an industrial setting, with two years in a supervisory/leadership role.
• Soybean processing industry experience.

• Broad knowledge of manufacturing processes, procedures and machinery.
• Proficiency with spreadsheet, word processing, web-based software (e.g. Excel, Word, SharePoint).
• General knowledge of Process Safety Management.
• Ability to operate machinery and computer systems while maintaining compliance with regulatory safety requirements (e.g., OSHA, PSM, EPA, USDA, ISO 9000).
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders as well as work at…