Production Supervisor

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.

As a Production Supervisor on 2nd shift in Bedford Park, Illinois, you will oversee efficient production operations to deliver top-quality flavor and fragrance products. Main responsibilities include managing performance, controlling inventory, and implementing safety-focused manufacturing processes. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will improve Lean projects and capacity enhancements, engaging with team boards and meetings. Ideal for someone with project management expertise, we offer the opportunity to lead a talented team and ensure operational excellence.

Your Title: Production Supervisor, 2nd Shift
Your Location: Bedford Park, Illinois
You will Report to: Production Manager

Responsibilities:

1. Production Management: Provide support to the Manufacturing Manager by overseeing and coordinating production operations within specific plant sections to ensure delivery of intermediate or finished flavor/fragrance products. Manage the production area’s performance to meet schedules, control inventory for material availability, and monitor output for quality and efficiency. Prepare production reports for performance issue identification and resolution.
2. Production Processes: Define manufacturing processes that align with safety, EHS standards, and productivity goals. Improve programs, manage capacity enhancements, and lead Lean program rollouts with active involvement in team boards and meetings.
3. People Management: Oversee staff to ensure safe task performance and equipment operation. Oversee documentation of staff performance, provide ongoing feedback, conduct mid-year and end-year reviews, and make recommendations on hiring, firing, and salary increases. Train new employees on operational procedures and standards.

Your Professional Profile Includes:

1. Vocational diploma in Technical Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related discipline
2. 8+ years of production experience with exposure to quality and materials process management
3. 2+ years of progressive experience in people management
4. Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), Microsoft experience
5. Knowledge of project management principles

Benefits:

1. Great compensation package.
2. Major medical, dental, and vision coverage.
3. Generous 401k matching program.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. 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.