Plant Production Supervisor

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.

The Role:

We are looking for our next Plant Production Supervisor within our Starch Production Unit. The Plant Production Supervisor will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and operation of the assigned plant, supervising and leading skilled, multi-skilled and highly skilled bargaining unit employees, ensuring safe operations, environmental compliance and quality production in RAI's Good Manufacturing Practice food-grade operations. 

This position is located in Keokuk, IA.

Compensation:

The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $88,065 - $119,200. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

What You’ll Do:

• Assists with the coordination of the day to day production operations of a defined area of assigned plant, providing leadership and direction in the day-to-day activities for the area of responsibility.

• Actively participates in the plant safety programs, reviewing and enforcing compliance with all safety and health regulations, providing safety training, completing action items necessary for safety and health compliance, and investigating any safety problem or accident within department.

• Contributes to and supports the operation of plant equipment to maximize productivity and meet production schedule/output targets; providing operational and technical support to the operators.

• Provides leadership and facilitates problem resolution, resource utilization and timesheet approvals, facilitates the training and qualification process and participates in the performance review process for all operational reports.

• Investigates day-to-day employee relations problems; collaborating with Human Resources to resolve behavioral and disciplinary situations grounded on Company policy and employment law.

• Assists with resolution of scheduling and vacancy conflicts and reviews for approval or denial vacation requests

• Monitors established performance indicators, including variance reports, production reports, quality reports, injury reports, equipment utilization reports, and overtime performance.

• Knowledgeable of and works in compliance with Union Contract(s), handling complaints, grievances, and counseling as required.

• Ensure that all employees understand and follow standard operating procedures, plant operation, and equipment maintenance requirements through training programs and control systems. Also communicates special instructions to operators when required and enforces all plant rules and regulations.

• Performs project work contributing to less complex assignments and performing smaller pieces of larger project initiatives to improve the reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement of plant operations.

• Contribute to engineering project implementation on familiar topics with awareness of project costs, progress and quality.

• Contribute to coordination of plant shutdowns, including coordination of plant personnel tasks and ensuring all necessary materials and equipment are obtained.

• Executes good housekeeping practices contributing to maintenance of assigned plant area and addresses potential issues with follow up and action items.

• Complies with hazardous waste programs and hazard material identification systems, performing actions in compliance with the program as required.

• Execute quality audit requirements.

• Networks with engineers and production leads locally and regionally to maintain, build and share knowledge of technical innovations and to leverage knowledge on plant operations.

• Contributes to operational and technical support initiatives in all of the Roquette plants as needed, supporting process focused and individual focused initiatives.

• Maintain positive customer relations to ensure continued satisfaction; work closely with the customer on quality and/or supply issues as needed, either individually or in team settings, attend meetings and participate in improvement teams.