Lead Production Supervisor

A Day in the Life:

The Lead Production Supervisor is responsible for the safe and efficient day-to-day assigned Crush, Refinery, Milling or Packaging production operations department. Support the Manager of Production Operations in monitoring and improving plant productivity. 

 

Position Details:12-hour rotating shift (48 hour week/36 hour week)

 

What You’ll Be Doing:

 

• Cultivate a safety culture where unsafe acts are not tolerated and employees and management have a common goal of zero injuries.
• Oversee assigned department production shift activities (crush, refinery, milling, packaging, warehouse, boiler house, and/or elevator) to ensure operations are running at the highest levels of efficiency. 
• Ensure assigned department is compliant with sanitation requirements.  May provide support in the monthly sanitation inspections and implementation of any corrective actions as necessary.
• Track and report shift productivity improvements.
• Approve daily reports and KPRs for the assigned department. 
• Report and trouble shoot operations issues.
• Support Process Safety Management programs, where applicable.  
• Work with the Safety/Environmental Manager to ensure compliance of assigned shift in all aspects
• Help develop and drive Operations Excellence Plans to meet safety, quality and production goals and show continuous improvement in assigned department.
• Support the continuous improvement activities and act as a change agent for any changes that occur in the assigned department.
• Monitor KPR’s and help develop plans to bring assigned department in line with Operations Excellence goals.
• Participate in the daily production meetings to remain informed and ensure that the assigned department operations activities are aligned.
• Participate in new employee selection process.
• Participate in personnel investigations and recommend corrective actions as necessary.
• Demonstrate Bunge’s Core Values: Act as One Team, Drive for Excellence, and Do What’s Right.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Education/Experience Requirements:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical engineering or related field or equivalent progressive experience of 7+ years in soybean crushing, oil refining, milling, oil packaging operations, or related and applicable activities in support of industrial operations is required.
• Proficiency with basic computer skills, including Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word and other technical software packages, as needed
• Ability to work odd hours, weekends and rotating shift schedule required

 

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse and talented team working to make us the most innovative and dynamic company in our industry.  Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package and most importantly, in all we do we live our values: 

• We Are One Team by fostering collaboration, respect, and inclusion 

• We Lead the Way by being agile, empowered, and innovative 

• We Do What's Right by acting safely, sustainably, and with integrity 

 

Benefits:

• Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
• Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5,000 of tuition expenses annually.
• Time Off – Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience
• 0 – 9 years: 25 days
• 10 – 19 years: 30 days
• 20+ years: 35 days

 

Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients.