Senior Manufacturing Manager

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries, operating from more than 30 locations around the world.  Through large scale, efficient manufacturing plants.  Tate & Lyle turns raw materials into distinctive, high-quality ingredients.  The ingredients and solutions add taste, texture, nutrition, and increased functionality to products that millions of people around the world use or consume every day.  We are the secret ingredient to make food extraordinary in some of the world’s best loved brands.

Safety Accountabilities – EHS Critical Role Level 1

Protecting our people and the environment is foundational to our business

Level 1-Strategic Role –

• Drive EHSQ Excellence Culture and Improvements for the Okmulgee Plant.

• Participate in Develop/Design Policies and Procedures and Best Practices.

• Participate in establishing EHS Goals and Objectives for the Okmulgee Plant.

J2E Element #2 Owner – Administration & Planning

• Responsible for managing Element 2 of EHS management system.

• Drive development and improvement of all E2 requirements.

Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment, Health and Safety are the overriding values in all activities. Every team member is accountable for working safely and complying with all EHSQ policies, procedures and regulations relevant to their work and is expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work.  Included in this is abidance with our Life Saving Principles (LSPs) and our STOP WORK AUTHORITY which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety, prevent serious injury or loss of life.

As a member of the Management Team incumbent shares overall responsibility for:

• Leading, modelling, and area accountability of adherence to global / local EHSQ Policy and Procedures.

• Setting objectives and targets for EHSQ performance and improvement.

• Assigning responsibility and authority for EHSQ implementation activities.

• Providing the adequate resources needed to implement the policy.

• Ensuring knowledge and skills are developed to effectively apply the EHS systems and standards.

• Reviewing the EHSQ system to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy, effectiveness.

• Actively communicating leadership and commitment that is visible to the organization.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Reporting to the plant manager, the Senior Manufacturing Manager is a key member of the plant leadership team and will serve as the key link to ensure the most appropriate resources are engaged in problem resolution in collaboration with all areas of the plant. In the absence of specific direction, the Senior Manufacturing Manager has the responsibility for developing a game plan to avoid or overcome issues. This position may be required to periodically work off scheduled hours, nights or weekends to complete critical tasks. After hours interaction with plant site or vendors may be required utilizing email, phone, text, etc.  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the fundamental functions and responsibilities of the job as defined below:

• The Senior Manufacturing Manager will provide guidance and technical direction for Biogums production in all production areas including Utilities and Wastewater Treatment with strong alignment with Maintenance, Project Management and Process Optimization Teams to ensure successful operation of the plant. 

• Responsibility for establishing and meeting production schedules, standardization of process operations, reduction of costs, maintenance of equipment and facilities, troubleshooting, team development and promotion and adherence to all Safety, Health, Environment, Food Safety and GMP of all areas of the plant and team members.

• The key component in delivery of plant goals and objectives including corporate level objectives.

• Identifies and implements process improvements which result in higher throughput, improved efficiency, recognizable cost savings and more consistent product quality while maintaining environmental compliance and a safe work environment for all site personnel.

• Directs the daily activities of all areas of operations through verbal and written instructions to Engineers, Team Leaders, Area Supervisors and Operators.

• Utilizes technical background and experience to implement changes