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Area Shift Lead - Dortmund (Germany) - Your future position?

Overall mission:

Coordinate assigned production team to accomplish all operational production processes.

Responsibility for basic personnel management (excluding BEM, cost center responsibility, hiring/termination, salaries, leave policies, budget/investment planning and warning letters).

Support the Manager Liquid Production Germany in the execution of projects/work packages and the management of documentation/standards.

Support daily operations in Liquid Production including teamwork in handling challenges.

You will be located in Dortmund, reporting directly to the Production Manager Liquid.

Your will:

• Ensure full performance of daily tasks; specifically, fulfillment of production schedule

• Comply with valid company regulations

• First contact for problem resolution and escalation within the team

• Follow up on technical notifications

• Follow up on all action pools including strategy (MFSI, MSI, action tracker, LFE)

• Plan smaller projects in the LQ area: analysis, estimation and optimization of processes and costs

• Coordinate project execution from start to finish

• Manage documents and standards (safety, HACCP, work instructions, SOPs/OPLs)

• Manage skill matrix and training materials

• Manage existing Indicators and create reports and compile statistics

• Support the department manager and team leaders on issues related to daily operations in WH and DIS

• Conduct training for operators and temps (initial briefings, CI, safety, quality, and documentation)

You:

• Completed vocational training as a chemical technician or comparable in the food industry

• Specialized further training desirable

• Fluency in German language, communication level in English

• 3-4 years of experience in the food industry

• First management experience

• User-level IT experience, experience with SAP

• Accurate, safe and efficient way of working

• Team player, flexibility and adaption to a production environment

• Customer-oriented thinking and acting

Our benefits:

• 37.5-hour week with flexible working hours within the framework of the collective labor agreement for the chemical industry

• 30 days holiday - Company pension scheme

• Excellent development opportunities

• Leased bicycles and fresh fruit

• Free drinks (tea, coffee, water) and parking spaces

• Company restaurant

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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.
In accordance with the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG), all applications are treated fairly and without discrimination, regardless of any disability. We strive to create an inclusive working environment in which all employees can develop their full potential.