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Production Area 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 team-based issue handling

You will be based in Dortmund and reporting directly to the Production Manager Liquid role

You will:

• Manage a liquid production team of 60 people concerning daily operation
• Ensure full performance of daily tasks; specifically, fulfillment of production schedule
• Comply with valid company regulations
• Be the first contact person 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, etc.)
• 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 is desirable

4-5 years of experience in the Food Industry with 2-3 years of people management experience

Fluency in German, conversational level in English

Experience using MS Office and SAP

Accurate, safe and efficient way of working

Team player mindset, flexibility to handle pressure in work

Customer-oriented thinking and acting

Our benefits:

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

30 days holiday - Company pension scheme

Excellent development opportunities

Leased bicycles and fresh fruit

Free drinks (tea, coffee, water) & parking spaces

Company restaurant

#LI-Onsite

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.