Production Team Leader

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What We Offer

Responsible for unit/plant operations, especially to keep established, timing, quality and cost standards, as well as personnel management.

Major Responsibilities:

Driving a safety first and quality always mindset
* Managing operations employees
* Collaborating with peers across shifts

Complexity of the Role
Team Leaders are expected to:
* Use logic & reason to make sound business decisions based on DSM policies, processes, and procedures
* Understand the process and troubleshoot basic problems that arise
* Use differing managerial tools to motivate employees
* Understand and work within the culture of the organization
* Think beyond a transaction mindset

In this role you will
* Accept personal responsibility for your own safety and health and that of your colleagues.
* Provide performance evaluations for your direct reports
* Carry out the production schedule to meet customer orders
* Take full accountability for the supervision of all operators on his or her shift and the duties to be completed.
* Enter data into SAP for to complete batches
* Provide support during emergency responses
* Work within the boundaries of the collective bargaining agreement
* Follow legal & corporate requirements and Manufex work processes regarding SHE and good housekeeping, resulting in no incidents and continuous improvement of SHE results
* Be responsible for a safe and healthy working environment, adequate SHE performance, and continuous focus on SHE awareness
* Execution of SHE audits according to the annual plan
* Lead, organize, and supervise the quality, flexibility, and exchangeability of the team on the different working places, in order to meet planned quantities to be produced by the shift
* Participate in the daily production meetings and report deviations which have a SHE, quality, or yield impact and production delays which have a capacity impact.
* Maintain KOP (key operating parameters) in the operating window as defined in the SOP's
* Give a preliminary diagnosis for causes of KOP deviations
* Ensure efficient and effective verbal and written handover at shift change and ensure that all relevant production issues have been brought to the attention of the next shift Team Leader
* Check the information that is written by the operators in the log sheets and sign them
* Report to management in case of deviation/unsafe situation that can't be returned to normal
* Support the introduction of new products
* Contribute pro-actively to the continuous improvement of processes, working environment, and standards, based on theoretical and practical knowledge of the processes and equipment
* Coordinate activities executed by contractors and assure compliance with all relevant SHE requirements
* Ensure there is effective training of new operators
* Participate in and make proposals for the change of SOP's and protocols
* Report breakdowns to the production manager with a comprehensive description and preliminary fault diagnosis
* Sign and authorize maintenance (safe) work permits and communicate related maintenance activities to shift members
* Is aware and has access to the risk level classifications in the plant and to the MOC files which have an impact on the plant
* Authorize and sign the override of equipment depending on the risk level and according to the override procedure
* Responsible for your staff to practice HR structures and systems, in line with DSM and HR guidelines and systems, and manage, coach and motivate employees, in order to guarantee a motivated, trained, and committed workforce that meets current and future requirements in terms of quality, quantity, and people development

What You Offer

Basic Qualifications:

• BS Degree and 6 years of experience or Associates degree with 6 years of experience or 11 years of experience with a High school diploma
• Per OFCCP, basic qualifications must be non-comparative, objective, related to the job (hint: something you can tell from a resume. It can't be something like good communication skills)

Shift Schedule

• It is a repeating schedule every two week.
• It follows the 2-2-3 format.
• The team leads switch from nights to days on a 6-week frequency

Preferred Qualifications:

• Chemical industry experience preferred but not required

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Solid communication and team working skills
• Team player who defaults to collaboration beyond his/her shift
• Hands-on mentality and is flexibleLives accountability and is willing to hold a team to high standards of accountability, quality, and safety

YOUR APPLICATION

Are you as curious, courageous and colorful as we are? If so, we can offer you an exciting career opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and resume. Become part of our team - apply now!

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