Taste Production Supervisor

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

As a Taste Production Supervisor, you will ensure adherence to safety and quality standards in production operations and oversee the training and development of your team. You will enable the team to deliver the production plan on time and with first-time quality, while managing payroll to minimize overtime. Additionally, you will be an active member of the Safety Team and participate in a brigade for Firefighting, Rescue, and First Aid.

Key responsibilities

• Safety and Quality: Ensure adherence to safety and quality standards in production operations. Ensure compliance with the training and development plan (Skill Matrix) for the team.
• Production Plan Delivery: Enable the team to deliver the production plan on time and with first-time quality.
• Personnel Management: Manage personnel in shift roles and control payroll, minimizing the use of overtime.
• Safety Team Membership: Participate in the Safety Team and in brigades for Firefighting, Rescue, First Aid, and hazard analysis and risk control systems (IPER).

Qualifications and skills

• Education: Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related fields.
• Experience: 1 to 3 years as a supervisor in manufacturing plants, ideally in the chemical or food industry.
• Technical Knowledge: HCCP FSCC 22000 system, PPR PPRO, PCC, cleaning and sanitation processes, physicochemical analysis, continuous improvement (5S’s, 8 wastes, Ishikawa, KPI’s).
• Skills: Leadership, payroll management, conflict resolution, autonomy, reporting and decision-making ability, analytical skills, basic knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Intermediate English (desirable).