Production Supervisor
IFF · Memphis, TN
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level production role at IFF (chemicals) in Memphis, TN. Provides 24/7 production coverage support through shift rotation.
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 28 other live production postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 100%
- Lean 41%
- 5S 41%
- Root cause 38%
- Six Sigma 28%
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Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at IFF
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Send a short, curious note
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: IFF in Memphis
2 other open roles at this site.
- Site Quality Manager · Quality · Manager
- Production Manager · Production · Manager
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Job Summary
The Production Supervisor will supervise a staff of production employees and manage team activities in accordance with production schedules, ensuring unit goals are achieved. The Production FLS will ensure adherence to established operations and safety policies/procedures. They will maintain standards in the areas of safety, food safety, housekeeping, attendance, operational discipline, process safety management, and scheduled/unscheduled maintenance. The incumbent is responsible for communications up and down the line and for assurance that communications from team members are accurate and complete. They will be responsible for responding to personnel, operational, safety, and environmental incidents.
Production Supervisor
IFF is committed to attracting, retaining, and engaging high-performing employees. We are committed to ensuring that all positions within IFF are filled with the right talent and, where appropriate, this objective is achieved by developing current employees.
At IFF, we encourage internal movement and career development both within functions and cross functions. We work to ensure the most positive experience throughout the application, hiring and transition process for all those involved, the candidate as well as their current manager and the hiring manager.
Job Summary
The Production Supervisor will supervise a staff of production employees and manage team activities in accordance with production schedules, ensuring unit goals are achieved. The Production FLS will ensure adherence to established operations and safety policies/procedures. They will maintain standards in the areas of safety, food safety, housekeeping, attendance, operational discipline, process safety management, and scheduled/unscheduled maintenance. The incumbent is responsible for communications up and down the line and for assurance that communications from team members are accurate and complete. They will be responsible for responding to personnel, operational, safety, and environmental incidents.
Production Supervisor
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include, but are not limited to
- •Models, establishes expectations, and drives accountability in the IFF Core Values.
- •Provides 24/7 production coverage support through shift rotation. First call point of contact for production issues/area emergencies.
- •Ensures safety in day-to-day activities through execution of site safety policies including proper permitting, safety audits, housekeeping, incident investigation/recommendation implementation.
- •Directs production teams, across multiple units, in activities such as coordination of competing production priorities and troubleshooting of process and mechanical reliability issues.
- •Works directly with technical resources (engineers, laboratory analysts, etc.) to resolve production issues as well as on continuous.
- •Manages improvement activities focused on unit processes and equipment.
- •Manages/supports team and team members’ performance including shift staffing needs, overtime requirements, performance appraisals, and identifying and resolving performance issues.
- •Maintains electronic employee data including accurate weekly time keeping records.
- •Supports development of team member functional knowledge, skills (technical & soft), and abilities through formal training activities and mentorship/coaching.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more