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Ingredients Production Manager – Your future position?

As Ingredients Production Manager based in Vernier, you will be responsible for a chemical manufacturing unit of intermediate or finished ingredient fragrances products, following high internal standards. Reporting directly to the Head of Ingredients Production, you will be managing the Ingredients Production unit team and will be driving improvements towards higher performance.

In this exciting role, your key tasks will encompass:

Production management: you will be responsible for organizing and supervising the production program to ensure an efficient manufacturing process for each product, following deadlines and high safety, quality and service standards. Your role will also be essential to monitor costs and ensure compliance with the budget, as well analyze the productivity and yield of the product portfolio you are responsible for, and adjust accordingly production recipes and master data.  You will ensure standard operation procedures are continuously updated, you will evaluate product and process related issues concerning raw material, process chemistry as well as equipment troubleshooting and validation, and finally you will review process safety risk analysis on the different materials you are responsible for.

Continuous Improvement: You will actively contribute to development initiatives such as those required to improve process understanding, process control and process capability. You will also be in charge of implementing improvement plans to maintain cost competitiveness. You will propose necessary capacity improvements and investments to fulfill demand evolution. Finally, you will recommend and elaborate improvements in analytical equipment, procedures and techniques.

Project management: You will manage and track project progress including monitoring timelines, raw materials, equipment availability and yields.

People Management: You will be leading a team of 30 – 40 employees. You will support employee involvement in safety, analytical problem solving and lean initiatives. You will ensure full compliance with Givaudan EHS principles, quality and legal requirements and be a safety leader in your daily work. Finally, you foster a teamwork atmosphere and will drive the development of identified talents.

You?

Are you inspired by this challenge? Do you thrive in a culture where you can express yourself? Then come join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• PhD in Organic Chemistry or Chemical Engineering ;


• 4 to 7 years of experience in chemical production / pharmaceuticals industry or  manufacturing operations ;


• Proven experience in people management preferred ;


• Strong understanding of Organic Chemistry and Industrial process ;


• Flexible to join a pool of production chemist supporting production during night shift


• Strong sense of responsibility, decision oriented, stress resilient


• Leadership, able to manage multiple projects / activities in parallel and to work in a cross-functional environment


• Proven track record in project management


• Good understanding of Continuous Improvement concepts


• Fluent in English and French, Spanish an asset

Your future employer?

Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers’ preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that ‘engage your senses’. The Company achieved sales of CHF 5.1 billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees worldwide. Givaudan invites you to discover more at www.givaudan.com.