Production Shift Team Leader

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with customers and partners to develop ingredients that improve nutrition and health. We are seeking a Production Shift Team Leader for Refinery C/D, Refinery F/SPU, and CSU at our Keokuk, IA facility.

About the role

Supervise a bargaining unit shift in a Good Manufacturing Practice food-grade operation, ensuring safe actions, environmental compliance, and quality production.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift production activities to ensure safe, compliant, and quality work while achieving scheduled production.
• Implement or support projects and programs to improve safety, compliance, and quality performance.
• Provide clear, consistent communication during shift operations and technical troubleshooting as needed.
• Plan within and across departments to maximize efficiency, including participation in maintenance planning.
• Coordinate production to align with customer needs, ensuring orders are produced and shipped correctly the first time.
• Achieve targeted production efficiencies, yields, volumes, and material usage.
• Execute improvement projects for reliability, yield, rates, and cost reduction.
• Foster innovation through collaboration with employees, team leaders, engineers, and other departments.
• Implement and maintain process controls via computer-controlled systems and operators.
• Direct, train, and monitor on-shift employees on policies, procedures, and compliance.
• Conduct regular shift meetings to communicate, listen, and address concerns.
• Manage and communicate Key Performance Indicators for the production area.
• Develop production employees through training, coaching, evaluation, and performance reviews.
• Ensure adherence to established policies, procedures, programs, and the bargaining unit contract.

Requirements

• BS degree or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years’ experience in a food and/or chemical continuous processing plant (or as an engineering new graduate).
• 1-3 years’ leadership and/or supervisory experience (3-5 years preferred).
• Previous experience in a chemical processing or sugar processing plant preferred.
• Demonstrated sound, assertive, and positive leadership skills, with strong coaching abilities.
• Clear, informative, and persuasive communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation).
• Experience in project execution (project management experience preferred).
• Effective organizational and planning skills with the ability to multitask.
• Working understanding of chemical unit operations in food-grade processes desired.
• Understanding of food-grade processing theory and mechanical aptitude with process equipment preferred.
• Fundamental understanding of mechanical equipment and troubleshooting skills.
• Computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.

Physical Demands

• Frequent standing, walking, climbing stairs, and using hands/fingers to handle or feel.
• Reaching with hands and arms.
• Working in hot, cold, and loud environments.
• Ability to speak or hear as required by the role.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $82,000–$120,000, with eligibility for performance-based incentive compensation. Specific compensation will be influenced by skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible hours and days to meet facility demands.