Fermentation Shift Leader

Lesaffre

Lead the entire shift team to follow the shift production plan and deliver targets on time and in full.

Daily follow up for all breakdowns and coordinate with Maintenance and give notifications to all stakeholders.

Monitor production and quality KPIs in real time, taking immediate corrective action and escalating recurring gaps.

Lead and participate in Kaizen, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.

Drive a strong safety and quality culture, ensuring strict adherence to GMP, SOPs.

Compare real-time production progress with the fermentation plan; report any variance in productivity or inventory.

Ensure all raw material availability and withdraw the required quantities from inventory and monitor material consumption in fermentation and reconcile stock movements to prevent variances.

Oversee SCADA operations, ensuring automatic sequences run smoothly and processing data is accurately recorded.

Audit equipment and workspace conditions meet 5S standards while driving lean thinking across the shift.

Communicate shift priorities, issues, and performance clearly to team members and supervisors.

Execute batch creation, release, and declaration processes in SAP, ensuring timely confirmation of process orders for each fermentation batch.

Ensure all production logs, checklists, and digital entries are completed accurately and on time.