| Location | Guymon, OK |
About us:
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.
With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.
Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.
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Your role:
Shift Lead - Night Shift - Guymon, OK
Position Summary
The Shift Lead - Night Shift provides hands-on leadership for production operations at the Guymon plant. This position coordinates employees, materials, documentation, and production priorities to support the safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of the nightly production schedule. The Shift Lead serves as the primary point of contact during the shift, addresses operational issues, reinforces food safety and quality requirements, and ensures performance expectations are clearly communicated and achieved.
Key Responsibilities
Maintain a safe working environment and ensure employees follow company safety procedures, work instructions, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
Ensure operations employees are trained in safe food-handling requirements, including GMP and HACCP principles, process steps that may present food safety risks, and the actions required when a risk or deviation occurs.
Ensure employees understand work instructions and complete and submit production paperwork accurately and on time.
Review and validate production documentation against the inventory system and resolve or escalate discrepancies.
Communicate production priorities and material requirements needed to fulfill batch and scheduling requirements.
Complete or coordinate inventory and production system transactions, including dispatches, internal transfers, picking lists, raw material receipts, and work orders.
Report system or equipment malfunctions to the appropriate contact, document the issue, and recommend corrective actions.
Take initiative to troubleshoot production issues, determine practical solutions, and escalate concerns when additional support is required.
Monitor shift performance and ensure established key performance indicators (KPIs) are tracked and achieved.
Ensure food safety controls are followed throughout the production process and that deviations are addressed promptly.
Oversee the quality and accuracy of work performed by the production team.
Train and coach employees, provide performance feedback, conduct performance reviews, administer corrective action in accordance with company policy, and participate in hiring activities.
Promote teamwork, accountability, clear shift handoffs, and effective communication across Production, Quality, Warehouse, Maintenance, and other support functions.
Participate in risk assessments for new equipment, process changes, and operational improvements.
Support housekeeping, sanitation, audit readiness, and continuous improvement activities throughout the production area.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Physical and Work Requirements
Ability to work the assigned night shift, including overtime, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods during the shift.
Ability to occasionally lift and move materials in accordance with site safety procedures and with available lifting assistance.
Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and use required personal protective equipment.
Ability to multitask while maintaining attention to safety, quality, documentation, and production priorities.
About you:
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or higher preferred.
Previous experience as a shift supervisor, team lead, or similar leadership role in a manufacturing or production environment.
Working knowledge of applicable industry safety standards and the ability to consistently reinforce safe work practices.
Knowledge of GMPs, HACCP principles, food safety, and quality requirements in a food, flavor, ingredient, or related manufacturing environment is preferred.
Proficiency with basic business software, including Microsoft Word and Excel, and the ability to learn inventory and production systems.
Demonstrated leadership, coaching, decision-making, problem-solving, and conflict-management skills.
Ability to organize multiple priorities, respond effectively to changing production needs, and work collaboratively across departments.
Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and maintain accurate records.
Our offer:
Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.
Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.
If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.