The Production Supervisor at IKV Tribologie, a Quaker Houghton grease manufacturing site, oversees daily shop-floor operations, ensuring timely and safe production aligned with customer requirements.
This role includes team leadership (approx. 13-14 direct reports), production planning, and operational coordination to maintain efficiency, quality, and compliance.
Tasks
What will you do?
- Lead and coordinate daily production to meet customer orders in collaboration with Planning and Supply Chain.
- Create and manage SAP production orders; handle label printing and packaging tasks.
- Supervise a production team of 13-14 employees, assign workloads, and monitor performance.
- Enforce plant safety, housekeeping, and compliance standards.
- Train and develop operators; conduct evaluations and set objectives.
- Collaborate with internal teams (Lab, HSE, HR, SC) on quality and safety matters.
- Participate in safety committee and incident resolution.
Requirements
What do we look for?
Education:
- Bac +3 with relevant experience or Bac +5 in industrial production or a similar field.
Experience:
- Proven experience in a similar production role.
- Previous supervisory experience.
- Familiarity with blending or related manufacturing processes (e.g. chemical, bakery, dairy, etc) is a plus.
Skills:
- Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
- Experience with ERP systems and general IT tools.
- Fluent in both English and French.
- Knowledge of safety regulations and basic employment law.
- Hands-on, proactive, and team-oriented approach.
Benefits
What’s in it for you?
- Bonus program.
- Annual paid volunteering leave to dedicate to the cause of your choice.
- Health and life Insurance options.
- QH University: Continuous training programs for all seniority levels.
- Attractive Wellbeing, Women Inclusion & other DEI and Sustainability initiatives.
- Collaborative and international work environment.
Who are we?
We are the global leader in industrial process fluids present in 40+ countries continually improving and innovating so the world’s steel, aluminium, automotive, aircraft, machinery and industrial parts manufacturers can stay ahead in a changing world. Throughout our 100+ locations, our chemists, engineers and industry experts partner with our customers to continually improve their operations so they can run even more efficiently, even more effectively, whatever comes next.
Our values:
- Live Safe
- Act with integrity
- Exceed Customer Expectations
- Drive Results
- Embrace Diversity
- Do Great Things Together
Our core values embody who we are as a company, guide our decisions and inspire us. Our commitment to these values, in words and actions, builds a safer, stronger Quaker Houghton. They are the fundamental beliefs that guide our internal conduct and our relationship with the outside world.
