Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor at IKV Tribologie, a Quaker Houghton grease manufacturing site, oversees quality management, 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.

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.

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.
• Solid track record in Quality Management, plant audits, and operational leadership.
• Familiarity with blending or related manufacturing processes (e.g. chemical, bakery, dairy, etc) is a plus.

Skills:

• Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance systems, audits, and regulatory requirements.
• Competence in managing and maintaining technical documentation and quality systems.
• 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.

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.