Are you an enthusiastic and self-driven Production Supervisor ready for the next step in your career? Are you passionate about people, technology, and production specific processes?
Did you know Valmet offers a comprehensive range of filter and dryer fabrics designed to boost the efficiency and reliability of industrial processes? Our offering helps customers to increase productivity, achieve lower operating costs, save energy, and improve quality.
We know that one of the key components of our success is the skills and knowledge of the talents who join our team – talents like you.
We are looking for a Production Supervisor to join our production team in Ovar, Portugal.
You will play a key role in developing and empowering your team and ensuring the highest safety and quality standards and the efficiency of our production processes. You will manage your team's performance, providing guidance and development opportunities.
This is a rewarding opportunity for you to be part of a dynamic production team dedicated to innovation and excellence.
Your activities, in detail
- Leading and developing a team - up to 30 people - supervising and monitoring day-to-day operations and outputs according to plant policies and procedures while ensuring smooth production operation during shifts.
- Liaising with quality control to ensure products meet quality regulations and standards.
- Driving a continuous improvement mindset through development of team members and the usage of Lean tools to optimize KPI’s and change process.
- Carrying out the performance evaluation discussions with the team.
- Promoting daily meetings per shift, namely, communications on safety, productivity, quality, among other matters of important feedback to the working group.
- Fostering a motivated, engaged and inclusive working environment by recognizing, celebrating and rewarding your team for their achievements
What you need to succeed in this role
- BSc/MSc in Engineering (e.g.: Mechanical, Industrial Management or Textile).
- At least 2 years’ experience in a similar position.
- Have a continuous improvement mindset with proven track.
- Knowledge of Lean tools.
- Knowledge of SAP.
- Fluent Portuguese (min. C1) and good command of English (min. B2).
- You are an inspiring and motivational leader, who values communication and interpersonal differences, as well as a proactive and dynamic team player who is analytical and organized.
We offer
You will be a part of a highly motivated and skillful team who will onboard and support your journey at Valmet; together you will move our customers’ performance forward and make a difference in our company, contributing to the positive development of our product and business. You can expect to learn new and exciting tasks and to work on an independent role. Your days will vary since your field of responsibilities is both wide and challenging.
In addition, we offer you a competitive compensation package, including bonus plan and meal allowance, health and life insurances. You will find our health experts team at your disposal, including labor and curative medicine, nursing, psychology and physiotherapy services.
We encourage our people’s professional and personal development with training programs, studies financing and if you want to learn a new language, you will benefit from our protocols with language schools.
Additional information
We will start to process applications as soon as those come in, so apply already today – latest by July 13. All applications must be submitted through Valmet Careers.
That feeling when… everything works together is what makes working at Valmet unique!
Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 19.000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.
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