.Production Shift Leader**Location**:Toluca de Lerdo, MEX, MX, 50200At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!**JOB SUMMARY & PURPOSE**- The Shift leader Production manages, directs and implements operational strategies and objectives to achieve key operational goals in the short-term, mid-term and long-term to accomplish customer requirements, ensuring food safety and people safety.**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**- Plan, manage, and monitor production activities within an assigned area to maximize the use of the organization's resources and meet established production specifications and schedules; volume, efficiencies, and wastage targets; and quality standards.-Implement manufacturing schedules and procedures and allocate labor and resources to maximize productivity.- Analyze production, maintenance, and malfunction records to identify problems and solutions (for example changes to procedures, workflow, or equipment) that will improve performance.- Liaise with functional or operational area coordinators (for example quality, warehouse, planner, food safety) to understand their current product needs and develop plans, and schedules for integrating these needs into existing manufacturing activities.- Plan, prioritize, and manage production line maintenance or downtimes to minimize disruptions to manufacturing schedules.- Lead, evaluate various production activities such as machine operation, processing, treating, or packaging.- Drive performance against relevant department KPI's. Act as a leader and trainer on Safety, Food Safety and Quality matters. Ensure cross developmental collaboration and represent the department.**PROFILE**- Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Food Science or similar- 5+ years of experience in a production environment including food manufacturing methods, process improvement program and procedures.- Knowledgeable in MS Office and SAP- Strong technical background with business and managerial skills- Experience in leading manufacturing teams, increasing manufacturing efficiencies,- Continuous Improvement and basic project management.- English - intermediate level