Assistant Refinery Manager

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world.

Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 19,000 people globally.

Your missions:

• Resource Management: Production planning and operations; shift organization; housekeeping in the plant area
• Production Management: maintaining production by requesting production equipment supplies and materials; cooperating with other areas and departments in the plant/organization; replacing the refinery manager if absence
• Team Leadership: supporting the production manager for planning and development plans; training the shift leader on qualification plans
• Safety, Health, and Environment: ensuring adherence to all safety guidelines, regulations, and LDC policies; leading and participating in all LDC programs and initiatives to minimize accidents and incidents, e.g., PSM, risk assessment, HAZOP studies, SOPs, and waste management
• Emergency Situations: being a member of the Crisis Team with a function in the Emergency Prevention Plan (Gefahrenabwehrplan)
• Continuous Improvement: identifying opportunities for process improvements and operational efficiencies; defining and monitoring the improvement plan to achieve results; leading continuous improvement groups
• Projects: supporting the project department in the planning and implementing projects; engaging in project reviews from a production perspective; contributing to the pre-start-up review and participating in commissioning activities
• Documentation and Reporting: recording of operating data, quantities and consumption and their processing in reporting; generating reports on production metrics, efficiency, and performance
• Budget: supporting the Refinery Manager in overviews, planning, reports preparations

Your profile:

• 5+ years of experience as a shift leader or a similar leadership role in a manufacturing chemical industry, preferably in agribusiness
• Knowledge of process safety programs, health and environment compliance standards, and environmental practices related to manufacturing
• In-depth knowledge of understanding of manufacturing processes, specifically in Crushing or Biodiesel production
• Experience in SCADA Systems (desirable: Siemens PCS 7)
• Strong leadership qualities to motivate and inspire the plant team to achieve their best performance
• Effective time management skills
• German fluent
• Conversational capacities for English

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits​​​​​​
• Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)
• Pension contributions
• Access to Training and Development 

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA.

LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.