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Production Support Specialist

DestrehanOnsiteFull TimePosted 25 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • data integrity
  • reporting
  • production metrics
  • SAP/BW
  • MFBF
  • inventory controls
  • commodity purchase controls
  • product shipment record control
  • licensing
  • SOX activities

Nice to have

  • science
  • technical field
  • SAP-GTM
  • Business Warehouse
  • commodity system
  • ERP system

Role summary

The Production Support Specialist in Destrehan, LA, supports the plant manager by ensuring data integrity through coordinating, collecting, and reporting plant metrics and data. Responsibilities include generating production reports, managing inventory controls, ensuring compliance with corporate policies, and assisting with administrative tasks. This role requires strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills, with a preferred background in enterprise business applications like SAP and end-user tools such as MS Excel.


City : Destrehan State : Louisiana (US-LA) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number : 48723

A Day in the Life: 

The purpose of the Production Support Specialist position is to support the local plant manager and their team to ensure data integrity, by coordinating, collecting, and reporting plant metrics and data and supporting the local management team.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Support the plant manager by reporting daily production, inventories, and plant Daily Production Wire.
  • Generate and report monthly KPRs and Scorecards.
  • Ensure the daily OPD production is reported accurately and timely in SAP/BW through the MFBF process. Reconcile production reporting in SAP/BW to plant records.
  • Perform or review local controls to ensure accuracy of data, including daily inventories, commodity purchase controls, and product shipment record control.
  • Coordinate and support the submission of plant licensing such NOPA weigh master licenses, posting Grain Handlers licenses, etc.
  • Assist the local office support functions such as coordinating off-site training, supplies, and travel support.
  • Provide office support through cross-training and vacation coverage.
  • Coordinate the gathering of documentation requested by various internal/external audit and SOX activities mainly around commercial activities.
  • Ensure Plant is compliant with all corporate policies and procedures.
  • Strive for continuous improvement that optimizes costs and efficiencies
  • Demonstrate the following core values and guiding behaviors which are expected of all employees at Bunge North America: Integrity, Openness and Trust, Teamwork, Citizenship, and Entrepreneurship.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

  • Associate degree in a science or technical field is preferred.
  • Highschool diploma or GED is required.
  • Versatility, flexibility, and analytical skills are required.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a team and collaborative environment.
  • Exposure to using enterprise business applications such as SAP-GTM, SAP, Business Warehouse, or comparable commodity or ERP system is preferred.
  • Experience with end-user tools — e.g. MS Excel, Word. Lotus Notes is preferred.
  • Must be able to work overtime, as required.

Benefits:

  • Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
  • Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
  • Tuition Reimbursement – after one year of service, eligible for tuition expenses reimbursement of up to $5000 per year. 
  • Time Off – Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience
    • 0 – 9 years: 25 days
    • 10 – 19 years: 30 days
    • 20+ years: 35 days

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:


• We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
• We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
•  We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge


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