Senior Manager - Manufacturing
Location
Howrah (district) | India
Job description
- Drive the operation(s) of plant ensure utilisation of capacities thereby keep the cost under control
- The incumbent will drive the efficiencies and make the business viable thereby achieving the overall financial targets
- The role will achieve all of this by focusing on safety, compliance and product quality
Responsibilities PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Applies knowledge of processes, equipment and system capability to set challenging individual and facility standards.
- Develops Annual Operating Plan for Manufacturing Dept
- Achieve performance standards with regards to safety, line utilization, efficiencies and quality metrics
- Develop team to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals. Demonstrate knowledge of Problem solving tools like Fish bone, pareto, DMAIC approach etc
- Maintain product quality and sanitation standards per Food Safety requirements
- Tracks key performance indicators/costs, anticipating and correcting trends which would compromise achievement of financial targets
- Oversees and assures facility equipment reliability to minimize downtime, works on MTBF increase , MTTR reduction on Key equipment s.
- Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly personnel
- Engage Frontline workforce , Partner with HRBP and lead engagement
- Ensures compliance with all Health Safety regulations
- Production planning and control at all times, demonstrate hands on ERP/SAP systems knowledge
- Maintenance, spares and project implementation, partner with MR Manager.
- Providing a healthy environment that encourages empowerment and diversity
- Implement TPM by leading AM Pillar and ensuring circle targets achievements
- Demonstrated ability to function successfully in a fast paced, changing work environment
- Operating effectiveness of controls, quarterly testing and documentation retention of control testing and execution, engage in process risk assessment to identify risk and adequacy of mitigating controls , Annual certification of GCS Controls
Production Planning :
- Review the tentative product wise volume projections for the plant;
- Review the KPI s and related cost budget (fixed and variable) prepared by respective Lines at the plant.
- Review Demand compliance and availability of Empties daily basis and adherence to production plan from ISCP;
- Review with Purchase, LDT Quality counterparts the availability of quality complied raw material and packaging material at plant as per production requirements;
- Review the connectivity schedule for RMPM;
- Review the SAP updation of actual production and dispatch on periodic basis in order to oversee actual production as per the production plan and defined quality protocols
Production Execution:
- Conduct daily inter department review meetings to discuss production plan changes and alternatives to manage changes;
- Priorities daily big ticket activities for the team;
- Review along with HR manager daily resource requirements, last days absenteeism, wastage levels, NE/TE and other production related parameters;
- Conduct reviews to check wastage levels, adherence to safety norms and GMP at the shop floor;
- Participate in quality meetings at plant; Resolve any escalated production and dispatch related issues in order to ensure smooth and continuous production run at the plant
- Drive MW ways of working TPM on shop floor
- Review key performance indicators and quality indices like plant productivity, capacity utilization, fuel and power consumption, material efficiency on periodic basis;
- Seek guidance from the Plant manager to improvise plant performance;
- Review monthly plant performance reports to prepare performance priority areas and short-term / long-term action plan for improvement;
- Share the performance related priority areas with the team;
- Define monthly plant performance target based on annual target;
Process Improvement Initiatives :
- Identify and prioritize gaps at the factory on periodic basis to run the lines as per AOP;
- Involve in identification of process improvement initiatives to overcome gaps and pain-points;
- Monitor the implementation of process improvement on the shop floor in order to ensure overall quality improvement of processes and systems at the plant
Quality mind-set :
- Plan for implementation of quality systems (like HACCP, FSMS, ISO- 9000) at the plant;
- Monitor implementation of quality systems as per defined plan in order to improve quality of product/ processes at the plant.
- Review along with QC manager the addressal of market complaints by the team to avoid reoccurrence of the complaints;
Qualifications EXPERIENCE/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- At least BE degree with 8-10 years of experience
- Skills and Behavioural Attributes
- Excellent communication, both written and verbal
- Negotiation skills influencing ability
- Strong customer orientation
- Strong analytical skills, ability to read and infer from data points and have action bias
- Strong focus on delivery and results with high drive and energy levels
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