Production Manager at Olam Agri

Job Title: Production Manager

Job Description

• Ensuring compliance to manufacturing processes and procedures of the company with the objective of achieving key performance indicators in collaboration with all stakeholders by constantly developing, planning, and implementing operational excellence and training of plant personnel.

Key Deliverables
Production Planning & Execution:

• Planning to deliver the sales demand ensuring effective utilization of assets at optimum cost of operations
• Liaison with central and local procurement for effective planning of raw and packing materials ensuring availability as well as monitoring inventory norms
• Analyze breakdowns and put corrective measures to improve OEE
• Lead the AM Pillar team in WCM/Operational Excellence and support other pillars on production related requirements
• Control over warehouses for raw & packing materials and finished goods
• Ensure compliance to Safety and Food Safety requirements from manufacturing function
• Ensure adherence to all applicable regulatory and statutory requirements
• Review and monitor operating budgets

Managing Talent:

• Develop and train the team to improve the effectiveness of implementation of best/ next practices in the area of work.
• Identify training needs of team members in order to enhance skills and develop/maintain a motivated team.

Driving cost culture and value delivery:

• Review requirements of production consumables and ensure availability
• Review cost of production consumables and ensure adherence to budgets

Projects:

• Selection of Capacity, Capability, Appropriate Technology, Energy requirements etc for Opex and Capex Projects along with Engineering team as and when required
• Execute implementation of projects within timelines and cost with support of Engineering Team
• Assist in commissioning and start-up of new projects.

Requirements

• BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Electrical/Production Engineering from a reputed institute
• 10+ years of experience in FMCG companies of repute preferably bottling/aseptic dairy products with a minimum of 3 years of experience as Head of Manufacturing/Production department
• Experience of managing high speed PET bottling lines and Tetrapak lines
• A hands-on experience of implementing TPM or WCM/Operational Excellence is a must. Exposure to Lean or Six Sigma would be an added advantage.
• Experience of managing production function of a bottling plant, preferably aseptic dairy technology with Tetrapak and Sidel bottling lines
• Strong people management skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage complexity.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Good negotiation skills.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is Not Specified. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Official Job Website: https://careers.olamgroup.com/job/