Senior Manager, Production

The Senior Manager, Production leads the production team while developing and ensuring sustainable manufacturing excellence measured through clearly defined objectives and targets in terms of SHE, quality, service, costs and asset utilization. He/she will develop a performance driven culture and ensure the highest level of cross-functional efficiency with other Operations departments and Enablers.

 

Your key responsibilities

• Ensure timely and effective resolution/report closure of SHE and Quality incidents/non-conformances
• Ensure risk assessments are conducted for all routine activities and SOPs aligned with these risk assessments are in place and refreshed at regular intervals
• Work with staff to continuously identify SHE and quality risks and improvements opportunities by conducting frequent audits and improving SOPs
• Responsible for staff selection, training, development, coaching, retention and employee motivation. Also responsible for building an effective team in terms of leadership and performance focus and ensuring succession plans are in place
• Lead the team in achieving departmental KPIs targets and drive continuous improvement efforts
• Build a strong team player relationship with fellow operational heads to meet the business requirements, and play an active role in building constructive relationship with labor unions
• Develop budgets (CAPEX and OPEX) and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets

 

We offer

• Growth that keeps up with you – you join an industry leader that will develop your expertise and leadership
• A culture with values that lifts you up – with collaborative teams, shared wins, and people who cheer each other on.
• A community where your voice matters – it is essential to serve our customers well
• A business with a clear roadmap to growth faster than competitors, impacting millions of consumers everyday
• A factory being key in the growth roadmap of the category TTH

You bring

• An innovation mindset, looking for better, smarter, more sustainable ways to make an impact
• Curiosity and open-mindedness
• A collaborative spirit, being able to work across teams, functions and countries
• A focus on unity, with stakeholders and customers
• French & English are mandatory
• Master of Science in Engineering or Business
• Minimum 5 years of Manufacturing management experience
• Relevant experience within the food, beverage, chemical or allied industry, pharmaceutical or consumer goods industries
• Direct management experience of cost control responsibilities in manufacturing
• Experience in implementation of continuous improvement and lean methodologies
• Flexible working time to meet the night shift or during the weekend