Job Vacancies at Olam Agri

Description

• Responsible for efficient daily shift production activities to assure operations are optimized.
• The primary activities of this position include the operation of the Production process, prioritizing and assigning proactive and reactive maintenance, troubleshooting issues and maintaining quality product output.
• The role also includes activities like repairing, day planning, procuring needed production materials, controlling spare parts inventory for rolls, sifters, purifiers, and other milling equipment.
• This is a shift people management position and requires managing hands-on training for new and existing millers, ensuring best practice execution and performing work quality checks. A keen understanding of costs and a business acumen to ensure profitability is critical for the

Key Deliverables

• Lockout tag out
• Permit to work
• Reporting, recording and review
• Bi-Monthly safety audit compliance
• Workplace inspection and risk assessment
• Driving safety rules
• Full 100% compliance to agreed production targets and production specification
• Maintaining Team discipline in all its ramifications along the lines
• Regularly Train and retrain the Shift production team to ensure that lines are maintained in top condition

Operational Effectiveness

SAFETY AND HEALTH

• Support safety during Shift production operations
• Support safety culture during Shift production operations
• Ensure elimination of unsafe acts, conditions and near miss reporting (Safe Olam Reporting)
• Ensure strict compliance during shift toolbox talks
• Ensure strict PPE Compliance during Shift production operations
• Ensure compliance of 6 imperatives of safety.

QUALITY

• Ensure agreed quality behaviours amongst the Shift production team
• Adherence to line settings during Shift
• Adherence to GMP during Shift
• Adherence to line clearance during Shift
• Ensure all the Shift processes are done right first time.

COST EFFICIENCY

• Maintain Shift equipment effectiveness
• Deliver on Shift production target and product specification
• Ensure and encourage Autonomous Maintenance during Shift
• Maintain good rapport with Maintenance Team to achieve acceptable OEE.
• Track and ensure all milling activities such as grinding, extraction, etc that gives the best production during shift.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate clearly
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Objective/Goal-oriented mentality
• Computer skills e.g., MS Office, SAP
• Ability to work with data and present for decision making
• Commitment to team leadership
• Ability to learn and apply best practices
• Ability to organize and plan Team tasks
• Flexibility and responsiveness to business needs
• Ability to overcome obstacles and organizational skill necessary to complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Problem solving
• Hands on extraction process, wenger machine will be an added advantage

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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

Strategic Effectiveness

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