Food People
The Plant Manager will report directly to the Supply Chain Director and directly manage the entire operation, including, Production, Quality, and Engineering. Your role will be to drive a culture of world-class by implementing CI and Lean methodology and ensure the operation is operating at maximum efficiency. All of the above needs to be achieved in an environment where all employees respect the highest levels of Quality and Health & Safety.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Set clear targets and measures for each of the direct reports in the factory – use weekly and daily production meetings to monitor these KPI’s – giving live feedback on progress against targets
Develop and drive a culture World Class Manufacturing through implementing Continuous Improvement and Lean activities at site improving safety, quality, waste and efficiency of the operations
Measure production output to meet agreed on targets and plans/forecasts, customer orders and to develop analysis on how and where production losses are occurring
Ensure that site teams monitor material usage to reduce waste, store ingredients and packaging correctly, and maintain accurate inventories – work closely with onsite procurement teams so that material availability is at agreed levels
Improve and maintain the hygiene and safety standards of the production plants; where required exceeding standards set out by customers and audit bodies including BRC, UAE government and others; ensure GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) is always in place and ISO and HACCP records are maintained accurately to the required standards
Develop with site team Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) ensure staff are trained and measure and ensure compliance to these standards
Monitor site cost and budgets including labor, engineering, and maintenance spend, miscellaneous purchases, fuel and others to ensure control within budgeted levels
Develop plans to reduce the overall cost base of the site
Oversee all Warehousing and fleet activities across the plant & sales in coordination with the Logistics Management in order to ensure they comply with relevant policies and procedures
Integrate the warehousing activities into the plant’s operations
Ensure that all plant and production reports, including all financial reports, are prepared and submitted timely and accurately
KEY INGREDIENTS
Degree in Production, Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering or a related field
Minimum 5 years’ experience leading operations within a beverage manufacturing business
Experience working as a Production, Plant or Factory Manager in a World Class Manufacturing environment
Proven work experience as a Production, Plant or Factory Manager within the Beverage Manufacturing Industry
Previous experience in Iraq is preferred but not essential
Excellent knowledge of and use Lean Manufacturing techniques (Example: TPM, 5S, Kaizen)
Knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity and inventory processes
Strong leadership, people management and decision-making skills
Excellent problem-solving skills and planning skills
Fluency in Arabic and English