Production Manager

Our client vision is to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of their differentiated brands.

Powered by their strategy to Differentiate, Drive & Deliver, they are a leading company in global snacking, international cereal and noodles, and North America frozen foods, with iconic, world-class brands and strong underlying growth momentum and profitability.

Our client purpose is to create better days and a place at the table for everyone through their trusted foods brands.

As part of this purpose, they are committed to advancing sustainable & equitable access to food by creating Better Days for 4 billion people by the end of 2030.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Supervising production processes and ensuring that quality work is done safely and efficiently.
• Liaising with other engineers to develop plans that improve production, costs, and labor required.
• Developing and monitoring production-related cost saving projects, encouraging the team to develop cost saving projects and reporting them.
• Diagnose problems on the production line and provide recommendations and training by usining KWS Loss analaysis methodology.
• Establishing safety procedures and protocols that consider workers' well-being while minimizing the carbon footprint.
• Staying informed about developments in engineering and production and sharing information with colleagues.
• Identifying, documenting and reporting unsafe practices.
• Preparing production schedules and budgets for projects.
• Planning meetings with relevant departments and stakeholders.
• Analyzing all aspects of production and making recommendations for improvement.
• To make all equipment efficiency calculations and reports on a daily and monthly basis.
• Planning, implementing and monitoring actions that will increase efficiency.
• Taking actions by making suggestions to reduce material losses and increase the quantity of quality products.
• Responsible for organizing production areas and carrying out production in accordance with the weekly plan.
• KWS, QFS, EHS COE team member.
• Attending the Tier 4 DDS meeting on a daily basis, following the actions determined at the meeting, and forwarding the items escalated from the Tier 2,3 meetings to the Tier 4 meeting.
• To ensure that all Prerequisite Programs (PRP) within the HACCP plan are sustainable and developed. Following up program requirements with relevant parties.
• Ensuring that Food Safety and GMP rules are implemented in production areas.
• To analyze the situations that occur/may occur during the process and to take corrective and preventive actions.
• Participating in internal and external audits. To work to complete audit actions.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor of Engineering is a must, preferably should have master’s degree.
• Overall experience of 7+ Years
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong leadership ability.
• Excellent skills with problem solving, critical thinking and analytical thinking.
• Proven experience in engineering.
• Ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Excellent skills in written and verbal communication.