Production Planning Manager
We are looking for a Production Planning Manager for a leading international company.
Mission:
Lead the production team in developing and ensuring sustainable manufacturing excellence measured through clearly defined objectives and targets in terms of HSE, quality, service, costs and asset utilization. Develop a performance driven culture by implementing Continuous Improvement principles in manufacturing. Ensure highest level of cross-functional efficiency with other operations departments and enablers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Staff selection, training, development, coaching, retention and morale. Also responsible for building an effective team in terms of leadership and performance focus and ensuring succession plans in place.
- Lead the team in meeting departmental KPIs and drive continuous improvement efforts.
- Build a strong relationship with fellow operational heads to deeply understand the business requirements, develop jointly solutions to meet those requirements and work jointly on issue resolutions.
- 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 risk and improvement opportunities by conducting frequent audits and improving SOPs.
- Ensure effective implementation of employee training plans and that SOPs are well understood and followed by employees.
- Ensure timely and effective resolution/report closure of HSE and quality incidents/non-conformances.
- Develop budgets (CAPEX and OPEX) and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labour and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
Requirements:
- French and English are required
- Master of Science in Engineering or business
- Manufacturing management experience of 5 years minimum
- 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
- Experience in establishing performance metrics, motivating and holding people accountable for results
- Proven ability to effectively lead and manage high performance teams
- Solid Change management experience which means operating as a value-added business partner across functional lines and with other key stakeholders to drive change
- Experience with unions management
- Flexible time work to meet night shift or during week-end
- Participation to emergency plan
