Production Front Line Manager

Job description

Auto req ID: 226346BR

Job Description

SPECIFICS:
·  Supervises and ensures that all activities are completed according to the production plan.
·  Coordinates activities by scheduling work assignments, setting priorities and directing the work of subordinate employees.
·  Creates an innovative environment for delivering the right KPIs, related with quality, productivity and efficiency, and proposes improvement projects related with the matter.
·  Solves situations, which arise in individual production or operation sections.
·  Evaluates and verifies employees’ performance through the review of completed work assignments and work techniques.
·  Sets yearly specific business and people objectives for subordinates, supports the employees in achieving these objectives, evaluates them formally twice per year and proposes rates for their performance.
·  Identifies staff development and training needs and inform the proper responsible (manager and/or human resource department).
·  Ensures that proper labor relations and conditions of employment are maintained.
·  Maintains records, prepares reports and composes correspondences related to his/her activity.
·  Supervises and is responsible for production quality, co-operates with Quality & Environment Department and participates in supervising the quality level.
·  Ensures compliance with quality specifications, HACCP and internal food safety & personnel safety procedures in the production department by communicating the working instructions and procedures to all interested parties and by training the production employees.
·  Supervises implementation of all necessary repairs and maintenance programs and keeps the equipment in good working condition.
·  Is authorized to define priorities connected with maintenance repairs and collaborates with maintenance manager in assuring the maintenance staff.
·  Assures that shift members follow personnel guidelines, know their job requirements and are thoroughly trained.
·  Insures that the shift has the right number of personnel according to PepsiCo standards and proposes immediately replacements in case of vacancies.
·  Insures that proper back up trained persons are available for the key positions under their supervisions.
·  Participates and is proactively involved in activities related with developing new products on the line, installing new equipment and insures that a proper feed back is sent to the correspondent department that leads the activity ( R&D, Engineering, Project Manager).
·  Daily close communication with the other Supervisors for evaluation and review of all systems implemented in the production (Quality/Food Safety/Maintenance/Health and Safety).
·  Actively participate in daily shift meetings and contribute/commit on the deadlines agreed with Planning and Reporting Department.
·  Fill in SAP back flash data reports.
·  Train, coach FLE pellets
·  Function as a product expert and “go-to” for maintaining product quality
·  Fully utilize the Performance Process to solve complex problems
·  Assist with external support requests.
·  Periodically performance review with pellets operators
·  Support for R&D department for implementing new product NPD or developing the existing ones.
·  Develop action plans for KPI’s under target;
·  Develop data basis for monitoring the pellets KPIs.
·  Initiate and drive productivity projects.

QCDM Process daily responsibilities:
·  Responsible to ensure Line Standards are sustained.
·  Provide governance of escalation to 24 Hour QCDM.
·  Review actions due for completion, all completed actions should ensure root cause has been addressed, before closing.
·  Identify losses against 24 hour targets.
·  Support team to identify risks in QCDM Process.
·  The FLM agrees focus and actions between now and next 24 hour Meeting.
·  Demonstrate continuity of Line standards, at handover.
·  Using the QCDM process.
·  Ensure that Standard Work in the zone is respected by direct reports.
·  Daily Gemba for Standard Work and Physical Standards check.
·  Deliver support to improve Standard Work and Physical Standards.

Qualifications/Requirements

Qualifications:
·  University degree, preferably in Food Chemistry Engineering;
·  3 - 5 years’ experience in a production environment in areas such as: process technology, production planning or coordination;
·  Experience in managing people;
Abilities:
·  Ability to work in team is mandatory;
·  Ability to rotate shifts;
·  Flexibility to work weekends and holidays when required;
·  Resistance to high pressure; good management of change;
·  Good command of English language;
·  PC skills (Word, Excel, SAP);
·  Certification as SET;
·  Certified as able to perform all aspects of applicable FLE job;
·  Skill in facilitating training sessions/meetings (instruction, facilitation and coaching skills);
·  Skill in differentiating different levels of on-the-job performance in FLE;
·  Skill in training and developing others;
·  Ability to influence others;
·  Skill in evaluating training, tools, on-line information;
·  Understanding of the importance of the KPI scorecard; Ability to collect data and to demonstrate ROI for training investments and also for new productivity ideas.
Relocation Eligible: Not Applicable
Job Type: Regular