Production Manager at Nestle

A day in the life of a Production Manager:

• Ensure that finished products are consistently manufactured meeting prescribed standards (compliant), on time and meeting consumer expectations.                                          
• Effectively manage the LLT, ensure exchange of information (cascade Target/escalate issues) for alignment with the objectives in the short term and FLT, MOR for medium and long term to achieve production plan and to identify and achieve performance improvements.
• Motivate, guide, support and coach the resources to achieve objectives and to act in accordance with NCE guidelines.
• Maintain a safe working environment in compliance with the local laws striving for Zero accidents through continuous coaching on safety behaviors.   
• Elaborate and execute workforce development program that will provide appropriate flexibility of workforce and assets.
• Focus on material availability, finished goods quality, and on time delivery through optimal resource allocation.                                               
• Lead a continuous improvement/employee involvement culture through NCE approach.
• Drive for excellence, support operators and staff in their tasks.                                             
• Provide timely feedback, coaching to individuals and team to develop them to their full potential and to achieve objectives in accordance with NCE guidelines. Ensure succession plans and development - coaching of direct reports (where applicable) including development of specific training.
• Ensure ongoing smooth operation of factory through employee and industrial relations.
• Ensure the timely launch of new products to the Market as per agreement with the business unit.                                                     

What will make you successful?

• Degree in Food Technology or Engineering.
• 5 years’ Experience in leading people or similar role.
• Demonstrated capability to lead a group of people.                      
• Experience in different environments in different manufacturing operation.                       
• Successful in leading projects involving different departments or functions.                        
• Exposure to implementing continuous improvement and employee involvement techniques.
• Implementation experience of TPM.                     
• Attend and actively participate in Rive-Reine seminars: Ensuring Supply, R&D and Technical Management.
• Experience in change Management.                     
• Participate in defining and executing the Factory NCE Plan to deliver Business needs.              
• Develop and Lead Communication Plan (including NCE, Q, SHE, Supply Chain).                
• Ability to deploy losses using data analysis tools (e.g. eLTA, IPA, Power BI).                        
• Planning and execution of key projects (e.g. NPDI, GF0, Capex and improvements).             
• Problem Solving Maturity to be at minimum Yellow Belt or equivalent.