Manager, Production - CPS Egypt Plant

The Manager, Production will lead a multi-skilled production operations team in a pro-active, hands-on way, delivering all production related plant KBIs, BP commitments, production volume, team management from all aspects; while complying with all company requirements and local regulations across both operating shifts.

You will be responsible for improving and sustaining performance through the deployment of the best-in-class strategies and techniques. Moreover, actively drive diverse business projects (capital & non-capital), lead finite scheduling for liquid/dry parts production and engage with CPS wide initiatives.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

• Manage, lead and motivate a multi-skilled operations team for Liquid/Dry Parts resources in an empowered team-based environment, ensuring full engagement of team members.
• Interact with key stakeholders (internal & external) at a strategic and tactical level to enhance capability, flexibility, ensure optimum performance, assets utilization, manage budget, ultimately increasing productivity and delivering competitive cost.
• Develop departmental Business Plan and execute daily and weekly plans to meet all BP & emerging commitments.
• Ensure daily operations are carried out in compliance with all company requirements, appropriate safety, food safety, quality and environmental standards. Lead by example.
• Ensure timely completion of all corrective and preventive actions.
• Allocate the required optimal manpower for each operation ultimately meeting customers’ requirements.
• Ensure consistent and detailed level of communication with team wide members through daily, weekly, and monthly routines.
• Drive, manage and sustain operational excellence and a continuous improvement culture to deliver challenging and step change improvements.
• Continuously improve the productivity of manufacturing resources through daily monitoring of the resources performance and losses reasons.
• Monitor and improve relevant KBIs/Tier metrices (MUV etc.).
• Ensure full compliance with all company policies, regulations and International Standards.
• Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with company requirements while adding value to the management system programs & procedures.
• Build sustainable team capability, provide continuous coaching, adapt flexible organizational structure, transfer scarce skills, deploy performance enhancement strategies, train and support all production associates dealing with the various in-house, new technologies and emerging business needs.
• Maximize operating systems usage (WMRF, SAP, OEE, workday, PE etc.)
• Develop team basic maintenance skills.
• Stop any non-complying activity / process by either company employees, contractors or any other personal in the site if it forms an intolerable or unforeseen risk.
• Support related capital projects and three years outlook, ensuring successful delivery. Lead specific capital projects (Setting specs/Design-to-execution & commissioning)
• Continuously update and maximize resources capacities, oversee the demand vs capacity (short, medium & long terms). Decide the optimal operational pattern to meet the customers demand.
• Develop and enhance the production management system (Programs, SOPs, checklists etc.)
• Active engagement in cross-functional committees (food safety, packaging, safety, PDR & SDR etc.) and CPS wide committees.
• Active involvement in various technical wide discussions and reviews (capital, R&D etc.)
• Benchmark with other CPS plants and similar industries importing best practices.
• Drive value creation (costs saving / avoidance) and value optimization initiatives.
  
  

EOHS

• Encourage appropriate positive attitudes towards EOHS
• Apply relevant EOHS policy and procedures
• Actively participate in EOHS inspections, audits and risk assessment.
• Ensure all hazards and incidents are reported and investigated appropriately and suitable controls are implemented.
• Has the authority to stop any activity that violate the company EOSH management system.
• Participating in the Behavioral Based Safety (BBS) program
  
  

Food Safety

• Fully committed to comply with the food safety policy and to the continuous improvement of the food safety system/framework.
  
  

Person Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (preferred), Science, Pharmacy or equivalent
• Significant relative experience from a manufacturing plant
• People Management experience
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  
  

Skills

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP); Continual Improvement Process; Lean Manufacturing; Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP); Production Management; ISO 90001; Six Sigma; Ammonia Refrigeration; Microsoft Office; Food Safety and Sanitation; Change Management; PLC Logic; Quality Control (QC); 5s (Inactive); Production Processes; Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:15

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