Production manager, dettol

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Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Role Purpose:

The role is focussed on ensuring that teams are able to meet targets set for Quality, Safety, EHS, Efficiency, Cost, Service and People. A key aspect is also to develop a more empowered team, by training, coaching and development of individuals through strong leadership. Deputy for Operation Manager. Lead/'Go-To'/ person for sub-section of area. Managing team of 30-130 people. Manage Mixing and Packing normal production of full categories. Manage continuous improvement in terms of Mixing/Packing process after technical transfer.

Accountabilities:

• Support operation manager to drive vertical startup of production equipment and facilities.
• Support engineering, EPCM and suppliers on FAT, installation, dry commissioning, and qualification, always value inputs from production perspective.
• Lead production staff to achieve process learning curve focusing on efficiency improvement and ensure a successful hand over to normal commercial production.
• Control material usage for commission and validation within approved budget.
• Control material waste and scrap rate within target.
• Deliver training to production team, ensure skills are qualified for normal production.
• Establish production related SOP for commercial production and manufacturing license purpose.
• Delivery of normal production KPIs.
• Ensure KPI scorecards are kept up to date daily by team members and reviewed on a weekly basis with the whole team.
• Report an accumulated view of all scorecards and other KPIs on a weekly basis to Operation Manager.
• Ensure the performance reviews of the team are carried out on a monthly basis, with any issues/training/development opportunities being communicated to Operation Manager.
• Proactively learn WCM and deploy in department to drive operation excellence.
• Act as a vice leader of AM pillar to strongly support the achievement of business objectives and factory vision.
• Comply with regulations pertaining to disinfectant products, cosmetics, medical devices, as well as the company's quality management system documents.
• Ensure that the work performed in this position meets GMP requirements and fulfill the obligations related to product quality and safety as outlined in the relevant quality management documents.

Skills & Experience required:

• Broad experience of Manufacturing Operations management in a relevant industry, ideally FMCG.
• Demonstrable experience in a relevant technical discipline, i.e., Engineering / Scientific.
• Operational experience at Area Team Leader across two different areas (Reckitt Specific).
• 3-to-5-year experience of production management.
• At least 2 year of team management bigger than 20 people with demonstrated results.
• Develop and understand other functions and their relationship with Supply.
• Communicate effectively within a matrix organization.
• Experience in TPM/AM/PM/SAP is a plus, at least know how.
• Understands basic technology of liquids making and packing.
• Familiar with Quality standards and EHS and Regulatory compliance requirements.
• Fundamental project management skills.

Professional qualifications required:

• Educated to Degree calibre University graduate.
• Written and Verbal fluency in English is essential.
• Well versed with Microsoft Excel/Word/Power Point & Project, Power BI is a plus.
• Experience of using SAP. Launch SAP would be a plus.

Personal Attributes:

• Demonstration of team leadership capability.
• Drive for results.
• Commitment.
• Command skills.
• Problem solving.
• Effective team player.
• "Live" and operate within the leadership Charter and Core Values.
• Able to work full time in Taicang.