Job Description

Responsible for ensuring manufacturing efficiency by improving OE targets , reduce losses, improved streamed lined processes, and human capital optimal utilisationKEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• "SAP super key user", dealing directly with Level 1 and being their first point of contact from the factory, the main interface between key users and level 1.
• Provide support, training and coaching when and where needed to all manufacturing SAP key users
• Filtering issues rising from the shopfloor related to SAP and addressing them directly when those issues don't require a system intervention or a process redesign, but are related to poor/missing execution.
• Supervising in particular the COGI transaction to make sure the factory is always up to speed and in line with production orders.
• Ensure alignment between factory report (stock declared) and IDL (stock received).
• Target: maximize manufacturing efficiency, reduce all types of losses (SQCDMN) develop capacity, involvement and contribution of all Danoners on plant level.
• Manage departmental budget of 1 -2% of total plant budget for staff.
• Participate to the development of the site Master plan for the implementation of methods, tools, systems (in particular Damaway Basics, & advanced tools) and related activities to defined plant objectives.
• Participate to the definition and conduct improvement projects (improve work flow. Increase availability/capacity, reduce losses)
• Support/coach line/departmental resources on daily basis and middle term (action plans).
• Network with local/regional/worldwide internal/external partners to identify and transfer best practices in and out.
• Actively support work safety & quality/food safety initiatives.
• Achieve the Damaway House target to deliver superior results by building on powerful teams and using three pillars. The three pillars are Performance Management, Organisational Efficiency and Proximity Leadership.
• Introducing/maintaining the short interval system (SIM)
• Encourage FLMs & operators to take part
• Introduce, maintain and improve standards for zoning, SQDCMN management, problem solving groups (PSG), focused improvement (FI)
• Co-ordinate activities between pillars
• Support pillar leaders at integrating standards, exchange of best practices, training and communication.
• Introduce, maintain & improve the use of PSGs. 5 whys, SMETD, VSM, CUTE, SIX sigma
• Provide expertise and training inside plant.
• Participate in the development of standards in pilot area (LAB).
• Roll out proven standards to the whole plant (LAND).
• Support the E&T pillar to ensure a site wide kills matrix and gap analysis is developed and maintained; set up a training catalogue.
• Collaborate with pillar teams and HR to develop a training plan to close gaps.
• Identify best practices in plant and within regional/WWBU-networks (inside and outside Danone) and transfer in and out.
• Benchmark with network regarding important KPSs and identify roadmap to utilize learnings.
• Use CODE/Danone Leadership College to develop oneself and others.
• Lead by example; impacting all employees you work with on a daily basis.
• Support the understanding, commitment and contribution of everyone to the factory KPIs.
• Translate factory targets into shopfloor language and deploy targets into key action indicators (KAI) per line that can be managed by operators.
• Being a benchmark in simple, visual, and effective communication.

Food Safety and Quality

• Ensure adherence to Food Safety and Quality principles as included in the policies, procedures, product specifications and processes. This also includes general Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and hygiene practices.
• Identify and report any potential Food Safety & Quality and GMP deviations and hazards.

LEVEL OF COMPETENCE REQUIRED

• Experience in Lean, TPM, SMED, HOSHKIN, Six Sigma

ACADEMIC AND TRADE QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Sc related field

WORK EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• 5-year shop floor experience in processing/manufacturing and continuous improvement
• Strong skills in project management
• Extensive management experience in the food industry
• SAP Knowledge

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS

• Strong skills in project management including strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to lead and influence others, be empowering, inspiring and a good trainer.
• Result oriented, driven and passionate.
• Analytical/conceptual thinking including helicopter view and development/stratification of data.
• Ability to transform conceptual thinking into sustainable shop floor applications.

Base strategic decisions on business prioritiesFor more information about Danone, our culture, please explore careers.danone.com.We offer:A job which could easily turn in to a career in Danone. We believe everyone is born with superpowers, something which comes natural to you. We know this uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energy, so we believe in all Danoners potential and when we build careers based on these superpowers and when we develop everyones potential to the fullest magic happens. This is how we like to see Talent Management in Danone.This is a highly visible position within Danone; you will interact with Internal - Marketing, Sales Supply chain, SSD and External - Suppliers, CO-packers. Challenge, innovate, convince and find alignment when needed. This role has no direct reports.

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