Operations Manager

Job Description

Position: Operations ManagerLocation: Lahore Foods FactoryDepartment: Supply ChainReporting To: Works ManagerPurpose of Job:To run the manufacturing operation for the plant. This role includes accountability for all manufacturing areas including engineering, both planned and preventative, utilities and facilities and palletization areas of the factory. The Operations Manager must ensure that all manufactured products are of high quality and that the site conforms to the required levels of hygiene and safety standards.Key Responsibilities

• To successfully manage a high volume, flexible manufacturing operation on a day to day basis
• Proactively lead the manufacturing team, with a strong focus on people development.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practice approaches by identifying new safety techniques, quality initiatives and cost saving and development opportunities to improve factory performance
• To continually improve manufacturing processes yields and performance through the development of people, systems and the effective utilisation of capital investment.
• Understand and react to the wider needs of the business versus those of the Plant.
• Monitor and measure results of initiatives, fine tuning or taking corrective action as necessary.
• To ensure that safety and quality are a key element of the manufacturing culture.
• Build and develop relationships at all levels across the manufacturing function in order to spark ideas for continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with Unilever standards, procedures and legal requirements.
• Responsibility for ensuring engineering standards are delivered and maintained
• To ensure the plant and equipment is implemented and maintained in accordance with Engineering standards, local and statutory legislation, ISO systems and Health & Safety legislation.
• Delivery of a robust and sustainable Planned Maintenance system in order to improve and sustain the production equipment
• To drive focused improvement activities, gaining buy-in from key stakeholders and ensuring best practice implementation in accordance with the Early Equipment Management philosophy
• Responsibility for the Site Infrastructure systems and Utilities, ensuring that buildings and plant are maintained effectively and meet statutory requirements
• Delivery of the Capital Expenditure Plan. This includes infrastructure, innovation investment and generation of all Capital Proposals
• Responsible, through their team, for the appointment and management of all contractor Companies related to engineering work and project management
• Is a key member of the leadership team (SLT) and therefore is also accountable, with other members of the team, for the delivery of the site SIA and other KPIs
• Responsible for creating and driving performance culture on the shop floor.
• Complained to Company?s corporate values.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant degree and high level of technical skills in a recognized Engineering Discipline Chartered Engineer or equivalent in experience.
• More than 5 years of relevant working experience with PLCs, Instrumentation & Communication Protocols and Employee Relations.
• Significant experience in delivering a highly efficient production operation to the required levels of quality, hygiene, and safety.Experience of a strong unionized environment.Experience of leading through a significant period of change.
• Excellent communication skills and team working ability at all levels.
• Relevant experience in a managerial role in a high-volume manufacturing or similar environment (FMCG).
• Effective interpersonal skills and organisational awareness
• Problem solver with the ability to work in cross functional teams.
• Transfer & Promotion, Health and safety policy applies.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ?Whole Self? to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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