About the job
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and coordinate daily production operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
- Evaluate production performance metrics (quality, delivery, cost) and implement corrective measures to rectify discrepancies.
- Work collaboratively with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Continuous Improvement teams.
- Ensure adherence to company policies, customer specifications, and regulatory standards.
- Manage the production planning process, focusing on capacity planning, scheduling, and load balancing.
- Align customer demand with material availability and manufacturing capabilities.
- Track and enhance key planning KPIs including On-Time Delivery (OTD), lead time, Work In Progress (WIP), and inventory levels.
- Facilitate Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) execution at the site level in partnership with customers or Key Account Managers (KAM).
- Champion continuous improvement projects leveraging Lean, Six Sigma, and other methodologies.
- Identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies in manufacturing and planning processes.
- Conduct Kaizen events, value stream mapping sessions, and root cause analyses.
- Standardize best practices and assist in their deployment across various production lines or sites.
- Lead, mentor, and develop production and planning teams.
- Encourage a culture of accountability, teamwork, and ongoing improvement.
- Enhance team satisfaction through continuous engagement.
- Promote strong communication across diverse, cross-functional teams.
