Production Manager
YOUR ROLE
At the Vandemoortele site of Santa Perpetua, were looking for a Production Manager to join our team.
Santa Perpetua is one of the four sites of the Vandemoortele MCOF (margarines, culinary oils, and fats) business line. Our business is B2B and were referent in the industrial channel in Iberia.
In the site were 66 associates, 36 of which are in the production team including operators, coordinators and a Continuous Improvement Coordinator and a Processing Engineer.
As a Production Manager your main responsibility will be to ensure that the production plan and all functional operations are fully achieved on time and in full compliance with our customers requirements. Youll also be responsible to manage and coach the production team towards our site goals, and to enable their development through the multiple leadership and skills trainings.
Our Santa Perpetua site is highly automatized and state of the art technologically. We are looking for someone digitally savvy to maintain and grow this trend. The key point of our new Production Manager is the ability to transform digitalization in value (together with Production team).
As Production Manager youll play a key role in promoting and engaging the team in our continuous improvement plan, we call it “Kairos”. We started it 3 years ago and were very proud of our achievements.
Were looking for an enthusiastic person willing to join forces to work towards our plant vision: “we want to be a referent plant for our customers, associates and projects”.
Do you want to join our team?
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead the production team.
Lead, motivate and manage production department staff to ensure there is a spirit of teamwork, a relaxed, friendly environment and ongoing improvement.
Ensure the values and internal rules are followed.
Ensure your staff members are adequate in terms of number and competency by offering training programmes.
Ensure that the site KPIs are well cascaded to all production associates.
Manage the production processes.
Supervise, control, and coordinate the activities of the different production workshops.
Ensure production teams are available and working properly so they can execute the production programmes dictated by the schedule.
Meet objectives related to production performance (quality, quantity, deadlines) and manufacturing standards.
Manage cleaning of production areas
Lead a continuous improvement/employee involvement culture through Lean Manufacturing approach. Drive for excellence on all daily operators and staff tasks.
Ensure quality, hygiene and safety instructions/procedures are implemented throughout the manufacturing process and in the entire production workshop. Ensure strict compliance with labour laws.
Improve and coordinate the priorities of technical maintenance on production lines with the Maintenance Manager, proposing investments, optimizing production line down times and product changes.
Report data, guaranteeing the reliability of the production data entered in the system and contributing to the analysis of differences in production performance versus KPIs and proposing corrective action plans.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
You have a background in:
University degree in Engineering or Science, preferably in a Chemical or Agricultural studies
Fluent in Spanish & English, both spoken and written. At least a C1 (Advanced).
Minimum of 5 years of experience as Production Manager, preferably in an international, bulk-batch process, chemical-food industry.
Previous experience implementing and using continuous improvement tools such as: lean manufacturing, 5s, etc. is strongly preferred.
Digital skills and expertise.
As a person you are:
A Team-player by nature with an open mind the sky is not your limit.
Able to create trustful relations with all teams.
Able to communicate and present to all roles of all levels.
Able to convince, coach, support, and train people.
Result focused with a “Can do”-mentality.
Analytical and solution driven.
Flexible, proactive, stress resistant and results oriented.
Willing to travel to other factories when needed.
WHATS IN FOR YOU?
We offer you challenging work with a great purpose in an international company having a dynamic, driven, and ambitious culture. You will have a real impact on the business. You will get all chances to grow within a people oriented and value driven environment, where cooperation, respect and ambition are key.
You will receive an attractive salary and will enjoy other advantages such as free coffee, fruit and financial allowance for lunch menus, wellbeing activities, leadership and functional trainings, possibility to work together with other sites and share best practices, among others.
This job, with no doubt, will allow you to evolve in your career in the production department.
ABOUT VANDEMOORTELE
Vandemoortele is a leading European food group that manufactures and sells high-quality food products. Vandemoortele has two business lines: one in frozen bakery products and one in margarines, culinary oils, and fats. Vandemoortele was founded in 1899 as a Belgian family business and has continued to grow and develop ever since.
Working at Vandemoortele, you will get all the chances to grow within a people oriented and value driven environment, where cooperation, respect and ambition are key. You will be part of an international company having a dynamic, driven, ambitious and collegial atmosphere. We believe a more organic, flexible culture leads to a healthier work-life balance, motivates employees, and ensures that we can work well together towards even better outcomes.
Vandemoortele is committed to become a responsible player and leader in the food industry committed to deliver the best possible products that consider consumers individual desires, needs and requirements as well as the latest insights regarding to food, health, and nutrition.
You will participate in a culture built on trust, empowerment, self-management and shared leadership, a culture where we all share the same sense of responsibility to getting the job done.
Vandemoortele
Fecha de publicación: 17/01/2024
