Manager Production

What makes this a great opportunity?

Position is responsible to Lead the Suntory Global Spirts Production operation – West Bengal, deliver Suntory India Business KPI in volume, Quality, Cost, CapEx Projects, People. Rollout & lead Operational excellence initiatives at shop floor. Lead Improvements of plant operation thru focused Improvement projects.

West Bengal production site is new brown field contract bottling site of business, This site has strategic importance for business in delivering long term business growth including exports to bordering states to deliver 2030 vision of business.

Role Responsibilities

This role is responsible for arriving at the Unit Production planning derived from Regional SNOP & implementing the manufacturing activities in unit with the objective of achieving established production specifications and schedule with respect to volume, cost, capital spends, wastage targets within defined quality & safety standards

1    Production Plan
• Frame Implement and review Daily, Weekly & Monthly Production Schedule
• Achieve Order Execution & Annual Production Plan via resource optimization
• Monitor line-wise production output
• Implement productivity Improvement steps via capacity utilization
• Ensure production is cost effective, product is of good quality and on time production 
• Lead, direct , evaluate and develop a team of executives & supervisors who are responsible for various production activities such as packing, sealing, filling, machine operation etc.
• Update production data in SAP.
• Adherence to procedures w.r.t. safety, quality, environment & security standards of the company. 

2    Resource & Materials Management
• Execute sourcing decisions with respect to capacity
• Monitor demand vs available resource capacity & allocation
• Follow-up with material department for low stock items and ensure on-time production
• Allocate labour and capital resources to maximize productivity
• Plan and review materials efficiency

3    Productivity Management
• Plan and implement priorities and manage production line maintenance or downtimes to minimize disruptions to manufacturing schedules
• Analyze production, maintenance and malfunction records to identify problems and recommend solutions that will improve performance   
• Motion, Method & Time Study to reduce manpower to the optimum
• Out of Box idea to innovate or adopt methodology to reduce utility consumption

4    Support Role
• Support and review improvement areas in production process 
• Initiate and monitor corrective & preventive action 
• Ensure high quality production /material flow /housekeeping and conformance to Health, Safety & Environment standards and Quality Management.
• Support other factory departments 
• Conduct regular meetings, shop rounds to ensure compliance of factory rules/ standards set for Industrial safety, Environment Systems are adhered to, to meet Quality & business standards
• Collaborate across the units in the region & the country to share best practices encouraging results on improvement / excellence activities & shamelessly copying others good ones.

5    People Management
• Lead, Supervise, guide and motivate team;
• Maintain discipline; resolve internal problems; and communicate change working systems
• Provide training on EHS, Quality matters 
• Develop a team of supervisors/operators in terms of skills and engage with workmen on a regular basis to ensure smooth operation and harmonic IR relations

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Engineering graduate BE/B Tech
• Relevant manufacturing experience of around 10 -15 years in IMFL bottling operations at capacity of production manager / contract bottling head.
• Experience of driving manufacturing excellence- Desirable
• FSSAI Training & Certification desirable

Experience:

• Thorough understanding of the basics of Liquor blending and bottling operations to enable drive improvements
• Familiarity with SAP system
• Adopt a more participative leadership approach at work
• Seek opportunities to learn from peers and experienced individuals in the business for self-development
• Network and build relationship across verticals
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Excellent knowledge on State Excise Acts, Rules and Regulations, FSSAI, ISO 22000, HACCP and other knowledge on Factory Act, Weights and Measures Act, all environmental acts and all other applicable legislations.