Hastings, Hawke's Bay, NZ
4 days ago
Manufacturing Manager
Job Description

Summary

The role of the manufacturing manager is to ensure the smooth running of production, to deliver the site business objectives – Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery & People. The manufacturing manager in the absence of the site manager steps in as the 2IC to operate the site.

Key Responsibilities

Establish KPI’s to measure performance and assist reduction of conversion costs of all products.

Monitor product yields, labour usages and ingredient and packaging usage daily.

Review to identify improvement opportunities.

Ensure staff involvement and contribution to continuous improvement.

Provide feedback to all staff through daily posting of production achievement.

Perform assigned tasks in accordance with all Kraft Heinz Food Safety, Environmental, Health and Safety, and Ethical and Human Resources policies, programs and goals.

Uphold the Kraft Heinz values and to work in a way that contributes to the company’s vision

Plan and monitor all production activity with relevant resources (planning, process owners, FSQ, maintenance etc etc)

Provide training plans and review staff performance

In consultation with Engineering Manager and Planning lead, plan and implement run strategy to maximise efficiency and preventative maintenance activity

Formulate cost centre and capital spend budgets, reforecast as required

Monitor and prioritise spend in department.

Assist with planning and commissioning of process related capital projects

Assist with new product development, product costings and factory trials

Maintain a highly skilled, competent and motivated workforce

Interact with different departments

About you

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a mid-senior operations role managing < 50 staff in a complex FMCG environment

Tertiary Manufacturing qualification and/or significant Production Management experience

Stakeholder management experience – be able to communicate across various levels.

Process knowledge and experience.

Planning and scheduling skill and experience

Labour supervision and team leading skill and experience

Lean / Continuous Improvement experience and knowledge

People management – development & performance management, succession planning capability build

Project management skill

Budget and cost control skill and experience

Excellent communication skills both written and oral

Computer literacy to being proficient at least to Excel and Word level

About us

Free staff parking

Regular staff get-togethers

Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package.

Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers

Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter.

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Location(s)

Tomoana

 

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

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