Job Purpose:
- Drive Operational Excellence throughout the Groups ambient businesses
- Govern Continuous Improvement programs and processes, aiming at productivity increase and cost savings
Job responsibility:
Continuous improvement and productivity improvement
- Drive and sustain the established governance process for Continuous Improvement and productivity improvement programs, from idea generation to implementation track & trace
- Track appropriate performance measures (KPI) and conduct related performance benchmarking analytics in Supply Chain and Operations that enables performance improvement and visibility of productivity in all TU ambient manufacturing plants
- Coordinate operational excellence methods, tools and benchmark reports, utilizing existing SC reporting structure and with support from performance / finance controlling team
- Support select initiatives with his/her expertise and know-how, and provide an 'outside-in' perspective to plant management.
Manufacturing network development and strategic investments
- Drive the Groups agenda of manufacturing network development and manage projects aiming to improve conversion costs and capacity utilization
- Facilitate, coordinate, and ultimately help drive the COE Engineering organization to ensure Group Level governance of project management and engineering best practices
- Assist in large CapEx decisions with strategic impact on our manufacturing network, and analyze and evaluate optimal CapEx & resource utilization across all ambient plants
Foster best practice sharing and a culture of continuous learning, and help improving capabilities in Thai Union.
- Establish Group-wide Best Practice Repository with complete lessons learned, SOP, Work Instructions, etc., on all ambient processes (end to end)
- Establish a network of C.I. / Lean / TPM /etc. experts across all ambient plants to form a cradle of knowledge, as well as the tip of the spear to drive Change Management
- Bring to life this repository in the form of e-learning or e-academy or SC-Academy to roll out training program for both SC and non-SC professional
- Work with IA (internal audit) team to ensure alignment between IA & Operational Excellence to enforce BP and guidelines are in fact respected in all ambient plants
Education:
- Bachelor or Masters degree in Engineering, Finance, Logistics or related fields
- Fluent in English (listening, speech & writing)
Experience:
- Minimum 3+ years with Lean / TPM / Continuous Improvement / Focused Improvement, *AND*:
- 10 years experiences in Supply Chain, Operations or related functions *in FMCG* industry, with project management experience, OR:
- Minimum 5+ years of direct experiences in *foods manufacturing* (human or pet foods are both acceptable), with project management experience, OR:
- Minimum 3+ years of direct experiences in *seafood manufacturing* plus 5+ years of management experience (in any field), with project management experience
