Olam International was established in 1989 with 1 product in 1 country, trading cashew from Nigeria into India. Today we are a leading agri-business operating from seed to shelf in 65 countries, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 13,800 customers worldwide. Our team of 23,000 employees has built a leadership position in many businesses including cocoa, coffee, cashew, rice and cotton. We have 44 different products across 16 platforms.
Olam is committed to responsible growth, and believes that it is only by doing business in a sustainable way that long-term value for all stakeholders can be delivered. Olam is revolutionising seed to shelf supply chains through the Olam Sustainability Standard. Each step of Olam’s value chain is being examined to identify and implement measures to sustainably deliver products across all of its geographies by 2020.
Olam’s initiatives in rural communities are one aspect of this, and in 2010 The Olam Livelihood Charter (OLC) was launched to set a benchmark for projects that incorporate all eight charter Principles of finance, improved yield, labour practices, market access, quality, traceability, social investment and environmental impact. Today we manage 30 OLC initiatives and another 160 beyond the programme, from rural electrification and water facilities to building health centres and schools.Ensuring compliance to manufacturing processes and procedures of the company with the objective of achieving key performance indicators in collaboration with all stakeholders by constantly developing, planning, and implementing operational excellence and training of plant personnel.
Key Deliverables
Production Planning & Execution
Planning to deliver the sales demand ensuring effective utilization of assets at optimum cost of operations
Liaison with central and local procurement for effective planning of raw and packing materials ensuring availability as well as monitoring inventory norms
Analyze breakdowns and put corrective measures to improve OEE
Lead the AM Pillar team in WCM/Operational Excellence and support other pillars on production related requirements
Control over warehouses for raw & packing materials and finished goods
Ensure compliance to Safety and Food Safety requirements from manufacturing function
Ensure adherence to all applicable regulatory and statutory requirements
Review and monitor operating budgets
Managing Talent
Develop and train the team to improve the effectiveness of implementation of best/ next practices in the area of work.
Identify training needs of team members in order to enhance skills and develop/maintain a motivated team.
Driving cost culture and value delivery
Review requirements of production consumables and ensure availability
Review cost of production consumables and ensure adherence to budgets
Projects
Selection of Capacity, Capability, Appropriate Technology, Energy requirements etc for Opex and Capex Projects along with Engineering team as and when required
Execute implementation of projects within timelines and cost with support of Engineering Team
Assist in commissioning and start-up of new projects
Strategic Effectiveness
Requirements
BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Electrical/Production Engineering from a reputed institute
10+ years of experience in FMCG companies of repute preferably bottling/aseptic dairy products with a minimum of 3 years of experience as Head of Manufacturing/Production department
Experience of managing high speed PET bottling lines and Tetrapak lines
A hands-on experience of implementing TPM or WCM/Operational Excellence is a must. Exposure to Lean or Six Sigma would be an added advantage.
Experience of managing production function of a bottling plant, preferably aseptic dairy technology with Tetrapak and Sidel bottling lines
Strong people management skills
Demonstrated ability to manage complexity.
Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
Good communication skills
Good negotiation skills