Operational Excellence Project Manager at Trouw Nutrition

Job Description:

What are you going to do?

• Performing site diagnostic/assessments to highlight opportunities for improvement- in line with budget setting cycle
• Informing site leadership team & BU OE lead of the opportunities - to allow opportunity-based target setting in the budget cycle
• Tracking of benefits through leading the funding for growth (FFG) agenda- ensuring all activity is tracked
• Leading of site improvement projects that are higher in complexity or require cross functional involvement
• For site prioritized opportunities- Set up projects with site team members, ensuring charter in place and then coaching the teams to deliver projects
• ensuring strong site governance is in place for improvement activities
• Working together with the local Operations team facilitate the setting up and sustainability of the site SIM/ business performance management process to ensure robust performance management is in place at all levels to cover – handover, SIC, Daily, Weekly, Monthly intervals
• Deploy best practice operational excellence techniques within the Operations function through design, coaching and training of staff (eg SIM, 5S, PSG, TPM) to reduce waste and non-value add activity/cost
• Ensure central CI programs are cascaded and aligned to local requirements
• Perform Operational Excellence maturity assessments in line with central defined process and ensure site improvement plan is in place and progressing
• Support the development of a CI culture- ensuring using leadership process confirmations across site- as part of the defined leaders standard work
• Competency development- Establish competency requirements for identified roles across the business and performing training needs analysis to ensure a site competency (for operational excellence) plan is in place.
• Develop, implement and maintain training matrices to assist managers in identifying training needs
• Ensure that all employees are trained to the required standards and are effectively audited and signed off as competent

What we offer

As a Nutreco company, our mission is Feeding the Future. In a world with limited natural resources, our ambition is to meet the rising food needs of a growing world population in a sustainable manner. Working for Nutreco means a fantastic position in an international working environment with plenty of development opportunities, also within the Operations department.

What we ask

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to listen, assimilate and interpret information and convert to understandable, logical training documents and communication
• Motivated with can do attitude
• Able to work on own initiative and within team environment
• Ability to grasp new concepts quickly, generate fresh and innovative ideas
• Ability to influence and manage change

What you bring

• You have at least a related bachelor’s degree
• You have proven experience in Operation / Manufacturing including a manufacturing supervisor position
• You have strong knowledge of CI tools and techniques, including experience of using and implementing in manufacturing
• You have Strong coaching skills
• You have the ability to work to strict deadlines, demonstrating confident management of conflicting priorities
• You are Diligent with excellent attention to detail
• You are Proficient in the use of all MS applications, email & internet.