Production Skilled Operator (Dry Mix)

Production Skilled Operator – Dry Mix

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Location: Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Company: Nestlé Saudi Manufacturing
Full-Time Contract

Reports to: Production Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment - passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, if you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.

We are looking for a line operator for Dry mix operations with basic knowledge in chemistry/ food science, or technical (engineering) background, with experience in line operations in a food industry facility, to join Nestle in a Green Field Food Factory in Saudi.

In this role, you will act as key player to ensure production plan execution on time within the required food safety and quality. Dry mix operations must be carried out in line with Nutrition Standards and in full collaboration with the production team.

Focus of this role is to:

• Execute the production plan, delivered on time and within the required quality and cost.
• Empower and motivate the Operators to develop their skills & competency.
• Secure employee safety, product quality and line efficiency during the shift with strict adherence to Standards, cost and environment needs.

A DAY IN THE LIFE …

Functional Responsibilities

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  Safety (SHE): Ensure that assigned working areas are kept clean and maintained in working order including all installations. Ensure that the risk assessments are up to date, risk predictions are done when it is required and updating of safety map on regular bases, environmental hazards identification & fixing are done on frequent bases.
• Quality: Responsible to run all operations (Dry Mixing) as per NGMP, NQMS and maintain FTR as per target. Ensuring the cleaning & hygiene of the working areas as per GMP and HACCP. In charge of continuous line controls and immediate corrective actions to ensure prescribed quality, compliance with manufacturing instructions on the assigned line.
• Continuous Improvement (NCE): Ensuring the high level of NCE by leading effective SHO, coach operators and production assistants to fulfil and exceed the requirements of the job through NCE approaches as well as NCE advanced practices TPM/LEAN in the line.
• People Development: Contribute to the deployment of people development plan's and assure the competencies of the team as per the agreed plans per their functional, technological competency requirements. Contribute/Enforce strict compliance to standard operating procedures (SOPs) by all personnel within the shift. Support the functional onboarding process of new comers.
• Line performance (AI): Ensure vertical set up & startup of equipment, Support the development of functional competencies of employees along with controlling of operational parameters and maintaining of documentation for traceability. Responsible to eliminate unplanned stoppages and optimize planned stoppages & First Time Right (FTR) to achieve AI target.
• Cost: Responsible for daily physical closing & cross checking of materials as per SAP reports, secure accuracy of data entry and FIFO/FEFO is followed, and responsible for accurate capturing of material consumption on SAP. Drive the asset intensity of assigned line with good control for material & labor variance with accurate data. Ensure that consumption of raw & packaging materials as per standard loss & achieve target "Zero" waste.
• Productivity: Contribute/ Ensure the adequate distribution of responsibilities of operators & assistants to enable production plan of the line to be achieved effectively with minimum possible unplanned stoppages and idle hours. Coach the team to reach their full potential and to achieve objectives in accordance with NCE guidelines.
• Initiative Mindset: Protect the core and operate as per best practices and state of the art operations, use the Nutrition tools to correct deviations and improve operations. Reinforce and promote positive safety and quality culture, aim for first time right. Work with Zero waste mindset, optimizing the cost through performance improvement activities

What will make you successful…

• Academic Experience: High School degree and preferably Diploma in technical discipline e.g. engineering or food science
• Operational Experience: Having more than 5 years’ experience in production environment
• Successful contribution in projects involving different departments
• Exposure to implementing continuous improvement and employee involvement techniques. Preferable experience in implementation of TPM.
• Experience of operating the lines, experience in different environments, manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated capability to lead a group of people.