Senior Manager - Production - Manufacturing Unit

Job purpose:

To lead & enable the operations in manufacturing to ensure on time delivery of quality finished product to customers, while maximizing resource productivity (men, machine, material, money & method) in a safe working environment.

Principal accountabilities and responsibilities:

Lead team to:

- To ensure market requirements are met through effective planning & resource utilization

- Work towards minimizing cost by reducing WMS and Tobacco Wastes. Ensuring effective budget control within the department and inculcate a cost savings mindset.

- Ensure correct systems & work practices are adhered to.

- To deliver "Q" product with minimum market complaints.

- Plan and identify developmental inputs for staff and workmen to improve their skills and attitude.

- Involving all employees in ensuring a safe and hygienic work environment.

- Ensure that all the statutory compliance are adhered.

- Maintain a cordial IR atmosphere through fair and firm practices.

- To derive & implement the manufacturing plan for secondary from the unit plan

Knowledge required:

1. Primary process

2. Operations systems / shop floor management.

3. Working knowledge of machines and ancillary equipment

4. Unit plan

5. SPC

6. LTA/FSO

7. SAP and QMS

8. Statutory, safety & environment laws

9. WMS

10. Product

Skills:

11. Conflict management in people intensive systems

12. Resource Management

13. Influencing & Inter personal competence, motivational skills

14. Technical Skills

15. Delegation, follow-ups, flexibility, analysis, decision making, coordination, planning

16. Change agent

17. Communication, analysis and presentation