Front Line Manager Sundar Plant

Overview

Partnership with Potato Cold store manager, Warehouse Shift in charge, FG Shift in charge, Shift Maintenance team to drive business volumes of PC & NPC business. This role will be key enabler to drive responsible for driving Key KPI during shift, which includes Potato net/basic/oil / corn / film /energy efficiency. This role will be leading employee engagement portfolio for permanent associates along with driving OHS agenda. Incumbent will be responsible for delivering in these domains while ensuring complete industrial peace in liaison with Production & ER Manager given the fact that Sundar Plant operates in highly sensitive IR environment

Responsibilities

Plant Production Operations

• Drive manufacturing culture and ensure employees' safety during shift operations.
• Responsible for achieving and/or exceeding critical manufacturing operations metrics (e.g. PC Basic & Net Efficiency, Oil Efficiency, Seasoning Efficiency, Corn Efficiency, Film Efficiency) during shift operations
• Ensure compliance to all Quality & Food Safety System in place including PepsiCo, AIBI, IPS, & FSSC 22000 standards requirements during shift operations.
• Negotiate solutions with cross-functional shift team to solve quality, safety, and downtime during shift operations
• Identify risk, develop mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, resolve issues, action item follow up, etc. in collaboration with cross functional groups.
  
  

Recruitment & Induction:

• Identify the needs and develop a strategy in partnership with Production Manager & Plant HR team for competency-based recruitment and selection of right candidates. (Level C to 2 operators)
  
  

Capability & Talent Development:

• Focus on the leadership development of shop floor team within the department
  
  

Engagement:

• Develop and maintain positive employee relations and develop innovative solutions to create strong employee engagement
• Play active role in OHS and action planning
• Acts as a credible advocate for PepsiCo values & new ways of working
  
  

IR/ER:

• Work closely with the Production Manager/ER team to maintain industrial peace during shift operations.
  
  

Qualifications

Knowledge/Skill

Bachelor of Engineering

Experience

Preferably 4-5 years in similar capacity/operating organization with ER/IR exposure.