Facility performance excellence leaderNeovia Philippines Inc.

Neovia Philippines Inc., is an entity of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM).
 
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company have transformed crops into products that serve the vital needs of a growing world. Headquartered in Chicago, USA, ADM is today one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, with approximately 40,000 employees serving customers in hundreds of countries. With a global value chain that includes approximately 450 crop procurement locations, more than 330 food and feed ingredient manufacturing facilities, 62 innovation centers and the world’s premier crop transportation network, we connect the harvest to the home, making products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses. Learn more at www.adm.com.
 
Following its acquisition by ADM earlier this year, Neovia became part of ADM Animal Nutrition’s portfolio. Neovia is a leading player in animal nutrition which operates in six business lines: complete feed, aquaculture, pet care, premix/firm services, additives & ingredients, and analysis laboratories. Neovia deals with 70 production sites, operates in 26 countries and has 8,950 collaborators (as of January 2019).
 
In the Philippines, Neovia markets a comprehensive line of innovative products and services that have been achieved through a dynamic international development of a well-balanced portfolio in terms of business, species and geographic presence all throughout the country.
 
It currently operates in four activities to satisfy clients’ needs such as:
Complete feed (Hogs, Poultry, Roosters, Ruminants, Horses)
Aquaculture (Tilapia, Milkfish, Monodon, Vannamei)
PetCare (Dogs and Cats)
Firm-services and premixes
These client needs are currently served through 3 Production Plants and over 900 local collaborators.
 
FACILITY PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE LEADER
 
The Facility Performance Excellence (PE) Leader role is designed to coordinate and lead the facility implementation of the PE system which is a Project Readiness deployment into the ADM organization. Alignment with the global ADM PE philosophies while executing and sustaining the engagement is key to success. This position requires a leader that can facilitate and drive change in a fast paced and “ever changing” environment leveraging his/her strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
 
Key to success in this position is the ability to work within and across the site as well as with external stakeholders creating value and buy-in as a key change facilitator for the Performance Excellence System facility deployment.
 
Specific Responsibilities Include:
Align with strategic objectives for the Organization/Business Unit/Division/Functional Area/Plant and execute PE to accomplish them
Understand tools and methodologies aligned to PE
Coordinate local PE practitioner(s) agenda(s)
Review of trip reports with the PE practitioner(s)
Ensures visibility of cost and savings model ROI and the delivery of the expected savings at the Site Level.
Leads the site Steering Team
Coach and develop pillar teams
Coordinate implementation gap analysis and manage execution of actions
Work closely with PE practitioners to support implementation
Responsible for successful implementation of PE on the site
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED AT ADM:
 
This position will act as a change agent to instill a sustainable improvement culture through the development of principles, mindsets and behaviors that ensure a standardized process throughout the organization.
 
Critical Competencies
Experienced and Respected leader
Foundational experience in Continuous Improvement
Interpersonal skills
Coaching and Facilitation skills
Strong leadership abilities
Project Management skills
Cost management (e.g. savings)
Senior leadership interaction – work with all levels of the organization
Education
Industrial Engineer
Performance Excellence System Pillar certification training provided
Lean and Organizational Skills desirable but not required
Experience
Manufacturing/processing and/or Continuous Improvement

1 Year or less Experience