ice cream Manufacturing ManagerUnilever

Main Job Purpose
Responsible for the following Areas of Make Operations:
1. Upstream Operations: Inbound Material Warehouses; Production Services (Day Store)
2. FG Conversion: Mix Plants; Freezing/Packing Hall; Palletizing Area; FG Transfer to Central Cold Store
3. Parallel Responsibilities: Overall Factory Performance Management reporting to IC PH Supply Chain Director; Factory Master Plan; Pasig Waste Champion; UMS Pillar Lead
Key Accountabilities
Business Planning
Take active part in the Company's Business Planning process by designing Production Run Strategies that can support the growth and profit objectives. Closely coordinate with other functions, such as planning, logistics, marketing, sales and finance, to integrate the important elements of the Factory Business Plan.
Production and Resource Planning
Prepare the Production Plan with Planning Team to integrate the capabilities and capacities of the factory aligned to the Annual Marketing and Financial Plans to achieve the overall business goals of the Company.
Identify and assign the resources required to support the Annual Production Plan that will balance desired Customer Service Levels against Production Efficiencies.
Recommend solutions to fill any gaps in capacity and resources.
Prepare an Annual Production Operating Budget aligned with the strategic business plan.
Review, plan and recommend the Material Warehouse facilities to support the MRP.
Technology Management
Ensure consistent increase in Productivity by the use of cost-efficient machines or technologies but not compromising standards on SHE and Quality.
Implement the Digitalization & Data Automation projects aligned the Site Roadmap.
Align and coordinate with the Regional Ice Cream Technology Team and other Global Technology Groups on relevant Designs and Best Practices.
Innovation
Support the Innovation Team (Brand, R&D, Logistics) on all aspects of Production and Ice Cream Technology.
Implement the design processes to produce the Innovation Product while ensuring continuing compliance on SHE, CRQS and Cost/Waste Standards and Targets.
Provide active participation and advice on the Innovation Process (i.e. from Design to Full Factory Implementation)
Organization Management
Build an active, proficient but lean Production Organization to ensure success in achieving the business results.
Ensure that the collaboration between various Teams is lucid and that motivation and morale of the different levels of the organization are always high.
Oversee the proper implementation of the Company's Code of Business Principles, Rules & Regulations, Safety and Quality Guidelines.
Review the performance of the direct subordinates and provide feedback on improvements.
Design a Training Program based on the skills and proficiency required by each position and the actual gaps of people on the job as part of the Ice Cream Factory Academy.
Alongside with the Manex Team, ensure that the programs under UMS are active and well participated by all people in the Production and Material Warehouse operations.
Lead programs to uphold/improve labour relations with the factory union.
Factory Masterplan
Take active participation in the creation & implementation in the different steps of the Factory Master Plan. Collaborate with Planning in preparing a Long-Range Capacity Plan (LRP) for Line Capacities and recommend necessary Line Expansions and/or Improvements for bottleneck processes.
Integrate aspects on SHE, Quality and Productivity in the Master Plan design while upgrading and aligning to UL Standards.
Coordinate and collaborate with the Regional IC Technology and UE Teams on the objectives, principles, designs and implementation program of the Master Plan.
Assist to prepare the Business Case for each Master Plan activity.
Key Performance Indicators
Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE)
Output Reliability (OR)
ZB Material Waste & PTOP
Labour Productivity
Production-Related Cost to Produce (CPT)
Production Savings Target Innovation OTIF
Safety Targets (LTA/FAC/Implementation of Safety Programs)
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Unilever

Pasig City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time