Manufacturing Team Leader

Lipton; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Lipton Teas and Infusions in Dubai seeks a Production Manager to lead the production line, coordinate shift activities, and drive safety, quality, and efficiency. You will oversee a multi-disciplinary team, coordinate with maintenance and quality, and deliver KPIs while promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

The role requires 3+ years in manufacturing with Lean experience, strong leadership, and a postgraduate engineering background or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in manufacturing with Lean principles.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills are required.
• Post graduate engineering education or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead production team by providing clear instructions, coaching, and support.
• Ensure safety, quality, and on-time production targets across the line.
• Collaborate with maintenance, quality, and other departments to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Growth Mindset

Accountability

Responsibility

Experimental mindset

Agility

Building Talent & Teams

Consumer & Customer Focus

Strong leadership

Excellent communication

Developing direct reports

Education

Post graduate level education in Industrial Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

About Lipton Teas and Infusions

Lipton Teas and Infusions is the biggest Tea Company in world today with outstanding purpose driven brands such as Lipton PG tips and Pukka. Lipton Teas and Infusions was created as a standalone corporate start-up in 2021 when Unilever decided to separate the Tea business so that it could achieve its highest potential. Following that Lipton Teas and Infusions is now owned by a private equity firm CVC and has come into its own as an independent legal entity across the world. Lipton Teas and Infusions Tea brands geographies and Tea estates generate revenues in excess of 2 billion the company is growing and profitable with proven potential both pre- and post-COVID-19. As a standalone entity Lipton Teas and Infusions remains number one in the world and is even better positioned to lead the industry and take full advantage of the opportunities in the category with more focus and entrepreneurship driving greater growth and value.

Lipton Teas and Infusions Mission is to Grow a World of Wellbeing... growth for everyone is at the core of our business. We want to grow a better world of wellbeing through the regenerative power of plants for our consumers farming communities employees and shareholders. We are also environmentally conscious and are committed to giving back to the planet. Read more on our website:

As a proper corporate start-up we are seeking employees with a passion for exciting entrepreneurial experiences who respond to dynamic ever-changing challenges with agility and ownership and who want to pursue unique career opportunities and play a part in building the bright future of this plant-based company.

The qualities we look for

Lipton Teas and Infusions is made up of a special blend of individuals which make our teams exciting and diverse. To be part of our tea family whether for a short period or over the long term we are looking for individuals who think Green and are environmentally conscious who understand the power of simplicity and who are accountable for their actions. We want those who infuse mastery and passion in everything they do to create great products and unforgettable experiences for our consumers.

Whats in it for you

We believe that growth is for everyone; we believe in growing leaders who have an owners mentality. We believe in connections over hierarchies. We have a corporate start-up approach; we act with speed and agility to tackle knotty business challenges.

We aim to build the future ready value driven transparent and real time supply chain ecosystem through disruptive digital transformation. We are seeking a team member with the passion to lead the pace of change experience to create digital solutions and entrepreneurship to deliver business results.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to manage production team in production line area or module. Additionally this member needs to communicate facilitate co-ordinate and prioritize all operational activities within their area effectively and efficiently. The member will also be responsible for the teams engagement and development as well as be responsible for the area KPIs within the shift time. Lastly the responsibility to coordinate the shift activities within the shift time that includes and not limited to ERP/SAP reporting Line performance Wastages FMOS Emergency Response Team and line Scheduling will fall under this members scope.

Role Dimensions

Job holder will be managing a production line that covers to following dimensions:

• Indirect management of a team of (40 45) production operator
• One production area within the factory
• KPIs: Safety Quality OEE Productivity Wastages
• Manpower Deployment and material Flow
• Coordination of shift activities
• Second point of escalation
• FMOS

Tasks in Scope

• Understand the MMP Code Manufacturing
• Understand the end-to-end operation process in the factory by ensuring safety and qualitystandards are followed.
• Providing the necessary support to the line manager and carrying out any other tasksassigned.
• Get accurate reports on RTPM by coaching the shopfloor team (empower coach) allocate losses under the correct bucket. (KPIs reporting in system)
• Drive improvement on a specific line/section based on the top losses identified (KPIimprovement projects)

Responsibilities

• Enforce safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment for all teammembers.
• Lead the emergency response team investigate and report any accidents or incidents andimplement preventive measures.
• Ensure products meet quality standards by conducting regular quality checks duringproduction and address any quality issues promptly and work with the other teams toimplement corrective actions.
• Lead the manufacturing team by providing clear instructions and support.
• Offer continuous coaching and feedback to team members to enhance their skills andperformance.
• Manage the factory operations run strategy material coverage management.
• Ensure that production schedules are met by coordinating tasks and resources effectively.
• Identify and resolve any production-related issues or bottlenecks that may arise during theshift.
• Manage and improve deployment of resources people budgets and assets to comply withcost and financial targets.
• SAP operations
• Coordinate with maintenance team to ensure that all production equipment is in properworking condition.
• Report any equipment malfunctions and collaborate with the maintenance team to resolve issues promptly.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency enhancement on theproduction floor.
• Collaborate with other departments to implement improvement initiatives.
• Maintain open and effective communication channels with production team membersfellow team leaders and management.
• Maintain accurate production records including production quantities downtime andquality control data.
• Generate reports on production performance and provide insights to the managementteam.
• Share daily relevant updates changes in procedures and production goals with the team.

Experience

• Excellent standards of numeracy and literacy
• A strong communicator with a demonstrated ability to relate to people at all levels from a variety of backgrounds and to confront difficult and challenging situations as required.
• Minimum 3 years experience in manufacturing with an understanding of principles of Lean Manufacturing and basic technical skills.

Skills & Requirements

• Growth Mindset
• Accountability & Responsibility
• Experimental mindset
• Agility
• Building Talent & Teams
• Consumer & Customer Focus
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Developing direct reports.
• Motivating the team
• Flexibility to work in shifts and adapt to changing production demands.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Post graduate level education in Industrial Mechanical or Electrical Engineering orequivalent.

What we can offer you

We believe that growth is for everyone we believe in growing leaders and making space to grow an owners mentality and like nature we adapt we change and we grow. We believe in connections over hierarchies and (work) levels. We have a corporate start-up approach; we act with speed and agility and we have the strength and scale of a large corporation. We are building a better world of wellbeing and a better you.

Required Experience:

Manager