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Manufacturing Excellence Project Manager

NES Fircroft Ltd

Manchester

On-site

GBP 45,000 - 75,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Manufacturing Excellence Project Manager to drive operational improvements within a global leader in crop protection solutions. This role involves diagnosing operations, embedding new methodologies, and developing innovative production management tools. The ideal candidate will possess a strong scientific background, exceptional communication skills, and a proven track record in change management. You'll work collaboratively with multifunctional teams to influence and implement new practices, ensuring continuous improvement in production performance. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is for you!

Qualifications

  • Relevant scientific background in chemical engineering or related fields.
  • Proven manufacturing experience with transformation projects.

Responsibilities

  • Perform assessments to identify throughput increase opportunities.
  • Design new tools and train employees on standardized practices.
  • Collaborate with experts to deploy new capabilities.

Skills

Change Management
Communication Skills
Lean/Operational Excellence
Interpersonal Skills
Project Management
Influencing Skills

Education

MS/BS in Industrial Engineering
5-year Technical Degree in Related Discipline

Tools

Data Analytic Tools
SAP

Job description

Manufacturing Excellence Project Manager

NES Fircroft are working with a Global Leader in Crop Protection Solutions who are looking for a Project Manager to support Manufacturing organization in diagnosing operations, embedding new ways of working and deliver breakthrough in production performance including developing and deploying new production management tools, processes and behaviours.

Accountabilities

  1. Perform Manufacturing Excellence assessment on specific area of expertise (Chemical Engineering, Maintenance, Production performance) to identify opportunity for throughput increase and define breakthrough implementation plan.
  2. Support local ManEx in developing organization capability.
  3. Design of new tools.
  4. Training of employee on standardized practices.
  5. Coaching of leaders.
  6. Collaborate with functional experts to ensure that new capabilities deployed (tools/processes/behaviour) are codified.
  7. Perform targeted audit on the Production system. Issue recommendation for continuous improvement.

Critical Success factors and Key challenges
  1. Change management in manufacturing environment.
  2. Ability to communicate and influence all levels: from shopfloor to senior managers.
  3. Support multifunctional teams in embedding new ways of working including new tools and technics (industry 4.0 skills is a plus).
  4. Lean/Operational Excellence skills and culture.
  5. Strong knowledge and experience on maintenance and production Management system.

Experience required for the job
  1. A relevant scientific background e.g. chemical process engineering, or other science/engineering in related subject (Chemical engineering, Production performance, Maintenance) with proven manufacturing experience.
  2. Large understanding of manufacturing problematic and experience in transformation projects or capabilities assessment is a must.
  3. Have demonstrated pragmatism and familiar with the 80/20 approach.
  4. Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.
  5. Ability to think and work in complex structures.
  6. Demonstrated influencing capabilities.
  7. Ability to prioritize, plan, organize, and monitor multiple concurrent activities in order to meet ambitious timelines, influencing teams over which they have no line management accountability.
  8. Must be mobile to travel and accompany project activity whenever required on sites.
  9. Must be able to influence and successfully deliver across a wide range of international cultures.

Critical knowledge and education required for the job
  1. Fluent in English.
  2. Functional expertise in desired subject matter: Chemical processes, Production performance, Maintenance.
  3. Well versed in process data analysis using Data analytic and visualization tools.
  4. Information Management: ability to understand, manipulate and present complex, and conflicting data.
  5. Clarity of communication – ability to draw clear conclusions and direction from complexity. Ability to access and utilise data systems, including SAP.
  6. Stakeholder Influencing & Management: Strong influencing skills will be required to convince site Leadership Team and other key stakeholders of the need for change.
  7. MS/BS in industrial, engineering or chemical sciences, or a 5-year technical degree in related discipline.
  8. Proven record in the application of project and program management methodologies.
  9. Change and/or operational management experience.
  10. Strong capability to develop, coach & teach others in delivering change.

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