Main purpose of the role:

Strategic results: Drive strategic & tactical decisions, including production improvement initiatives roadmap and align resources to deliver key functional objectives in alignment with TU strategic goals

Best-in-class manufacturing: Oversee and create best-in-class Ambient production, ensure high standards of operations and adoption of best-practices across all plant functions

Financial results: Own and manage end-to-end performance, optimize for cost while maintaining effective production, on-time delivery at right quantity of goods with high quality standards

Effective collaboration: Facilitate collaboration across functional heads for critical activities; take accountability and ensure effective coordination between operational functions (Production, Maintenance, Quality, etc.) and all supporting functions (Logistics, Purchasing, etc.)

People & leadership: Motivate, lead and challenge team members to reach / exceed targets and objectives. Improve and sustain employee engagement scores to be within the top quartile. Develop strong internal leadership pipeline and set positive working culture with teams across Thai Union

Key accountabilities:

Set strategic direction

Provide inputs to budget planning, production strategic / productivity roadmap and KPI targets across plant
Translate company goals and productivity roadmap into tangible actions / metrics
Provide inputs and approve policies, procedures, and manuals relevant to manufacturing processes
Liaise with other cross-functional management teams to ensure alignment and effective collaboration between Operations (Production, Maintenance, etc.) and supporting functions (Logistics, Purchasing, etc.)

Define standards and manuals

Ensure implementation of best practices across operations functions to deliver best-in-class performance
Enforce environment, health and safety in manufacturing at all time
Review and discuss performance variance against KPI targets with key stakeholders and ensure corrective actions are taken in timely manner

Production & Production Excellence:

Ensure production processes, parameters, and procedures are accurate and strictly followed to maintain high standard of operations; ensure consistency across production lines
Manage shop-floor operations and ensure highest quality products, on-time delivery and lowest possible cost
Support implementation and execution of production strategic / productivity roadmap, and relevant company strategies / initiatives
Recommend and implement changes to support productivity, KPI, and continuous improvement

Effective maintenance:

Implement changes related to production machines / equipment / tools and utilities to improve manufacturing capabilities and quality and / or be compliant with applicable standards
Oversee planned maintenance, repairs and overhauls across production areas, utilities, civil & facilities
Oversee coordination with external vendors for repairs and overhauls
Oversee production line set-up

Highest quality products & external quality standards compliance:

Coordinate with Ambient Quality BU, Commercial and external parties to understand quality requirements and support translation into plant Quality Assurance protocols
Oversee Quality Control of raw materials, semi-/finished goods and mass production samples to ensure compliance with all applicable quality standards
Support internal and external quality audits and inspections, in collaboration with relevant functions
Drive internal and external communications with relevant stakeholders for quality issues and resolution
Oversee quality issue resolution management for both in plant and BU-wide topics (that relate to plants)

Effective S&OP

Provide input into supply planning and volume allocation and recommend adjustments as appropriate
Oversee planning & scheduling activities to ensure compliance to master production plan
Support execution of and participate in S&OP cadence; ensure plant teams coordinate effectively with Global Ambient S&OP by providing timely, updated plant data and requirements

Warehouse and Logistics

Oversee inbound and outbound logistics and transport operations (including receiving and export documentation / operations) to ensure smooth plant operations and on-time, in-full deliveries
Oversee packing and labeling operations and cross-functional collaboration (i.e., Warehouse Ops, Maintenance, Planning & Scheduling, Quality) to ensure effective operations

SHE:

Ensure operations control and compliance with legislation (e.g., ISO) and customer requirements (including with existing and new operations)
Ensure SHE policy implementation and adherence to roadmap for existing and new process
Manage incidents including with root causes identification, escalation and ensuring appropriate resolution
Provide tangible actions on how to prevent and reduce industrial hygiene / workplace environmental standard impact

Facilities Management:

Oversee management of all plant facilities (including offices and employee housing) to ensure safe and smooth plant operations
Oversee management of non-production related support staff (e.g., maids, security, drivers, etc. – does not include HR, Finance, Digital) either internal or through external vendors and contractors to ensure SLAs are met
Oversee coordination with Non-Fish Procurement to proactively manage costs and budget with external vendors and contractors, continually assessing opportunities for cost reduction while maintaining required level of service

People and leadership:

Motivate, lead, and challenge team members to reach/ exceed business unit targets and objectives
Create culture to attract, develop and retain talent as well as drive employee satisfaction within the scope, in collaboration with HR
Drive to improve career development paths & performance mgmt. to enhance team motivation and retain quality talent
Foster a culture of continuous learning and development to enhance employee skills and competencies
Build longer term view / plan around people, prepare succession plans in different levels
Manage people budget for the Plant, in collaboration with HR.

Desired Candidate Profile:

Strong knowledge and experience in production and manufacturing processes, and ability to establish and maintain operations standards and guidelines
Experience in identifying and facilitating continuous improvement initiatives and implementing new technologies to improve manufacturing processes, equipment, and utilities
Excellent communication skills to effectively convey technical information to team members, stakeholders, and upper management
Strong leadership skills, including the ability to motivate and lead teams, build a diverse and trust-based leadership team, and develop local talent
Experience in fostering a culture of continuous learning and development to enhance employee skills and competencies
Strong interpersonal skills to foster a culture of collaboration and effectively drive cross-functional collaborations

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