Performance Engineer

Short Intro and About the Job
Responsible for ensuring manufacturing efficiency by improving OE targets, reducing losses, improving streamlined processes, and optimally utilizing human capital.

About You

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

1. SAP super key user, dealing directly with Level 1 and being their first point of contact from the factory, the main interface between key users and Level 1.
2. Provide support, training, and coaching when and where needed to all manufacturing SAP key users.
3. Filter issues arising from the shop floor related to SAP and address them directly when those issues don't require a system intervention or a process redesign, but are related to poor/missing execution.
4. Supervise the COGI transaction to ensure the factory is always up to speed and in line with production orders.
5. Ensure alignment between factory report (stock declared) and IDL (stock received).
6. Target: maximize manufacturing efficiency, reduce all types of losses (SQCDMN), and develop the capacity, involvement, and contribution of all Danoners on the plant level.
7. Manage departmental budget of 1-2% of total plant budget for staff.
8. Participate in the development of the site Master plan for the implementation of methods, tools, systems (in particular Damaway Basics & advanced tools) and related activities to defined plant objectives.
9. Participate in the definition and conduct of improvement projects (improve workflow, increase availability/capacity, reduce losses).
10. Support/coach line/departmental resources on a daily basis and in the middle term (action plans).
11. Network with local/regional/worldwide internal/external partners to identify and transfer best practices in and out.
12. Actively support work safety & quality/food safety initiatives.
13. Achieve the Damaway House target to deliver superior results by building on powerful teams and using three pillars:
    • Performance Management
    • Organizational Efficiency
    • Proximity Leadership
14. Introduce/maintain the short interval system (SIM).
15. Encourage FLMs & operators to take part.
16. Introduce, maintain, and improve standards for zoning, SQDCMN management, problem-solving groups (PSG), focused improvement (FI).
17. Coordinate activities between pillars.
18. Support pillar leaders at integrating standards, exchange of best practices, training, and communication.
19. Introduce, maintain & improve the use of PSG’s, 5 whys, SMETD, VSM, CUTE, SIX sigma.
20. Provide expertise and training inside the plant.
21. Participate in the development of standards in the pilot area (LAB).
22. Roll out proven standards to the whole plant (LAND).
23. Support the E&T pillar to ensure a site-wide skills matrix and gap analysis are developed and maintained; set up a training catalogue.
24. Collaborate with pillar teams and HR to develop a training plan to close gaps.
25. Identify best practices in the plant and within regional/WWBU-networks (inside and outside Danone) and transfer them in and out.
26. Benchmark with network regarding important KPS’s and identify roadmap to utilize learnings.
27. Use CODE/Danone Leadership College to develop oneself and others.
28. Lead by example, impacting all employees you work with daily.
29. Support the understanding, commitment, and contribution of everyone to the factory KPIs.
30. Translate factory targets into shop floor language and deploy targets into key action indicators (KAI) per line that can be managed by operators.
31. Being a benchmark in simple, visual, and effective communication.

Food Safety and Quality
Ensure adherence to Food Safety and Quality principles as included in the policies, procedures, product specifications, and processes. This also includes general Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and hygiene practices. Identify and report any potential Food Safety & Quality and GMP deviations and hazards.

LEVEL OF COMPETENCE REQUIRED

Experience in Lean, TPM, SMED, HOSHKIN, Six Sigma.

ACADEMIC AND TRADE QUALIFICATIONS

Related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

5-year shop floor experience in processing/manufacturing and continuous improvement.
Strong skills in project management.
Extensive management experience in the food industry.
SAP Knowledge.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS

Strong skills in project management including strong written and verbal communication.
Ability to lead and influence others, be empowering, inspiring, and a good trainer.
Result-oriented, driven, and passionate.
Analytical/conceptual thinking including helicopter view and development/stratification of data.
Ability to transform conceptual thinking into sustainable shop floor applications.
Base strategic decisions on business priorities.

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