Plant Operations, Associate Director

3 days ago

Kampung Baharu Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Kellanova Full time

Are you ready to lead a high-performing team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? As a key member of the Plant Leadership Team for our Enstek plant, this role is at the heart of our operations, driving excellence in Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, and Engagement. You'll provide strategic direction and hands-on leadership to ensure our Enstek Plant runs efficiently, delivering top-quality snacks to consumers while fostering a culture of safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.

In this role, you will champion operational excellence, ensure strict adherence to site policies and procedures, and inspire your teams to achieve their best. If you're passionate about leading teams, optimizing performance, and making an impact, this is your opportunity to be a game-changer in a dynamic manufacturing setting

A Taste of What You'll Be Doing

  • Serves as a member of the Plant Leadership Team setting direction and policy for the entire operation. Communicate direction to primary and secondary report personnel. Hold department accountable for adherence to plant direction, policy and key performance indicators.
  • Implements Kellogg Work System (KWS) from a leader-led perspective.
  • Is fully accountable for the Autonomous Maintenance Centre of Excellence and has a thorough understanding of its content and process.
  • Creates a plan for the AM centre in line with the site master plan.
  • Reviews progress according to the cadence and makes necessary changes as required.
  • Leads the operations team to enable zero quality defects and zero losses, and approaches cost of manufacturing from a zero-based budget basis.
  • Provide leadership and development to the Line Managers, Shift Managers and Supervisors, assessing their training needs and development opportunities to enable the effective management of their respective line inline with Skill Matrix and IDP.

We're Looking for Someone With

  • The successful candidate will be tertiary educated in a manufacturing or other supply chain operations discipline.
  • A minimum of 10+ years' experience in a manufacturing facility would be highly desirable.
  • The successful candidate will have demonstrated strong leadership skills and the ability to influence significant change in a work culture.
  • The successful candidate will be results orientated, motivates, inspires and gains the respect of others, demonstrates exceptional communication skills and have the ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities.
  • Candidate must be able to effectively function in a union environment and promote positive labor relations.
  • Experience in working on ERP systems like SAP and SCADA controlled plant operations would be an added advantage.
  • Previous exposure to LEAN principles and practices is very highly regarded (Six Sigma will be an added advantage).

Seniority level: Director

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Supply Chain

Industries: Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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