Manufacturing Manager

IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health & biosciences we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Taste:Crafting unique technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands shapetrends in flavor building and fuel market success.

Primary function of the role is leading Powder and Spray Dry team across 3 shifts to achieve the daily operational requirements of Safety Quality Performance and foster a culture of continuous improvement and asking What If. This role also sits on the Operations Leadership Team and is a key driver of site culture and improvement activity.

The role is based in Dandenong Site Melbourne Australia (Anchor role). Your potential is our inspiration.

Where Youll Make a Difference

People Management

• Manage production team by coordinating goals setting for direct reports regularly coaching and supervising their activities and evaluating their performance.
• Continuously improve capability of the team by setting up and implementing personal development plan provide adequate training. Evaluate staff performance periodically and provide proper recommendation to motivate their potential capability. Ensure they can improve their job knowledge and management skill.

Customer Service & Quality:

• Manage production resources with optimized production and streamline schedule to provide cost-effective and high quality product to meet the requirements timely as dictated by customer commercial and market
• Drive operation tools (5S Buffer management IP 6-Sigma continuously improvement) roll-out in responsible areas.

Process Improvement & Projects:

• Optimize shop floor efficiency to increase throughput decrease operating expense and decrease inventory. Monitor and control the progress and effectiveness of corrective actions taken
• Initiate lead supervise or participate in task-forces and special projects to improve overall plant performance.
• Introduce and supervise corrective actions in area of quality where necessary.

Cost & Profitability:

• Budget monitor and control production expenses and headcount. Support to develop and manager short/long term plan of manufacturing capacity based on operation strategy and business growth Budget planning and control

GMP HACCP:

• Promote GMP HACCP & Quality concept in production area.

Analysis and Continuous Improvement:

• Maintain production statistics and generate production reports as required
• Review KPIS periodically to keep continuously improving Safety Quality and Quality System Inventory Loss Manufacturing cost etc.

• Lead and participate in certain aspects of the plants continuous improvement projects

ESH and Sustainability Compliance

• Monitor and ensure all processes are finished by proper employees with safety manner.
• Support and present ESH audits meetings and conversation and follow up any correction to keep improving the OH&S system.

SOP administration management

• Create update and maintain SOPs as required to ensure compliance with IFF policies as well as local and global governmental regulations

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Degree of bachelor with engineering background
• 10 years working experience of production management
• Good understanding of SAP
• Good safety/quality management knowledge
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills to handle work challenges
• Strong customer and results oriented mindset
• Proven ability to lead teams and influence change

How Would You Stand Out

• Demonstrated leadership in building inclusive collaborative and highperforming production teams
• Experience in continuous improvement or operational excellence
• Ability to lead effectively through change

Why Choose Us

• Opportunity to lead operations in a highimpact essential manufacturing environment
• A purposedriven culture focused on innovation safety and continuous improvement
• Global resources combined with a collaborative local team environment
• Professional development and careergrowth opportunities across IFF
• Work that directly contributes to products enjoyed by millions of people worldwide

We are a global leader in taste scent and nutrition offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity national origin race age sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion gender identity & expression sexual orientation or disability.

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