Operations Production Leader (Altamira)

Location: Altamira Tamaulipas, TAM, MX

Position Summary

• Plan, coordinate, and verify the internal production program to ensure compliance with the production plan provided by the central planner.
• Coordinate in conjunction with the maintenance supervisor the intervention of equipment for preventive and corrective maintenance in shutdowns.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Ensure compliance with safety and process requirements in the production equipment to safeguard personnel, infrastructure, equipment, and product.
• Coordinate with the central planner the internal production program for the Altamira plant to have a sequence that optimizes operation time of all production lines.
• Provide support in the definition of necessary adjustments to generate prime material and in compliance with product and customer requirements, including color adjustments.
• Visualize the available spaces on site to determine the feasibility of production to boxes and hoppers and inform the relevant departments to define appropriate strategies.
• Verify and report total production data (prime, out-of-spec material, scrap, etc.) to keep track of the status of the production schedule and current production.
• Ensure with operations guards that all production orders are processed and administratively closed for product costing.
• Define and monitor the rework consumption program, including the management of the arrival of rework to the plant, to keep inventories of non-specification material to the minimum possible and increase raw material utilization.
• Plan and execute cycle inventory for rework and PSA material, as well as request for pertinent adjustments, to increase accuracy in plant material handling.
• Identify the causes of potential delays, downtime, and generation of out-of-specification material to define the necessary action plan with each group and avoid recurrence.
• Ensure that all inputs needed for manufacturing are available.
• Be a focal point of the operations department with other internal or external departments to the site to maintain an adequate work synergy.
• Report to the Operations Manager (or acting manager in his/her absence) any deviation or anomaly detected in the execution of activities, equipment operation or infrastructure so the department can define and execute the pertinent action plan.
• Serve as a back-up to a production supervisor in case of absences.
• Planning and monitoring of material tests (MPCs).
• Review of material recipes and preparation of documentation required for production scheduling.
• Support for COLOR and MFR adjustments.
• Coordinate with the maintenance supervisor the work of scheduled shutdowns as well as the intervention of equipment for preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Area of Expertise and Requirements

• Knowledge of quality, environmental and safety management systems.
• SAP.
• ISO standards.
• IATF standards.
• Polypropylene manufacturing processes.
• Team Leader.
• 5S.
• Autonomous Maintenance.
• Continuous Improvement Tools.
• Root Cause Analysis.

Education

High school diploma or systems engineering, chemical, industrial engineering or related career.

Work Experience

• Production supervisor 5 to 10 years.
• Operations (production, process, or operations) 14 years.
• Experience in polypropylene production processes 5 to 10 years.

Languages

• Spanish.
• Intermediate English.

Other Skills

• Good management of information.
• Good judgment.
• Good analytical skills.
• Teamwork.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Adequate stress management.
• Experience as a people leader, some kind of supervision.

Competencies

• Collaborates.
• Cultivates innovation.
• Customer focus.
• Demonstrates courage.
• Drives results.
• Ensures accountability.
• Instills trust and exemplifies integrity.