- Job area
- Industrial
- Category
- Food flavouring and taste
- Location
- Chifeng, China
- Contract type
- Fix term contract
- Experience
- +10 years
Job description
1. Quality and Safety:
o Ensure that production processes align with quality and safety standards, regulations, and company policies.
o Ensure of full compliance with the product specifications (yeast, yeast extracts range) and active in implementation of new products or quality targets
o Develop and implement quality and safety programs and procedures and monitor compliance.
o Oversee the training of staff on quality and safety standards, as well as HSE procedures reinforcing in all work aspects.
o Continuously improve quality and safety practices through data analysis and process control.
o Ensure that workplace safety standards are enforced and upheld.
2. Production Management:
o Plan, organize, and direct the manufacturing and production process activities to meet production targets, delivery schedules, and customer requirements.
o Review and revise production schedules regularly and align with the sales plan.
o Develop contingency plans to address production disruptions and ensure efficient resource allocation.
o Monitor and analyze production metrics and take corrective actions to improve process efficiency, quality, and productivity to ensure that products are delivered on time.
o Ensure that production is carried out in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and other relevant quality standards.
o Gain yeast manufacturing process knowledge, while working on various projects
3. New product industrialization
o Assist the plant with the help of pilot and process team to support industrialization of new products for both N&H and BM
o Provide expertise, recommendations and guidelines before and after industrialization trials
4. Personnel Management:
Supervise and coach production staff, creating a motivated workforce.
Conduct employee performance reviews, provide coaching and training to help staff improve.
Develop and monitor KPIs for all subordinates, providing consistent feedback and support for continuous improvement.
5. Cost Control:
Develop and manage production budgets, monitor daily costs, and take corrective actions when necessary.
Implement cost-saving initiatives, including optimization of process flows, resource allocation, and labor utilization.
6. Handle other affairs assigned by superior and report the result in time
Qualifications
1. Ability to work with people at various levels from shop floor to senior management.
2. Safety, Quality and Productivity focus.
3. Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithm, quadratic equations and permutations, frequency distribution, correlation techniques, sampling theory, ANOVA.
4. Ability to apply thermodynamic concepts in order to improve the workshop energy efficiency.
5. Ability to prioritize and organize tasks in order to timely deliver workshop requirements.
6. Communication and “customer” service skills are required in relationship with coworkers, management and other departments within the company.
7. Mechanical & Electrical aptitude and trouble-shooting skills.
8. Ability to write detailed technical reports using Microsoft pack office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint).
9. CAD drawings skills are an advantage but not essential.
10. Ability to design and/or use complex Excel spreadsheets to organize and analyze data.
11. Additional safety and/or training experience helpful.
12. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
13. Master Good Manufacturing Process requirements.
14. Background in cell culture fermentation is required.
15. Competency in micro-biology relating to fermentation.
16. Ability to read in English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
17. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English.
18. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Company description
As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology.
Family group born in northern France in 1853, now a multi-national and a multicultural company, Lesaffre is committed to working with confidence to better nourish and protect the planet.
In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 10 000 people in nearly 80 subsidiaries based in 50 countries.
Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 2 billion euros.