The purpose of this position is to satisfy clients request by guaranteeing the efficient inbound and outbound flow of goods, in accordance with company standards and procedures.
The Logistics Manager reports to the Plant Manager.
The role of Logistics Manager is based on the following activities:
HSE STANDARDS:
- Follows and supervises the application of safety rules according to company policies and regulations.
- Maintains order, organization, and cleanliness in all assigned areas, working in line with correct workplace hygiene practices, with the aim to be an example to others.
- Manages the waste disposal process (suppliers, documentation, tracking system, etc.).
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT:
- Plans the production program in coordination with the production manager.
- Assists in planning and monitoring production in relation to material requirements and consumption, warehouse capacity and stock levels.
CLIENTS’ ORDERS MANAGEMENT:
- Receives and handles customers’ sales orders.
- Manages the deliveries of finished product to customers, solving any discrepancies between plant’s capacity and customers’ needs.
WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT:
- Supervises the warehouse management, keeping the FIFO.
- Identifies, implements and leads improvement projects to streamline flow and remove bottlenecks.
- Plans and manages periodical inventories.
PRODUCTION MATERIAL HANDLING:
- Manages the stock of raw materials ensuring continuity of production according to customers’ orders and considering materials lead time.
- Prepares purchase orders for materials and services needed.
- Supervises the inventory of raw materials, finished products and packaging on a regular basis.
- Supports the Global Procurement team by communicating raw materials needs and coordinating deliveries.
TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT:
- Negotiates the delivery schedule with transportation contractors according to production capacity and warehouse availability.
- Plans and manages deliveries and transfer of materials, finished products, spare parts, samples, etc.
- Manages all transport documentation (picking lists, issuing sales orders, delivery notes, etc.) and import/export procedures.
TEAM MANAGEMENT:
- Manages the warehouse staff activities and priorities, eliminating bottlenecks and addressing critical issues.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or in the logistics field or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in Logistics in an FMCG company
The Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement Manager reports to the Quality Director. The purpose of this position is to develop quality and hygiene standards and to guarantee compliance with the group’s integrated system and regulatory framework, leading continuous improvement projects, in accordance with company standards and procedures.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Supervises, coordinates, and supports the Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement Team, managing priorities, eliminating bottlenecks and addressing critical issues
• Coordinates the implementation of procedures and standards according to the company strategy
• Identifies critical areas in quality processes and procedures, proposing and implementing improvements.
• Collaborates with the other departments to build and maintain a unique and integrated system of standards and procedures according to the company strategy
• Coordinates and supports the Quality Managers and teams globally providing training on quality assurance and continuous improvement aspects
• Offers advice and support on quality assurance and continuous improvement aspects to all internal stakeholders globally and locally
• Is responsible for monitoring the Plants quality performance and evaluates it through internal audits
• Proposes the introduction of tools and solutions to improve Plants quality performance, by ensuring knowledge sharing on troubleshooting and corrective actions within the Group.
• Supports and drives to the Global Continuous Improvement team in the opening of new departmental or interdepartmental projects to improve quality processes and procedures.
• Acts as a point of contact for the internal, and external stakeholder on the regulatory aspects.
Technical Skills:
• Excellent knowledge of ISO standards
• Good knowledge of plastic molding technologies (EBM and/or SBM and/or IM)
• Good knowledge of lean manufacturing processes
• Good knowledge of Statistical Process Control and statistical analysis
• Good project management skills
• Excellent knowledge of English
Personal Skills:
• Accountability. Accept responsibility for your actions. Be accountable for your results. Take ownership of your mistakes.
• Problem solving. Be analytic. Be frugal and avoid sophistication to get the job done without compromising on quality.
• Be resilient and put passion in what you do. Patience, tenacity and hard work allow you to reach your goals and positively respond to challenges. Never give up.
• Team Play. Build trust in your relationships and contribute to making the work environment positive and stable.
• Leadership. Spend your time and energy to ensure members of your team understand the importance of their work. Develop your team to reach greater and bigger goals and create our future leaders.
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in scientific subjects
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the Quality Assurance department of an FMCG multinational company
The R&D Technologist reports to the R&D Lead Technologist. The purpose of this position is to support the development and optimization of plastic molding processes, in accordance with company standards and procedures.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
· Verifies the correct set-up of machinery, carries out start-up of new machines and equipment
· Sets production recipes making necessary mechanical and electrical regulations and setting PLC parameters, to ensure product specifications are met
· Tests mechanical and electronic regulations, tests production variables to optimize the production process
· Controls process stability, specifically stretch blow molding (SBM) and extrusion blow molding (EBM)
· Provides technical support on testing and commissioning of new products in order to improve production processes
· Trains Junior Technologists
Technical Skills
· Good knowledge of knowledge of plastic molding technologies (EBM and/or SBM and/or IM)
· Good knowledge of the properties and behavior of thermoplastic polymers
· Good applied knowledge of mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical and/or electronic systems
· Good applied knowledge of measuring instruments and techniques
· Basic knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment rules and practices
· Ability to operate manual and electric forklifts
Personal Skills:
· Accountability. Accept responsibility for your actions. Be accountable for your results. Take ownership for your mistakes.
· Problem solving. Be analytic. Be frugal and avoid sophistication to get the job done without compromising on quality.
· Resilience and put passion in what you do. Patience, tenacity and hard work allow you to reach your goals and positively respond to challenges. Never give up.
· Team Play. Build trust in your relationships and contribute to making the work environment positive and stable.
Education and Experience:
· Minimum 3 years’ experience working with industry specific technologies and productive processes
The Quality Controller reports to the Quality Manager. The purpose of this position is to ensure the quality and hygiene of the final product, in accordance with company standards and procedures.
The role of Quality Controller is based on the following activities:
- HSE STANDARDS:
- Follows the application of safety rules according to company policies and regulations;
- Maintains order, organization and cleanliness in all assigned areas, working in line with correct workplace hygiene practices, with the aim to be an example to others;
- Manages the waste disposal process (suppliers, documentation, tracking system, etc.);
- Supports the Plant Manager and HSE Manager in monitoring effective policy implementation;
- Supports the HSE Manager in performing risk assessment of the working environment on a regular basis.
- QUALITY CHECKS:
- Performs controls according to the quality control plan for each product and during technical interventions and product industrializations using lab instruments (scale, caliper, thickness gage, top load tester, torque meter, etc.);
- Sorts defected bottles, contributes to decisions on discarding or keeping batches and provides support in the evaluation of quality problems.
- PRODUCTION MATERIALS CHECKS:
- Checks incoming material against quality specifications and verifies documentation compliance.
- QUALITY DOCUMENTS AND REPORT WRITING:
- Fills out and verifies quality measurement information in proper sheets and systems, and timely signals any issues;
- Creates production stock labels.
- QUALITY CONTROL INSTRUMENTS:
- Performs calibrations and cleaning of measuring instruments in production or Lab;
- Is able to run a program on the CMM Machine.
- 5S STANDARDS:
- Understands the importance of 5S principles and follows their application.
- COMMUNICATION and COOPERATION:
- Guarantees proper information sharing, reports relevant issues to the Quality Manager;
- Communicates and cooperates with Quality team to ensure quality and hygiene of the final product;
- Promotes effective communication between team and Manager;
- Interacts with different business functions to drive high performance culture.
Education and Experience:
- Associate’s degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years’ experience working in an ISO certified Quality Lab of a manufacturing company, preferably in the FMCG sector
The Quality Manager reports to the Plant Manager. The purpose of this position is to ensure quality and hygiene of the final product and the implementation, management, and compliance with the company’s integrated system of standards and procedures.
The Quality Manager reports to the Plant Manager, and functionally to the Quality Director.
The role of Quality Manager is based on the following activities:
- HSE STANDARDS: Follows and supervises the application of safety rules according to company policies and regulations. Maintains order, organization and cleanliness in all assigned areas, working in line with correct workplace hygiene practices, with the aim to be an example to others.
- TEAM MANAGEMENT:
- Leads, manages, coordinates and supports the Quality Team managing priorities, eliminating bottlenecks and addressing critical issues to ensure maximum efficiency in production.
- Coordinates internal resources to identify and resolve non-conformities, acting as process leader and suggesting corrective and preventive actions, ensuring proper communication with the client.
- COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION:
- Promotes successful long-term business strategies by effective, open two-way communication and feedback.
- Ensure smooth integration and communication with other functions.
- QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PROCEDURES:
- Leads the implementation and ensures compliance with the company’s integrated system of
procedures and standards also suggesting improvements.
- Proposes relevant changes to continuous improvement processes, methods and practices of
quality control in accordance with client’s and internal quality standards.
- QUALITY DOCUMENTS AND REPORT WRITING: Verifies quality reports, reporting relevant issues to the Plant Manager if necessary.
- ISO STANDARD: Plans and guarantees the implementation of internal audits to satisfy ISO and Food safety certification standards.
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- QUALITY CHECKS: Guarantees the correct execution of the quality control plan for new and existing products, supporting the team in the measurement activities, if necessary.
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- QUALITY CONTROL INSTRUMENTS:
- Ensures correct calibration of all laboratory instruments through internal control plans,
relying on internal resources and external suppliers.
- PRODUCTION MATERIAL CHECKS: Ensures proper management of incoming materials.
- PROCESS MANAGEMENT: Provides support in the industrialization of new products and the implementation of processes or materials, supervising process performance.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years’ experience working in the Quality department of an ISO certified manufacturing company preferably in the plastic sector
