Head - Fertiliser Manufacturing

Strategy and Development:

- Overall responsibility for Manufacturing activities across the business

- Create and implement best practice manufacturing vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve business performance

- Ensure that manufacturing strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality, and delivery targets and which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market

- Take ownership of the manufacturing policy, guidelines, and any associated documents

- Initiate and develop creative and innovative manufacturing processes along with new product development

General and Task Management:

- Lead, develop and implement variable cost productivity programmes across all areas of responsibility

- Implement a customer focused operational culture delivering world class customer service levels

- Coordinate team activities to optimize cost performance of the plant through capital investment programmes, optimizing operating working capital usage and minimizing waste through the development of a continuous improvement culture encompassing lean principles and clear strategic development.

- Develop and manage master production schedule and operations budgets for products to directly support and ensure that the product is delivered to agreed cost, quality, and timelines

- Plan and execute maintenance activity to ensure plant is kept safe and compliant

- Drive improvements in reliability for key aspects of machinery by completing reliability studies and identifying best planned maintenance strategy

- Provide design for manufacturing input at early stages in the new product development process, coordinating with and supporting the new product development team to implement new and revised designs and developing effective processes to ensure manufacturability of product while maintaining quality, safety and environmental standards and achieving cost targets

- Manage the accurate and on-time introduction of new products

- Support project management to cross functional activity required for project execution

- Ensure that Environmental, Health and Safety, manufacturing and quality standards and procedures are adhered to

People Management:

- Provide leadership to departments under control and coach, mentor and develop direct reports and manage a high performing team that delivers continuous improvement, added value and cost reductions

- Establish strategy and best practices for staff to ensure achievement of overall business objectives. Work with the Manufacturing team to translate site strategy into specific annual performance goals and departmental objectives including KPIs, and to track them

- Set department objectives and monitor ongoing progress and performance

- Ensure strong communication between teams under leadership to facilitate exchange of information and in order to implement change and improvements

- Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors

- Responsible for developing the appropriate organizational structure, resource plans and culture to support the business objectives and customer deliverables

- Provide leadership, coordination, and coaching to the team, ensuring they are trained enabling them to achieve the operational and financial metrics within their areas of responsibility and succeed in their roles

- Complete regular performance reviews, manage attendance, holidays, disciplinary issues, and procedures as appropriate

Relationship Management:

- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance

- Proactively work with product line management, engineering, service, and other departments to incorporate best practices into the manufacturing environment

- Report on Manufacturing activities on a regular basis to the Senior Management team, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of the relevant Key Performance Indicators

- Work collaboratively, negotiate, and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the manufacturing strategy

- Communicate with stakeholders the impact of technology change and potential effects on supply. Recommend solutions without compromising quality or service while optimizing cost

- Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on manufacturing activities

Environmental:

- Review environmental strategies that impact on future ways of operating and ensure implementation where possible

- Review the use of technological systems that support a more environmentally friendly approach

- Review opportunities to be as environmentally friendly as possible

Self-Management:

- Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures

- Inspire and motivate the team

- Consistently manages performance firmly and fairly

- Knows and develops the team

- Resilient, optimistic, and open to change

- Is self-aware

- Shows moral courage, openness, and honesty in all dealings

- Is confident, assertive, and self-assured

- Has an Adult: Adult, collaborative approach to others