Performance Engineer at Danone September, 2024

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KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

  • “SAP super key user”, dealing directly with Level 1 and being their first point of contact from the factory, the main interface between key users and level 1.
  • Provide support, training and coaching when and where needed to all manufacturing SAP key users
  • Filtering issues rising from the shopfloor related to SAP and addressing them directly when those issues don’t require a system intervention or a process redesign, but are related to poor/missing execution.
  • Supervising in particular the COGI transaction to make sure the factory is always up to speed and in line with production orders.
  • Ensure alignment between factory report (stock declared) and IDL (stock received).
  • Target:  maximize manufacturing efficiency, reduce all types of losses (SQCDMN) develop capacity, involvement and contribution of all Danoners on plant level.
  • Manage departmental budget of 1 -2% of total plant budget for staff.
  • Participate to the development of the site Master plan for the implementation of methods, tools, systems (in particular Damaway Basics, & advanced tools) and related activities to defined plant objectives.
  • Participate to the definition and conduct improvement projects (improve work flow. Increase availability/capacity, reduce losses)
  • Support/coach line/departmental resources on daily basis and middle term (action plans).
  • Network with local/regional/worldwide internal/external partners to identify and transfer best practices in and out.
  • Actively support work safety & quality/food safety initiatives.
  • Achieve the Damaway House target to deliver superior results by building on powerful teams and using three pillars.  The three pillars are Performance Management, Organisational Efficiency and Proximity Leadership.
  • Introducing/maintaining the short interval system (SIM)
  • Encourage FLMs & operators to take part
  • Introduce, maintain and improve standards for zoning, SQDCMN management, problem solving groups (PSG), focused improvement (FI)
  • Co-ordinate activities between pillars
  • Support pillar leaders at integrating standards, exchange of best practices, training and communication.
  • Introduce, maintain & improve the use of PSG’s. 5 whys, SMETD, VSM, CUTE, SIX  sigma
  • Provide expertise and training inside plant.
  • Participate in the development of standards in pilot area (LAB).
  • Roll out proven standards to the whole plant (LAND).
  • Support the E&T pillar to ensure a site wide kills matrix and gap analysis is developed and maintained; set up a training catalogue.
  • Collaborate with pillar teams and HR to develop a training plan to close gaps.
  • Identify best practices in plant and within regional/WWBU-networks (inside and outside Danone) and transfer in and out.
  • Benchmark with network regarding important KPS’s and identify roadmap to utilize learnings.
  • Use CODE/Danone Leadership College to develop oneself and others.
  • Lead by example; impacting all employee’s you work with on a daily basis.
  • Support the understanding, commitment and contribution of everyone to the factory KPIs.
  • Translate factory targets into shopfloor language and deploy targets into key action indicators (KAI) per line that can be managed by operators.
  • Being a benchmark in simple, visual, and effective communication.

Food Safety and Quality

  • Ensure adherence to Food Safety and Quality principles as included in the policies, procedures, product specifications and processes. This also includes general Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and hygiene practices.
  • Identify and report any potential Food Safety & Quality and GMP deviations and hazards.

LEVEL OF COMPETENCE REQUIRED

  • Experience in Lean, TPM, SMED, HOSHKIN, Six Sigma

ACADEMIC AND TRADE QUALIFICATIONS

WORK EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

  • 5-year shop floor experience in processing/manufacturing and continuous improvement
  • Strong skills in project management
  • Extensive management experience in the food industry
  • SAP Knowledge

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