JOB PURPOSE:

• Individual responsibility for the Sr. Operations specialist in his/her respective area and is expected to get results through high personal proficiency, coordinating the work with peers, developing/coaching others, developing the team and collaborating regionally to innovate and improve processes
• Responsible to manage Blend, Treat & Packing operations and support all engineering and Maintenance requirements in operations.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinating the overall workload across the capacities and resources in Seed processing i.e. Blend, Treatment & Packing
• Responsible prioritizing and scheduling of process orders in alignment with control towers commitments & monthly sales demand.
• Increase employee functional knowledge of the operation team through knowledge exchange and individual development programs.
• Optimal deployment of NFTE’s within Operation processes, in consultation with other specialists and process owners.
• Responsible for reporting weekly, monthly performance of on-time supply, productivity, quality upgrading and operational issues.
• Alignment of the packing timelines with Supply planning & demand planning to mitigate the objective of optimal and quick availability of packed commercial products for Sales.
• Preparing and monitoring the budget for the plant operations
• Manage & monitor CAPEX/OPEX requirements, upgradation of equipments, increase uptime and effective plant utilization.
• Manages reportees through motivation, recognition, leadership, development and administration
• Provides overall direction to teams if any and implements strategy in collaboration with the site leadership team
• Accountable for Batch process traceability in operations
• Accountable to handle customer complaints as SPOC.
• Ensure adherence of governmental rules and regulations, seed act & license at operations as well as Bayer HSE initiatives and objectives to ensure safety and compliance
• Exhibits understand of internal procedures/protocols and support compliance with legal requirements applicable to assigned area activities
• Executes intermediate to advanced activities in Bayer systems (SAP and electronic networks), commonly used in operation processes
• Support areas in driving the adoption of continuous improvement practices and programs (5S, Lean, Six Sigma) conducive to an organized and clean work environment.
• Utilize onePSS techniques to initiate process and standard work improvement

KEY WORKING RELATIONS:

• Manufacturing Excellence Team
• HSE Team
• Quality Team
• Third-Party Vendors
• Sales & Commercial Teams
• Production Teams
• Production/Plant Schedulers
• Supply Chain Team
• Procurement Team
• Other stakeholders

WHO YOU ARE:

• Ability to communicate with other entities (English language required, speak and write)

Required Skills / Experience:

• Minimum of a BS degree with 8+ years experience in a manufacturing, agricultural, engineering and/or technical environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead & coach people
• Results oriented approach
• Capability to clearly present information and influence or persuade others through oral or written communications
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems while exhibiting situational judgement
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook and Word

Desired Skills / Experience:

• Experience with agriculture and/or seed manufacturing
• Experience in working and/or leading in a matrix environment
• Computer proficiencies to include SAP
• Knowledge of process improvement principles such as Lean, Six Sigma

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