Plant Head, FMCG

* Spearhead the optimization of smart manufacturing performance, integrating automation, data, people, compliance, cost, and sustainability to drive a resilient operating system. * Drive production, maintenance, and warehousing excellence, ensuring volume, quality, and cost targets are met, and maximizing capacity utilization through optimized scheduling and bottleneck elimination. * Architect and lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and 5S initiatives to minimize waste and enhance throughput in automated processes, leveraging digital KPIs such as OEE, yield, and scrap rates. * Pioneer the transition from reactive to predictive maintenance, implementing Industry 4.0 technologies, including IoT-enabled equipment monitoring, automated quality inspection systems, and AI-driven process controls. * Ensure strict adherence to food safety systems, including HACCP, GMP, and ISO 22000, maintaining robust quality assurance systems, and leading internal and external quality audits to guarantee full compliance. * Foster a zero-harm safety culture, enforcing compliance with OSHA/ISO safety standards, and managing environmental performance, including energy consumption, waste handling, and utility optimization. * Develop and mentor multi-disciplinary teams, upskilling the workforce for automation, data-driven decision-making, and digital operations, and promoting a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and innovation. * Manage industrial relations, union/CBA matters, and disciplinary processes to maintain stable operations, and own annual operating budgets and capital expenditure for the plant. * Drive cost control initiatives, minimizing variances in materials, labor, utilities, and maintenance, and leading automation upgrades, line expansions, and technology investments to enhance productivity and ROI. * Champion energy efficiency initiatives and decarbonization goals, supporting the development of sustainable practices and reducing the plant's environmental footprint.