Packaging Operator (Pace)

Position Title: Packaging Operator (Pace) Reports to: Operations Manager No. of Staff Supervised: Packaging Indirect Reports: Maintenance, personnel Department: Production Production team Location: Qatar

Job Objective

• Carry out and coordinate the activities of the Packaging Department including primary and secondary packaging.
• Operate PACE packaging machines (vertical) to package potato chips with nitrogen flushing.
• The candidate is responsible for the attainment of plant packaging requirements at budgeted cost, while adhering to all quality, safety, human resource and other governmental requirements.
• The successful candidate will work with Health and Safety Manager to ensure Quality Assurance.
• Manage packaging whilst following the maintenance, quality and sanitation programs, striving to minimize downtime, and providing a safe working environment, and food safe finished product that meets company, government and environmental criteria.
• The focus will be on continued improvement of the plant in areas such as teamwork, employee involvement and process ownership.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Assure that all Safety, Human Resource, Food Safety and Sanitation requirements and regulations are adhered to.
• Manages resources for the Packaging department.
• Coaches and develops Packaging team, ensuring job duties are performed efficiently and effectively through training and education.
• Avoids waste in the packaging department.
• Initiate continuous improvement activities through the development of action plans, problem solving, engineering and/or equipment changes, safety, quality, & cost improvement efforts, lean manufacturing, benchmarking, and all other activities.
• Communicate key findings to Management to help migrate learning's/key findings for cost & efficiency improvements as well as quality improvements.
• Achieve all productivity, quality, cost, delivery, safety & motivation.
• Achieve all Key Performance Indicators objectives.
• Provide a work environment which adheres to all compliance and regulatory guidelines.
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement that meets or exceeds division expectations.
• Establish clear performance and behavioral expectations for all employees.
• Maintain an effective performance management process reviewing all direct reports’ progress against annual plans and continually develop their effectiveness.
• Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist team to solve operational issues.
• Motivate team members to achieve plan goals.
• Lead the identification and elimination of losses resulting in improvements in costs, inventory, time and quality.
• Administer policies and procedures.
• Regular and predictable attendance at the work site.
• This role requires regular presence on the plant floor.
• This role requires lifting up to 20 KG, occasionally.
• This role may operate forklift and manufacturing equipment occasionally.
• This role may require off-shift and weekend work.

Performance Indicators

• Packaging satisfaction rate
• Packaging Goals
• Waste
• Quality of work
• Health and Safety Rating (internal and external)

Communications & Working Relationships

• Internal:
  • Packaging/Production Personnel
  • Maintenance Team
  • Health and Safety Team
  • Warehouse Team
  • Finance Team
  • Senior Management Team
• External:
  • Trainers
  • Consultants
  • Vendors
  • Government Agencies
  • Facility Management organizations

Other (Frameworks, Boundaries and Decision Making Authority etc.)

• Key decisions having significant impact on the department are referred to the position in the authority matrix in charge, for approval before implementation.
• The jobholder exercises financial authority as per the level established by Qatar Cool management and stipulated in the authority matrix.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Qualifications:
  • English
  • Proven track record in handling food production equipment, specifically Pace Packaging machines
  • Professional certification from relevant institutions is an added advantage
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
• Job-Specific Skills:
  • Knowledge of relevant leading practices
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Suite Applications
  • Fluency in English
  • Ability to manage multiple projects of varying priorities simultaneously
  • Ability to interface effectively with plant personnel, outside contractors and different functional groups within the organization
  • Demonstrated leadership in health, quality, safety & environmental compliance
  • Strong innovative external focus with proven ability to affect sustainable change
  • Must be very effective working in a volatile and complex environment and work with a sense of urgency that drives effective results
  • Strong influence management and communication skills, ability to gain organizational buy-in
  • Ability to communicate and influence at all levels of an organization
  • Ability to delegate and train personnel under your management
  • Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
  • Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision making
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through mentoring others
  • Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Accountability/Dependability
• Ethics/Integrity
• Quality Orientation/Attention to Detail

Approvals

• Employee
  • Proficient
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