Operations & Production (Chemicals Food Additives) Assistant Manager / Manager

Looking for experience and passion in chemical process and food additives with high ability to lead production in a fast growing company.

Function

• Ability to lead production with hands-on process control and chemical production knowledge and good understanding ISO, HACCP, Halal, Kosher, FSSC, RSPO audits to chemistry and process. With knowledge in emulsifiers / surfactants production will be a strong plus.
• Ability to lead the operational and production multicultural team with high efficiency and process improvements from raw materials to shipments.
• Ability to grow and groom an effective production team through recruitment, supervising, coaching, and mentoring a dedicated team.
• Site management and ensuring smooth running of operations & production. Hands-on and manage the overall maintenance program, raw materials, production / operations, quality aspects, licenses and all safety aspects of the site.
• Managerial level planning to execution as team lead from all aspects of operations and production, cost-to-produce / costings and evaluate as part of risk management / cost management scenarios.
• Familiar with scaling up (pilot plant) and process improvements and general maintenance from machinery parts to vessels and modifications management with vendors and purchases.
• Ability to develop operational instructions to process related and ensuring conformance to all aspects of operations and leading 3rd party service providers from conception to reality.
• Some laboratory experience will be useful in HPLC / GC will be a strong plus but is not a primary requirement.
• Support all relevant functions of the business, a strong team player for Excellence that includes other ad-hoc duties.

Knowledge, Skills and Requirements:

• Minimum Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering and relevant more than 10 years’ experience in chemical production. Chemical Diploma holders with intensive bottom-up more than 15 years’ experience in chemical production and a high passion in production chemical / chemistry production experience and wanting to move into managerial challenge, would be considered.
• Relevant operational or production experience in chemical reactions process, planning & maintenance. Warehouse, order management to logistics, will be an added plus. Experience with downstream production of emulsions and mixes will be advantageous.
• Managerial skills and abilities to communicate with all levels of functions. Team lead, with a hands-on attitude and ability to lead cross culture and occasional shift-related production or as and when required and ensuring production process are timely planned to execution.
• Team player to support the business team and strong attitude towards growth challenges, with high imagination to improve production process efficiency.
• Skilled in computer software applications like Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint and willingness to learn in finance related IT systems (Navision) and all aspects to achieve excellence in the role.