Manufacturing Site Manager

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

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Manages the Manufacturing Operations supplying the Industrial Coatings business and the Dammam Site to assure agreed service levels. Leads all site operations to ensure safe operation, facility management and asset utilization. Ensures a safe operating environment in line with organizational and local HSE standards. Is a role model for leadership and people development at the Dammam site.   

• Leads the manufacturing team to deliver products at agreed quality, service and cost levels in line with budget 


• Leads and develops the team in line with AkzoNobel performance and development practices 


• Overall legal responsibility for Paints manufacturing activities at Dammam site


• Assures fulfilment of AkzoNobel HSE&S and quality standards across the site and maintains relationships with local authorities 


• Drives continuous improvements of the sites operations in quality, cost, people development and HSE&S areas 


• Plan and execute investments to support continuous development of the site’s management system 


• Leverages the manufacturing network across EMEA to share and implement best practices


• Owns the relationship with local unions to promote and enable good cooperation 


• Hosts internal and external audits and assure implementation of needed corrective actions 


• Responsible for the processes “Plan and Produce” in management system.

• As the Leader of the site management team, contribute to the formulation of site strategy and objectives from an production perspective and ensure site capabilities, constraints and HSE considerations are incorporated into site plans


• Lead an operational excellence agenda by coaching & teaching functional excellence in all areas while achieving sustainable improvement in the safety, reliability, productivity, quality and eco-efficiency of the production or plant operations


• Establish performance standards for production and lead continuous improvement by strong focus at growth through OEE improvements


• Implement (DO) (ALPS) and standard CoE processes for site consistent with the agreed ISC functional excellence agenda


• Develop individual team members and build a team which collectively is capable of and fully involved in achieving the task. Also establish and enforce minimum personal performance level within Production


• Ensures safe operation, design, installation and maintenance of equipment across the site. 


• Optimises production through collaborating with planning and supply chain teams, working across the organization end to end to maximise outputs


• Network with other production managers at site and inside AkzoNobel to develop knowledge, experience and leverage best practice

• University Degree in Engineering or equivalent.


• Demonstrated experience managing production.


• Communicates confidently and effectively in English.


• Demonstrated ability to lead, communicate and deliver results in a manufacturing environment.


• Experience managing union relationships.
   

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 40809