Project & Maintenance Manager

About Us

Olam Agri supplies food, feed and fibre to meet rising demand and a shift to protein-based diets, particularly in Asian and African countries. Headquartered in Singapore and present on all continents, our value chains include farming, processing, and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of an estimated 2.5 million farmers. Our teams have built leadership positions in many Olam Agri businesses, including rice, flour, animal feed, sesame, cotton, wood, and more. As a purpose-driven company, we aim to contribute positively to the prosperity and well-being of people along our supply chains, the protection and regeneration of our natural resource base, and the fight against climate change.

Job Description

• At least 4-6 years of relevant job experience.
• Experience expected to have resulted in a solid record of accomplishment.
• Experience with Culinary/Baking/UHT/Aseptic processing and packaging
• Experience with at least one of the following processing operations: Biscuit, bakery, beverage, noodles, tomato paste processing
• Extensive knowledge of food engineering fundamentals and applications, knowledge of statistics, design of experiments, problem solving techniques, engineering economics
• Identifying and troubleshooting chronic and sporadic losses and collaborate to drive them to zero using SPC, Six Sigma and Lean principles
• Identify, evaluate, and develop detailed proposals for breakthrough new food processing technologies that can be applied within or across product categories
• Supports in implementation of MES systems, process improvement projects, NPD, capacity expansion and debottlenecking projects.
• Run the operational excellence implementation projects, set priorities and standard for continuous improvement
• Facilitate training sessions on Metrics that Matter
• Responsible for the overall progress and use of resources.
• Prepare dashboard, report on progress on operational excellence periodically.
• Prepare and drive improvement plan across all sites of PFB
• Provide progress report and advise the Project Champions and Plant Heads
• Facilitate the implementation of the Operational Master Plan amongst the Line Managers on site
• Facilitate visual communication within the factory, promote Olam 2.OX across all sites of PFB.
• Travels regularly

Key Deliverables

Strategic Effectiveness

Operational Effectiveness

Organizational Effectiveness

Requirements

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Engineering Degree with specialization in Chemical, Food, Mechanical or Food Science and Technology
• Minimum of 4-6 years’ experience in Process Engineering, Projects, Plant Maintenance and Operational Excellence (e.g., WCM, TPM).
• Relevant Business management and project management experience.

• Strong Communication and training skills

• Sound understanding of factory technical and management structures
• Good analytical skills
• Planning and Organizing skills
• Passion for people development and coaching
• Interpersonal skills- ability to question and challenge people in a constructive way

Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.