Procces and Quality Executive at British American Tobacco (BAT)

Key Accountabilities

 Operations/ Professional/ Business

• Coordinate the adoption of the Product Integrity & Traceability Roadmap in PMD and undertake regular audits to eliminate high risk activities and identify opportunities for improvement   through process mapping, risk assessments, Mitigations /controls and regular audits.  
• Confirm production plan balances at the beginning of the shift and carry out sampling and measurement as per defined BAT Methods, advice operators and continuously monitor tobacco parameters.
• Develop and complete Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (P-FMEA) for all key processes in PMD and put in place improvement plans to drive a structured approach in continual improvement.
• Perform Process & machine capability analysis on all key processes and machines in PMD and use it to drive improvements.
• Download data from moisture meters, analyse and generate reports using statistica and share with all stakeholders.
• Carry out protocol runs after machine overhauls, installation, and maintenance.
• Monitor beetle infestation trends and trigger control actions to ensure that infestation is properly controlled in the PMD.
• Coordinate blend changes to ensure they are properly executed using correct specifications and process parameters.
• Perform planned calibrations and cross-checks on quality assurance equipment in accordance with the requirements of BAT protocols. Crosscheck all equipment daily before use and document appropriately.

Management

• Recommend decisions about process and tobacco that deviate from the prescribed quality standards, report these deviations to the PMD Cell manager and process analyst and take the necessary action to ensure that the noncompliance CRT is not used in SMD or exported.
• Present quality performance reports to manufacturing team:  weekly, monthly quality performance and infestation reports.  
• Support new product introductions and trials on PMD processes by monitoring set parameters and reporting process and quality performance.

 Leadership

• Sets an example of personal excellence by consistently demonstrating behaviours aligned to our Guiding Principles by supporting teamwork and proactively seeking opportunities to develop self and others.
• Consistently demand discipline of self and others to raise standards and deliver stretch results.
• Actively participate in Gap analysis and troubleshooting by using problem solving and improvement tools.
• Training teams on work procedures and continual improvement tools.
• Provide support to teams through daily quality reports, monthly meetings discussion, ongoing feedback on process and quality performance with improvement opportunities and initiatiate corrective actions Provide ongoing feedback to operators on process and quality performance with improvement opportunities and initiate corrective actions

Other Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Candidate must possess a Minimum degree in Chemistry, Statistics or engineering as a major study area and at least 2 years experience in manufacturing environment in an FMCG organisation (preferred).
• Know-how of key quality control/assurance concepts and their implementation. 
• Communication: able to actively listen and lead an open and productive dialogue with all stakeholders of different levels and outside partners.
• Knowledge of production processes and quality management systems
• Must have basic personal computer skills.
• Report writing skills. They should have good administration and clerical skills
• Have good time management skills with a focus on results
• External relationships: able to develop a network within the group and outside, for continuous benchmarking of results and practices, and for personal on -going development