Production Manager at Stratostaff

Job Description

• Meeting stringent Lubes Production deliverables for both blending and filling in an incident free manner, efficiently and reliably, while ensuring all activities are being carried out in compliance with applicable OE (Operational Excellence), HSSEQ, and local statutory requirements.
• Leading daily and weekly tailgate and production planning meetings.
• Monitoring inventory levels and coordinating with the supply chain team to ensure materials are available when needed.
• Ensuring daily inventory management and that stock loss/gain is maintained within the target.
• Liaising with stakeholders to facilitate the blending, loading, and dispatch of bulk Lubes to customer sites as per agreed Service Level Agreements.
• Championing Lean Manufacturing and product flow to the customer by overseeing and interlinking the pull production system for all internal downstream customers, while meeting set OTIF targets for both local and export orders.
• Reducing costs by controlling and operating within the allocated OPEX budget, minimizing operating loss/gain through flushing and transfers, minimizing blend corrections, ensuring demurrage charges are not incurred, and attaining the set plant production unit cost target.
• Coordinating the receipt and handling of all raw materials, including base oil vessel/ship discharge and additives in ISO tanks.
• Implementing and maintaining ISO 9001 standards by ensuring compliance with documented procedures and standard requirements, enforcing security and quality control procedures, and championing ONE MAESTRO implementation through Principle 3 and other applicable principles.
• Serving as the ISO 14001:2015 (EMS) Management Representative and overseeing the implementation and sustainment of ISO 14001:2015 standard requirements.
• Ensuring all job tasks and activities conducted are being analyzed and that mitigation measures for unsafe conditions are being provided in line with ONE MAESTRO Element 3 (Risk Analysis) requirements.
• Analyzing production data, reports, and systems, and implementing work process simplification by working closely with operating shifts and incorporating their input to drive continuous improvement and innovation, while achieving the set OEE targets.
• Chairing the safety meetings, serving as a member of the HSEQ Committee, and acting as the Assistant Emergency Team Commander.
• Championing plant shift model reviews to meet daily production demands.
• Preparing and presenting regular reports on production performance, including key metrics and arising issues.
• Leading and motivating the production team, including hiring, training, and conducting performance evaluations, performance management, appraisal reviews, recognition, and ensuring adherence to company policies and guidelines for all direct reports.
• Implementing recommendations and action plans arising from plant mission reports related to operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Production Engineering
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in production, supply chain, or engineering within a manufacturing or process industry environment.
• Strong knowledge of production processes and industrial standards.
•  Knowledge of quality and environmental management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001).
• Understanding of marine operations, spill management, emergency response, and sustainability principles.