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Mars UK • CHN-Tianjin-Tianjin | China

PPI Specialist

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

Job Purpose/Overview

  • Lead the implementation of new Product & Packing Innovation in Tianjin factory

  • Lead factory portfolio change management

  • Support quality through statistic process control

  • Lead process & product validation of production line & equipment in CVS project

  • Lead Formula deploy and management

  • Manage change including the coordination of projects between a cross functional team of people, on a local, regional and global level.

Key Responsibilities

Innovation

  • Execute R&D strategies for growth, quality & efficiency by implementing new R&D Innovations on site in regards to product, pack, process and packaging equipment’s/lines

  • Lead lines trials, complete trial reports and provide technical inputs to operation team throughout activity lifecycle for product implementations projects

  • Responsible for the establishment of operational control systems including change management, Hand over 1 & 2, and qualification review for projects regarding product launches on site following industrialization process.

  • Join regional PPI platform with respect to technology, best practice and knowledge transfer as part of multi-site harmonization measures.

Project management

  • Support the coordination of projects between a cross functional team of people (on site and off site) to step change projects or drive efficiency (Do it Best).

  • Support Safety, Quality CI and Environment in collaboration with Q&FS and HSE service.

  • Participate to investment submission to identify and assess benefits

Standardize & Improve

  • Work on new standards and define SRC (standard running condition) in affected perimeter

  • Collaborate with Operating and Technical department to validate any standard definition and to deploy them

  • Support the CI team on KPI analysis to identify key improvement and increase efficiency and capacity.

  • Use their expertise to support the factory operation (through FMOS) and technical teams (through Focused improvements) to solve complex problems, leveraging 6 sigma.

Requirements:

1.Bachelor’s degree in engineering, in food science or general, or equivalent qualification

2.Good verbal and written communication skills in English.

3.Familiar with process knowledge of Dry/Treat petfood, especially with equipment of Grinder, Mixer, Extruder,Dryer, coater and cooler, etc.

4.Familiar with packing process, especially with equipment of multi-head weigher and palletizer etc.

5. 5 years of experience in Supply (PPI, engineering, process technology or manufacturing)

6. Experience in Project Management

7. Experience in quality, R&D or CI areas

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
24 days annual leave + bank holidays
“Pawternity” leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Bank holiday swaps
Shared parental leave
Adoption leave
Family health insurance
Pregnancy support
Neo-natal leave
Faith rooms
Meditation space
Dog friendly office
Dog friendly co-working space
Annual bonus
Employee discounts
Cinema discounts
Referral bonus
Joining bonus
Cycle to work scheme
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Theme park discounts
Lunch and learns
In house training
LinkedIn learning license
Studying sabbaticals
Open to part time work for some roles

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