GRINDING STATION PRODUCTION MANAGER

I. JOB INTRODUCTION

• Working location: HCMC Factories
• Report to: Grinding Station Manager (Vietnamese)
• Job Purpose: Manage production department of Grinding Station regarding Cement Grinding & Packing system to: 
  • Ensure that Production workforce is well trained to accomplish production activities and meet sales volume, product quality, logistical requirements 
  • At the lowest sustainable cost, without compromising health & safety regulations, environment policies and Vietnamese legislation. 

II. KEY DUTIES: 

1/ Production management and optimization 

• Review and approve weekly / monthly / yearly production and dispatch plan 
• Manage department objectives and bring forward operational directives to achieve department KPIs 
• Control execution of periodical maintenance plan 
• Coordinate with functional departments to utilize effectively resources in troubleshootings to bring the plant back to operation soonest 
• Finalize and propose department CAPEX list with efficient priority 
• Control and support execution of CAPEX projects 
• Coordinate with functional Departments to develop and execute yearly maintenance shutdown plan 
• Achieve department objectives, i.e. production volume, dispatch volume, energy consumption, etc. 
• Obtain department CAPEX list approval 
• CAPEX projects put into operation as scheduled 
• Shutdown plan in place and completed safely, good quality and on schedule 

2/ Product quality control 

• Coordinate with QA to develop action plan to overcome issues that negatively impact on quality 
• Coordinate with funtional departments, i.e. HONC Quarry, QA to improve and optimize quality of raw materials and Cement 
• Coordinate with QA and Procurement to test and evaluate new additives before putting in use 
• Ensure execution of maintenance plan for measurement equipment and monitoring devices properly 
• Achieve products quality spec as target 
• No quality complaint from customer due to production issues 
• New additives put in use effectively 
• No waste products 
• Quality reports 

3/ Production cost management and optimization 

• Review and finalize department budget 
• Review and control monthly / quarterly operation cost 
• Manage consumption of production materials, energy consumption 
• Apply new materials to improve production cost 
• Manage available resources to optimize 3rd party service cost 
• Manage production materials loss and products waste 
• Manage shutdown cost effectively 
• Department operation budget in place 
• Operation cost controlled within budget 
• No big variance in materials and products stock 
• Monthly production cost report and action plan 
• Shutdown cost controlled within budget 

4/ People development/Team management 

• Develop KPIs for department / subordinates and control implementation 
• Develop and implement multi-skills training program and CCR operators development program for all levels 
• Develop and execute succession plan and IDP for key staff 
• Coach and transfer professional knowledge and experience to the team 
• KPIs reviewed, assessed on time and fully meet expectation 
• Availability of skilled staff, CCR operators and successors for operation 

5/ Occupational Health & Safety and Environment responsibility  

• Fully comply with OHS-PR-12, INSEE 5 H&S rules and SDD-ENV-PR-07 
• Ensure employees, visitors, third party providers and contractors in compliance with all company QEHS policy, procedures, standards, rules and regulations 
• Monitor implementation of annual H&S plan and environmental management objective of department 
• Manage housekeeping activities in work place 
• Carry out SOT, PTO, EOT and instruct implementation for improvement 
• Lead FPEs team 
• Zero harm 
• No injury for employees, visitors, third party providers and contractors 
• No accident involving in Department 
• None of unfavorable safety and environment audit results for Department 
• Industrial hygiene maintained according to Company standard 
• FPEs implemented as target 

III. REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 5 years’ working in cement industry  
• At least 3 years’ working at middle management position in manufacturing 
• Diploma in chemistry or mechanical or electrical engineering 
• Capability to communicate fluently in English 
• LDP certification 
• Computer skills: MS office, MS project 
• Knowledge in SAP, in business plan, operation budget, CAPEX plan 
• Knowledge in process performance improvement 
• Participated in key training courses, i.e. CMC, etc. is an advantage