Plant Initiative Lead UA
Core
Lead manufacturing projects from planning to first production, ensuring plant readiness for new products, changes, and trials.
Role type
Senior project lead for plant operations and new product introductions
Builds
Production-ready new products, packaging changes, and optimized plant processes
Domain
Food & Beverage manufacturing (Coffee)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Project management, operational feasibility assessment, risk assessment, stakeholder coordination, SAP/master data management, capacity planning, process improvement
Preferred skills
Experience with ProStart meetings, supply chain phase-in/out coordination, SKU rationalization
Technologies
SAP
Responsibilities
Lead Plant projects and initiatives from initial planning through implementation; Drive New Product Introductions (NPI), product changes and production trials; Lead ProStart meetings and coordinate approvals; Ensure all required materials, resources, equipment and production conditions are in place; Assess operational feasibility of new products and changes; Lead Manufacturing and Supply Chain risk assessments; Coordinate material phase-in / phase-out activities; Ensure master data and SAP systems are set up accurately; Lead Plant improvement and optimisation initiatives; Monitor Plant capacity and identify improvement opportunities.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC