Packaging Coordinator - Days

Mars•Fremont, NE

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The job of the Packaging Coordinator supports the process areas of the plant – Packaging and Warehouse to ensure associate safety, product quality and process efficiency. Provide functional support after normal business hours as a point of escalation for process failures. Steer the Packaging Triad team for improvement activities in the Packaging Department.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field, or relevant work experience
Packaging/Warehouse experience and knowledge
Previous experience in food / feed process industry
English: read, written, spoken
Fully functional Microsoft Office
Good communication
Cost conscious
Initiative
Etiquette skills
Self-motivated
Team player
Safety & Hygiene & Quality conscious
Technically inclined
Unrestricted range of motion
Color discrimination
Olfactory & texture perception
Depth perception
Tolerance to hot environment

Responsibilities

Guarantee and apply ISO (Environment), and all related working procedures
Guarantee and apply ISO 9001, 22000, Mars Standards, and all related working procedures
Support development, implementation and maintenance of the HACCP program in the packaging department
Ensure GMP-GHP in the area
Help update the Flowchart and Hazard Analysis
Member of the Food safety team
Analysis of results for verification activities, internal and external audits
Support implementation, maintain CCPs and oPRPs in the department
Train team to CCPs and oPRPs
Manage non-conformities (decide, put on hold, isolate, destruct), analyze for root causes and undertake correctives actions as appropriate
Drive food safety improvement activities for the packaging department
Attend any training program as scheduled by company management and train any designed person in the position
Prepare / Organize / Participate on plant visits
Provide coaching where it is deemed necessary
Assist Shift Manager to direct Process team workforce
Establish program & documents for training & maintain
Establish workforce training programs
Identify & report cross training needs & opportunities within the packaging department for optimizing performance
Participate to the recruitment of new associates
Identify top losses in the packaging department on a quarterly basis and steer the Packaging Triad to establish focused short-term and long-term plans to reduce top losses
Partner with Shift Management to identify skill gaps for packaging and warehouse departments, create an effective gap closure plan, and support execution of gap closure plan
Provide functional support after normal business hours as a point of escalation for process failures
Ongoing activities focused on reduction of mixed kibble by ensuring process adherence and driving improvement activities
Communicate with Maintenance, Technical Manager, Operations Manager and operators about equipment deficiencies and corrective actions
Lead autonomous work teams in the area to develop autonomous maintenance skills with Packaging Operators
Identify opportunities for automating plant processes
Champion project coordination with vendors and plant personnel
Perform area-related equipment first level maintenance
Work with Operations Manager, on implementing Lean Manufacturing Tools (5S, Hoshin, Poka-Yoke & Kaizen) to drive continuous improvement:
Process improvements working in conjunction with Process Engineer
Machine improvements working in conjunction with Process Engineer
Implementing work order system
Qualifying new equipment/processes with Process Engineer and ensure early management of CILs, Centerlines, and 5S prior to startup
Developing critical spare parts inventory with the Technical Team
Identify & implement ways of reducing energy consumption
Continuous improvement
Daily management systems (CILs, 5S, Basic Problem Solving)
Design of new machinery, organization and working place
Improvement of existing machinery / organization / working place
Annual operating budgets / CAPEX
Technology transfers from overseas
Set up operating instructions
Supervise external companies
Work groups management for continuous improvement
Manage designated projects (Investments / improvement projects)
Budget / Time table / External companies intervention
Any task as delegated by Manager
Participate in Shift Leader Meeting & Management meeting
Actively participate in the morning Operations Meeting, weekly Operations Meeting and periodic Operational Excellence reviews, ensuring compliance with all daily management systems for the area (CILs, 5S, Basic Problem Solving) and communicating improvement activities to major stakeholders
Provide any requested documentation to other Departments according to internal rules
Collect data and provide statistic on plant activities related to packaging department
Assure that statistics are ready as requested for reporting activity
Perform recording works into Navision according to internal rules