Job Description

About the Job: Senior Executive - Engineering

Function: Product Supply Organization

Location: Kochi

Reporting To: Manager- Engineering

At Tata Consumer Products Ltd, we stand #Forbetter – Planet, Sourcing, Nutrition, Communities. And #ForBetter Opportunities …. Here’s an exciting one!

How does this Job align to our Strategy?

At the core of Tata Consumer Products' business approach lie six strategic pillars that serve as the foundation for its growth and success: Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business, Driving Digital and Innovation, Unlocking Synergies, Creating a Future-Ready Organization, Exploring New Opportunities and Embedding Sustainability.

This job opportunity closely aligns with one of these key strategic pillars, which is driving Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business. The role involves supply planning for Foods category and is responsible for effective inventory management for the assigned category.

What are the Key Deliverables in this role?

Financial Outcomes

• Achieve targeted OEE, machine uptime.
• Asset efficiency, optimized wastages.
• Drive process improvements, packaging value engineering.
• Optimized spares and maintenance cost.

Customer Service

• Achieve targeted OTIF and agreed service levels with customers.
• Reduction in customer/consumer complaints.
• Engineering support for timely roll out of NPD projects

Internal Processes

• Ensure the smooth, safe and efficient operation Tea Bag machines ancillary machines, Loose Tea Packet lines , utilities, electrical systems and production support equipment.
• Set and monitor the performance of the plant equipment’s against standards and targets in areas such as equipment uptime, MTTR, MTBF etc.
• Engineering related support for all internal and external audits of the unit.
• Ensure high levels of productivity & engagement within Technical Crew teams.
• Ensure plant wastage due to equipment breakdowns are to the minimum as per targets.
• Drive systems such as Root cause analysis, Corrective action, and preventive action systems are in place for continuous improvement.
• Technical support for safety management to drive closure of Safety and quality requirements of the factory.
• To overview Spares Planning & Procurement, Vendor selection and performance evaluation.
• Should be able to interact with internal stakeholders like production, Safety, quality, HR and resolve the issues in day-to-day activities.
• Drive / collaborate in Improvement Initiatives – PI, QC, Kaizen, 5S etc. to improve the plant efficiency.
• Coordinate with external agencies and AMC providers for specialized maintenance work and routine and breakdown maintenance work for DG set, Compressor, AC and other plant utilities.
• To monitor capex spends, cashflow and ensure to meet the capex project timelines.

Innovation and Learning

• Lead projects Mainly on NPD, packaging changes & Value based reengineering, technology upgradation etc.
• Develop project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans and conferring with management.
• Support installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment.
• Building technical competency among the operators and multi-skilling them.
• Completes technical studies and prepares cost estimates.
• Cross implementation of improvement projects

What are the Critical success factors for the Role?

• Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electrical & Instrumentation
• 5-8 years of engineering/ Maintenance /Projects experience in a reputed FMCG manufacturing industry( preferably in Tea Bag Manufacturing).
• Experience in managing Engineering within Manufacturing Operations &Hands on Experience in Maintenance of Mechanical, Electrical, Civil & instrumentation areas, especially in Tea Bag / Packaging Machinery.
• Computer proficiency with CAD, MS office.
• Capability to interpret Engineering Drawings & Key Line Drawings for Packaging .

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role?

• Knowledge of manufacturing and packaging of tea and tea products preferably in Packaging (Tea Bags, Packets etc.)
• Good communication skills (English /Malayalam)
• Proven experience in preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance of production machinery.
• Strong management and leadership skills to manage technical crew .

About Us: At Tata Consumer, we stand ‘For Better.’

Tata Consumer Products is a focused consumer products company uniting the principal food and beverage interests of the Tata Group under one umbrella. Our brands embody our purpose of ‘For Better ‘through the value they deliver to consumers with a focus on innovation, health and wellness, convenience and premiumization. The Company’s portfolio of products includes tea, coffee, water, RTD, salt, pulses, spices, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat offerings, breakfast cereals, snacks and mini meals. Our key brands include Tata Tea, Tetley, Eight O’Clock Coffee, Tata Coffee Grand, Himalayan Natural Mineral Water, Tata Copper+ and Tata Gluco+, Tata Salt, Tata Sampann, Organic India, Ching’s and Tata Soulfull. In India, Tata Consumer Products has a reach of over 200 million households, giving it an unparalleled ability to leverage the Tata brand in consumer products.

The Company has a consolidated annual turnover of ~Rs. 20290 Crs with operations in India and International markets. For more information please visit www.tataconsumer.com