Production manager

Production Manager Location: Como- Tavernola (CO), IT About Akzo Nobel Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most.
Our world-class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens, and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe.
We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life.
Because we believe every surface is an opportunity.
It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow.
Let’s paint the future together.
Oversees the manufacturing of products according to specifications.
Key Accountabilities Plans, coordinates and controls production-related activities (products, including resins) at the site to meet objectives and budgets with regard to quality, cost, and service.
Contributes to successful product and volume reallocations.
Co-develops and executes plans related to improving quality, costs, HSE, and service in conjunction with the Site Management Team.
Participates in the definition of investments for production-related activities and equipment.
Works with Rd&I to enable New Product Initiative, of which product responsibility is accepted from RD&I after three successful batches.
Calls-off all required non-product related resources ( Site operation Consumable & Service and real estate including facilities).
Leads and ensures Daily Operational Review are conducted effectively and day-to-day problems are solved and contained.
Enables and contributes to the implementation of CI/ALPS initiatives.
Is familiar and complies with all the applicable corporate as well as site and laboratory policies/procedures with regard to personal conduct, HSE, and Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs (PSRA) standards.
Job Responsibilities Inspires commitment to Akzo Nobel’s purpose, vision, strategy, core principles, values, and leadership behaviors.
Acts as an ambassador and creates an open environment in which the team as a whole and its members individually can perform at their best.
Stimulates, manages, and follows through on employee engagement and builds on the workforce to reflect the societies and markets in which we do business (D&I).
Ensures that job profiles are in place, sets objectives for team members, reviews development, and provides clear, open, and constructive feedback on performance combined with the appropriate actions.
Strengthens the talent pipeline by developing talent and regularly assesses and discusses talent and internal movement.
Continuously monitors and evaluates retention risk.
Ensures reporting line is fully informed and acts in line with HSE and Compliance regulations.
Manages and plans relevant budget and proactively manages costs.
Reports on progress on a continuous basis.
Requirements English is a must as the position would be exposed to international contact and English information exchange.
MS Office knowledge is required ( Excel, Power Point, and Outlook).
Organizational awareness.
Ability to make judgments, either based on own knowledge or by consulting others.
Acknowledging the limits of own knowledge.
Perseverance.
Excellent persuasion and influencing skills.
Drive for results.
Decision making.
Innovation and continuous improvement.
Consulting the site's management systems.
Leadership.
Basic knowledge relating to health and safety matters under the current Italian legislation.
Ensures that all the Akzo Nobel directives ( Process Safety Management) and local regulations are applied and met.
Ensures that all the LSR ( Life Saving Rules) are applied and met.
Experience Technical knowledge and experience.
Knowledge of legal requirements and corporate or BU standards for Asset Integrity Management.
Education At Akzo Nobel, we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best selves.
We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance.
Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment.
For this reason, we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable.
In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability. #J-18808- Ljbffr