Production controller

Requisition ID: 54977 
Position Type: FT Permanent 
Workplace Arrangement:  #LI-Onsite 

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Work Location : 2nd Industrial City - Jeddah 

New Product Introduction:

• RDA Develop a new product for a customer (new Business).
• Recipe controller links the technical to the physical (operations) in the SAP system.

Recipe Changes:

• Version changes that occur (i.e reduction of salt). These changes can be either be linked to customer requests or product improvement.

Label Design and Maintenance:

• Maintain standard plant label template info.
• Design new label templates for specific customer requirements.

Health & Safety:

• Lead and inspire the team in establishing a safety-first culture.
• Ensure the teams are communicated to regarding the Company’s Health and Safety standards and how we expect our employees to behave and carry out their jobs in a safe manner at all times.
• Support all safety initiatives and lead the team in achieving and exceeding Health & Safety targets.

In addition to these responsibilities the successful candidate will also handle:

• The commercialization process to obtain accurate pricing
• Work with supply chain and manufacturing to ensure correct version of manufacturing Bill of Materials is being used.
• Manage the data to create factory PI sheets 
• Work with procurement and supply chain to set up the correct master data for sub-contracting
• Deal with ad hoc requests from other functions in the business

• Experience with SAP is highly desirable.
• Highly competent in using MS Office basic programs and other systems. 
• Preferably over 3 years of experience working in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good at managing and dealing through conflict.
• Extensive expertise, knowledge and understanding of the manufacturing function and ways of working.

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

Recruiter: #LI-CST1 
Posting Type: LI