Shift Officer- Production

Job Location: ​Baramati​

Baramati

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

Support the execution of the production, coordinating the line team in operational activities and
 

  • Overall responsibility of people safety while ensuring the production requirement ensuring the presence of production factors on the shift
  • Optimized production output with desired quality
  • Co-ordination with other related departments

Main Responsibilities:

Production Oversight:
  * Liable for all production phases within assigned shift.
  * Monitors production progress against KPIs (SQCDME).
  * Ensures optimal utilization of resources (materials, labor, machinery).
  * Manages line interruptions and slowdowns.
  * Conducts shift start-up and line preparation.
  * Carries out production statement at shift end.

Team Leadership:
  * Leads and motivates shift team.
  * Resolves team conflicts.
  * Reinforce employee development and skills training.
  * Conducts performance evaluations.
  * Manages employee absences and vacation requests.
  * Participates in disciplinary actions.

Safety & Quality:
  * Ensures adherence to all safety and hygiene standards.
  * Conducts safety training and inspections.
  * Monitors product quality through operator self-checks and sampling.
  * Implements corrective actions for quality issues.

Resource Management:
  * Manages inventory and material flow.
  * Coordinates resource allocation and scheduling.
  * Reinforce production planning activities.


Maintenance & Improvement:
  * Coordinates maintenance requests and interventions.
  * Identifies and proposes areas for production improvement.
  * Reinforce implementation of improvement initiatives.


Communication & Collaboration:
  * Collaborates with UGP Manager, RdL, and other departments.
  * Provides regular performance updates and feedback.
  * Reinforce shift handover and knowledge sharing.

Administrative Duties:
  * Maintains accurate production records and shift logs.
  * Reinforce the development of the "merit plan" for workers.
  * Complies with all company policies and procedures.

Who we are looking for:


Required Skills:

  • Good knowhow of food process industries
  • Manpower handling skill on the shopfloor
  • ISO 22000 
  • Auditing
  • 5S
  • Process improvement on the shopfloor
  • Health & Safety
  • Basic computer proficiency

Educational Background that we're looking for:

  • B.Tech or B.E. in Food Science is a must.

  • Atleast 3 to 5 years of experience is required.

 

Job Referral code - C

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.