Vacancy NameWaste Reduction Data coordinator Employment TypePermanent CountryUnited Kingdom LocationCardiff Business AreaOperations Workplace TypeOnsite About PrincesThe Princes Group has over 7, employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business. Role Description
You will take the lead role in obtaining material loss data from the equipment reporting systems within the Juice manufacturing plant, covering both the Ingredients Processing Centre (IPC) and Filling lines. Determine weekly yield losses for each plant section. Work with the site losses team to prioritise actions to reduce waste and be fully involved with the required modifications to operation and validate using a combination of data systems and physical sampling.
1. Safety
2. Quality
3. Cost
4. Delivery
5. People
Key Responsibilities
6. Collate loss data by SKU production run and filling line using following plant systems
7. Wonderware historian trending and data export
8. SIG Fillers reporting packages
9. Elopack Fillers reporting packages
10. SAP warehouse systems
11. Generate weekly Loss KPI, and investigate reason for non-standard losses (Root cause analysis, Why/Why, etc). Distribute KPI report to Site.
12. Work with weekly losses team to generate ideas to reduce waste, lead proposed changes (F12 form) to get common understanding, run trials as required and report on key improvements
13. Be part of MES based system build to automate waste recording
14. Be part of Engineering team to specify equipment changes
15. Develop leading expertise on data handling systems
16. Ensure compliance with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering standards, legislation and best practice with regard to health & safety and CDM regulations at all times.
17. Support the development and implementation of process, mechanical, and process control engineering standards for the business and ensure compliance at all times.
18. To challenge the status quo, driving a culture of best practice and continuous improvement that focuses on elimination of waste in all forms.
Role Requirements
19. Degree or equivalent qualification in Food Technology, Chemical or Food Engineering
20. Demonstrate ability to handle data and manipulate large datasets in Excel
21. Ability to set up practical sampling trials and show strong method/discipline
22. Some awareness of Food manufacturing operations is ideal but not essential
23. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
24. This is a role where experience is desirable but we will consider applications from varied professional backgrounds. This position would be great for someone with a background or interest in Food technology, Chemical or Food Engineering.
25. To maintain product Food Safety, Legality, Integrity, Authenticity and Quality standards by ensuring all associated policies and procedures are adhered to.