Apu Manager

**Date**:Oct 16, 2024**Location**: PUEBLA, MX, 72710**Company**:NOVARES- Finality- Manage the activity of his/her Autonomous Production Unit by optimising its operational,quality, cost, deadline and safety performance and by complying with product conformityrequirements and adhering to deadlines required by its customers- Main Missions**1 - Manage his/her APU** Guarantee the performance of the APU and manage it daily- Mobilise his/her teams focusing on short- and medium-term objectives to be reached- Adapt, organise and manage resources assigned to him/her taking into account variable presence/absence data- Develop organisation and operating modes, encouraging more responsibility and autonomy to improve quality, productivity, flexibility and reactivity- Manage the platform team specific to the APU- Guarantee the interface with site support functions- Optimise the costs of his/her APU and give reasons for choicesMake all operational decisions in his/her field and according to his/her scope of responsibilities**2 - Coordinate daily activity**Ensure communication within the APU and associated units- Promote collective interest rather than individual interests- Know the problems encountered by everyone, including operators- Listen, help employees to understand and analyse the difficulties they encounter- Help employees to perform tasks by giving tailored advice or by constructively questioning current performance- With project teams, help to implement a new product or a new technology in his/her APUPermanently manage and advise employees and coordinate their missions**3 - Energise and develop the production system**Transform his/her APU to adapt it to new requirements and develop either means, organisation or personnel skills in line with HR policy- Improve overall productivity of processes and flows- Prepare the APU for product/process developments- Encourage everyone to contribute to progress (suggestions system, progress projects: 5S, SMED, TPM, kanban, GRP, etc.)- Attain annual progress targets for his/her APU within the context of medium-term group and site directivesStructure, manage and optimise customer/supplier relations with support departments**4 - Manage his/her activity**Based on the objectives of his/her activity, prepare action plans and coordinate the missions of his/her team in a coherent manner- Propose an annual operating budget for his/her activity, and ensure that it is adhered to- Propose the necessary resources for attaining his/her objectives and implement, after approval of Plant Manager, the necessary actions for staff turnover (recruitment, transfers, dismissal/redundancy) and investments according to budgetary forecasts and labour constraints- Monitor performance indicators for his/her activity, implement corrective actions if necessary and inform his/her teams of them- Conduct annual performance reviews, set the objectives of his/her employees, then ensure deployment all the way down the hierarchy- Develop the team's skills for the activity and propose individual and/or group training actions that are necessary to maintain performance levels of activities, in collaboration with the Plant Manager.- Advise employees on professional development in agreement with the Plant Manager and promote internal mobility- Propose salary increases in agreement with the Functional Manager within the framework of the group's salary policy- Praise or condone the actions of employees as necessary- Ensure that his/her teams remain motivated and that there is a good internal atmosphere- Check and approve team members' expense claims (travel, etc.) and authorizations for absence/vacations- Ensure that job descriptions are updated according to group proceduresProvide reports of his/her activity to the Plant Manager- Purpose- Manage the activity of his/her Autonomous Production Unit and guarantee quality, cost, deadline to our customers and safety to our employees- Essential job functions- Abilities- Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management and planning skills- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients