Job Description

Plastics For Change has developed an ethical sourcing platform to create sustainable livelihoods for the urban poor, while transitioning the industry towards a circular economy. Our deal process and mobile platform provides waste pickers with access to fair and consistent income opportunities. Similar to fair trade agriculture, our platform creates transparency and accountability from the base of the supply chain to the store shelf. This results in more efficient shared-value chains and higher quality recycled plastic. We provide expertise to help catalyze brands and manufacturers to replace the use of virgin plastic with ethically sourced recycled plastic, thereby immediately improving the social and environmental impact of their products. For more information please log on to our website http://www.plasticsforchange.org JOB TITLE : Regional Manager - Production REPORTS TO : Director \xe2\x80\x93 Production LOCATION : Chennai & Bangalore CTC : As Per Industry Standards

We are looking for passionate and highly skilled individuals who can help us establish and manage fair trade plastic aggregation centers. These individuals should have experience in operations and managing people. We are looking for people who share our values and are driven to create a positive change in the community.

Duties & Key Responsibilities

Aggregation Center/Facility Management:

• 1. Work with the operations team to ensure the supply chain runs smoothly. 2. Implement SOPs for the aggregation, segregation, QA and QC of plastic waste. 3. Continuously improve SOP\xe2\x80\x99s to optimize performance (Lean manufacturing principle and six sigma design process). 4. Working with the operations team to build trust with all stakeholders and maintain strong working relationships. 5. Increasing plastic sourcing and supply from stakeholders by ensuring ethical sourcing and fair price. 6. Facilitating management and client visits in the center and with the stakeholders.

Capacity Building: 1. Continuous capacity building and training of operation team with respect to operational efficiency, segregation, QA and QC etc. 2. Conducting one-to-one capacity building to strengthen operational efficiency in the center in line with SoPs. 3. Improve supply chain and operational strategy through continuous innovation. 4. Develop additional franchise locations through the Train-The-Trainer(TTT) method. 5. Work with the operations team to ensure compliance with fair trade principles. Reporting and Documentation: 1. Log KPI data into our application to monitor performance. 2. Managing, monitoring and reviewing the center operations periodically. 3. Ensuring timely, concise and accurate reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis on prescribed formats and applications.

General responsibilities:

1. Ensure professionalism at all times and demonstrate exemplary prioritization of workload skills. 2. Ensure that the PFC policies, SOPs and protocols are being adhered to at all levels of the company. 3. Ensure strict adherence to data confidentiality and security. 4. Willingness to travel frequently across India, sometimes at short notice, including other places as per need of project or company. 5. Work closely with the PFC team and Partners. Note: The roles and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. Flexibility is required and the incumbent is expected to carry out any other related duties that are necessary for the optimum functioning of the company as a whole within the employee\'s skills and abilities whenever a need is pointed out, becomes apparent or as reasonably instructed.

knowledge, experience & qualifications

• Degree in Engineering with 5 + years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in operations and managing people. managing the informal sector workforce.
• Background in lean manufacturing principles.
• Good understanding of social and environmental concepts and methods.
• Experience of being part of any program/project management or fieldwork would be an added advantage.
• Past Experience of working in the fields of urban or rural development, environment community relations / interventions would be an added advantage as well.

Does that sound like you?

• Good interpersonal skills
• Open to new challenges.
• Good data management, documentation and reporting skills.
• Good computer skills \xe2\x80\x93 MS Office and Working on CRM tools.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks.
• Eye for detail.
• Able to learn new systems, methods, processes and procedures.
• Able to meet deadlines and produce quality outputs.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Humility, honesty, transparency, integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

TO APPLY: PLEASE SEND US A COVER LETTER ALONG WITH YOUR CV TO RECRUITMENT@PLASTICSFORCHANGE.COM

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