Job Description
Key Purpose Statement
- The primary function of this position is to lead the shift-based team/s in the execution of the production plan to the required performance criteria (QCDSM).
Roles & Responsibilities
Optimize production performance and processes:
- Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment
- Interpret and implement production plan (Shift, Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Annually)
- Monitor production processes
- Manage the team to improve process quality and productivity
- Co-ordinate autonomous operations and cleaning activities.
Optimize team performance:
- Facilitate effective team dynamics
- Implement performance management
- Communicate effectively in the workplace.
Perform administration:
- Ensure application of administration systems and procedures
- Administer conditions of employment for team members
- Contribute to self and team development
- Prepare and control budgets.
Facilitate team problem solving and decision making:
- Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles
- Facilitate team problem solving.
Manage human resources:
- Develop employees
- Manage and apply personnel processes
- Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate.
Lead the application of VPO principles and practices:
- Lead production activities in accordance with the VPO work practices
- Lead the application of work practices for the team.
Qualification & Experience
- Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Background or related discipline
- 2-3 years as a Process Operator or Process Artisan in E&F environment.
- Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems e.g. COSWIN, SAP etc.
- Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
- Strong leadership potential demonstrated
- Proven leadership skills
- Good communicator, with effective team-related skills
- Initiative and self-managing
- Attention to detail
- Bias for action
- Analytical problem solver
- Deep understanding of maintenance practices.