• Application Deadline: Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Packaging Manager - Porthacourt



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 5 years



• Location Rivers




• City Port Harcourt




• Job Field Engineering / Technical  , Manufacturing 
  
  

The Key Purpose of this role is to manage and co-ordinate the Packaging Department in order to achieve the required standard of product quality and output in the most efficient and effective manner.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Manage plant, process and systems

• Translates and implements packaging, manufacturing and business strategies across the packaging hall.


• Ensure that all team members are fully conversant with the VPO.


• Develop and drive implementation plans to progress our VPO Principles / agreed VPO Pillar Blocks in order to sustain results.


• Ensures conformance to Plant and Packaging specifications and standards.


• Drives maintenance integrity to maximize equipment availability and reliability while ensuring engineering integrity and close partnership with Maintenance Manager.


• Optimises process capability.


• Leads packaging projects as required.


• Coordinates Packaging logistics, shift patterns and run strategies to maximize GLY, FTE productivity and overall supply reliability.


• Packaging Productivity.


• Proactively control fixed and variable costs.


• Minimise waste.


• Manage, measure and monitor packaging effectiveness through: Packaging efficiency, Trade quality, Raw material usage rate, Waste through beer loss


• IQMS parameters.


• Production costs per Hl to global benchmarks.


• Maintenance cost per Hl to global benchmarks.


• Responsible for the overall reliability of the packaging hall.

Team Leadership

• Lead the packaging team in a manner that engenders ownership, empowerment and team interaction.


• Lead the development of packaging team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by team members.


• Conduct regular Packaging team goal review sessions, and conduct regular one-on-one and performance reviews.


• Ensure training need analyses are conducted and training plans developed for team members.


• Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the packaging team.

Safety and Housekeeping

• Ensure that the packaging team apply proper safety and housekeeping procedures, and adhere to all legal requirements when carrying out their tasks


• Ensure implementation of the appropriate SAB and legislative policies (such as OSH act) on safety and housekeeping


• Ensure that safety and housekeeping receive the appropriate focus through regular checks and safety audits


• Where unsafe work practices have been identified, the packaging manager is responsible for correcting this


• Ensures adherence to PPE policy


• General production housekeeping


• Safe maintenance practices audited


• Ensure adherence to the VPO safety pillar in the packaging department with regular coaching and OWD’s done


• Ensures adherence to SHE system requirements


• Drive Safety and legal compliance in the Packaging Hall

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• A superior performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion at maintaining quality


• Demonstrated understanding of relevant legislation, specifically health and safety and labour legislation


• Proven experience in managing Industrial Relations within the workforce


• Managing people ability as well as ability to drive performance


• Leadership ability (ability to lead the packaging hall)


• Good interpersonal and communication skills


• Ability to develop and control budgets


• Ability to implement appropriate HR processes to manage, motivate and develop people


• Ability to manage complex projects of a significant amount


• Ability to facilitate problem solving in a team forum


• High level of resilience and ability to operate in a high-pressure environment

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc Engineering or equivalent Engineering degree


• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Packaging Management with deep expertise in asset management


• Experience of managing and running a high-speed packaging line would be highly advantageous


• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing people


• Demonstrated experience in driving commercial decisions in a packaging hall (financial, operational, people)


• Demonstrated experience in leading VPO in a Brewery environment