Job Description
The key purpose of this role is to lead the shift-based team/s in the execution of the production plan to the required performance criteria (QCDSM) .
Key outputs and responsibilities:
- Maintaining safety, Quality and Environmental standards
- Drive and maintain VPO implementation
- Developing, tracking and monitoring team PI's and KPI's
- Timely reaction to negative trends (out of controls)
- Participating and managing problem solving activities
- Delivering the packaging plan
- Continuously improving - QCDSM
- Supporting and coaching team members
- Managing the teams MCRS
- Manages shift in accordance with VPO tools and principles
- Manages shift to achieve production plan within the allowed costs
- Co-ordinate scheduled maintenance and autonomous operations
- Monitor and co-ordinate production processes to within budget.
- Interpret and implement the production plan for shift.
- Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
- Build and foster relationships with customers and suppliers.
- Ensure application of admin systems and procedures.
- Administer conditions of employment for team members.
- Contribute to self and team development.
- Prepare and control budgets.
Qualifying and improving VPO
- Engage with the Plant regarding their VPO dream by owning and driving VPO across the Department
- Representation during milestone audits will be necessary to support the Plant’s VPO dream
Key attributes and competencies:
- Be able to work shifts
- Ability to make decisions
- Be a team-player as well as an effective leader
- Attention to detail, Computer literate
- Bias for action/comfortable with initiating action
- Able to lead meetings and make presentations
- Analytical and systematic thinking ability, to enable effective problem solving
- Sound communication skills
- Ability to manage people as well as ability to drive performance through the VPO tools
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to facilitate problem solving in a team forum
Qualifications & Experience:
- Min. of B.Sc./HND in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.
- 2-5 Years’ experience in a packaging process environment