CLOSING DATE: Not Specified
LOCATION: Port Elizabeth
JOB TYPE: Permanent
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this role is to own the line or pair of lines in the respective shift, deliver its overall SQCDSM targets, and be fully responsible for people, machinery and identification and elimination of losses and problems in the area. The role seeks to grow the capabilities of the team and represents the company at the core team in line with the company’s values and principles. Leads team and shifts and ensures that all resources (Raw and Pack Materials, consumables, manpower) are available during the shift and takes decisions and ownership on overall SQCDSM deliverables during the shift according to defined protocols.
EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS:
- Applicants must have a Grade 12.
- National Diploma/Degree in Chemical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Manufacturing/Supply Chain Management/Operations/Production Management/Trade Test and/or equivalent
JOB SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 5 Years experience in the manufacturing environment
- Relevant experience working on continuous improvement initiatives i.e. LEAN, TPM, IL6S
- 3 years’ experience in a production management role
DUTIES
- Delivers overall SQCDSM targets for the lines, units under responsibility; owns shift results of the line/s and is responsible for budgeting and delivering on the budgets for the line/Shift.·
- Translates Section Targets into shift targets and deploys them to his/her team following Hoshin/goal setting.·
- Ensures that each Mondelez Employee in his/her team has individual specific and measurable targets related to the line overall targets, and a clear understanding of what is expected from them and documents it as a work plan for records.·
- Manages cost as the budgets, eliminates all losses, plans production and resources, and is involved in recruitment for new team members.·
- Understands the losses in their area and equipment and takes lead and coordinate with team to take appropriate actions to highlight, plan and eliminate them.·
- Supports any new Product initiatives, Commissioning, Qualification and Verification work.· Conducts regular PDCA with the team to plan how the targets are going to be achieved, executes the plan and periodically checks and takes necessary actions to stay on track.·
- Runs the DMS cycle for his shift, owns DMS 3 and sets the shift direction (hourly) for his line team.· Builds capability and develops the team related to IL6S as well as other areas.·
- Do yearly performance reviews of the team reporting to him/her and ensures that every individual has an active development plan in place and does regular 1:1s with each of his team members to review performance and help them to grow.·
- Timely resolves issues in the shift and for his department timely and displays servant leadership doing so, manages the team in line with company’s values and HPWS principles.·
- Represents the shift in one or two pillars and drives the related work for the section.·
- Ensures that his team and shift are making progress for the line and leads the IL6S implementation in his area working with plant central resources and pillar teams.·
- Takes responsibility for qualification of team skill matrices defined for the roles and ensure team gains technical mastery.·
- Takes responsibility for qualification on skill matrices defined for the roles and to gain technical mastery on the equipment.·
- Owns some of the IL6S systems (HS&E, Quality, and Cost) at shift level and owns a few systems at department/section level; and may also own a system or process at the plant level.·
- Builds his/her own mastery in the operation, people management and IL6S.·
- Your expertise and passion to drive towards a zero-breakdown culture.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING
- Knowledge of Preventative Maintenance systems and practices
- Knowledge of Loss analysis and elimination
- Knowledge of IL6S PM & AM pillar methodology
- Knowledge of Production Management systems and practices (Efficiency, waste, production planning, labour planning, and utilization)
- Knowledge of HSE systems and practices
- Knowledge of Quality systems and practices
- Knowledge of People Management processes and practices
- Knowledge of Microsoft Teams (Excel in particular)
- Knowledge of Confectionery and chocolate manufacturing theory and practice
- Knowledge of Chocolate Making would be advantageous.