Asset Leader at Kimberly-Clark

Job Description

• To manage and lead a multi disciplined Diaper team in order to achieve excellence in safety, quality, centre-lining, productivity, housekeeping, cost management, human resource and asset management

Safety:

• To direct and maintain high level of safety and 5S housekeeping awareness through 100% employee participation and the development of sound safety programmes and maintenance of good working conditions, adherence to Organisation and Legal Safety rules and regulations.

Quality:

• To ensure that quality and centerline culture is adopted, implemented and enforced and that quality systems are adhered and compliance is achieved by the shift teams.
• Participate in quality review meetings. Maintain a “run to target” philosophy at all times.  
• Continuous monitoring of EWMA / quality charts results and coordinating of relevant corrective actions.
• Assist in providing answers to customer quality complaints and providing action plans to prevent these from re-occurring.

Productivity:

• Manage programmes which will ensure optimum performance in achieving targets and objectives in the areas of waste, output, machine delay/ efficiency and reliability.
• Continual process optimisation in order to achieve the correct rate of operation, waste, delay and volume without compromising safety and quality.
• Investigate and document all reasons for waste and delay and communicate any outstanding items with recommended action plans.
• Control and continuously optimize all changeovers, ensuring they are performed using good run settings and best practices at all times.

Cost:

• Manage departmental costs i.e. overtime, wages, salaries, operating and maintenance ensuring that they are in line with budgets
• Ensure that Internal controls are adhered to and maintained as per the CFI’s guidelines and the maintenance of Code of Conduct.

Technical Development:

• Manage the inspection and replacing of all wearing parts in accordance with the relevant PM schedules.
• Assisting with the planning and set up of the machine for all product and process trials.
• Provide technical information to the maintenance teams detailing work requests for planned and reactive maintenance.
• Development of the team’s process knowledge on an ongoing basis through one on one coaching and employee assessments.
• Ensuring the continuous optimisation of change-overs on machines.
• Adhere and implement best practices on the machine.

Human Resources:

• Provide coaching and development for teams and individual employees.
• Identifies training needs and arranges on-the-job training, and the development of subordinates.
• Attends to I.R. matters and conducts counselling sessions and take appropriate action and ensures that discipline is maintained at all times.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Higher National Diploma (HND) in either Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or Operations Management. A bachelors Degree in engineering would be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years experience on high speed manufacturing equipment, of which at least 2 years must be at a supervisory level.
• Previous knowledge of Diaper machines and an understanding of Kimberly-Clark's Policies and Procedures would be an advantage.
• Sound knowledge of I.R. and L.R.A. Practices and experience in leadership or supervisory capacity in a manufacturing environment would be an advantage.
• Has demonstrated good leadership qualities in line with K.C policies and practices.
• Computer Literacy.

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

• To fill the 2nd Asset Leader position. It is open to all qualified citizens of Nigeria.