Manufacturing Excellence Manager at Ultimum Limited

JOB PURPOSE

• The Plant Manufacturing Excellence Manager will function to identify, co-operate and actively participate in strategic & systemic level value chain improvement initiatives and to provide leadership for the implementation of prioritised Strategic intents from the Manufacturing Excellence Strategy for the Plant. He will develop the framework, roll-out and ensure entrenchment of consistent loss intelligence as well as loss eradication processes across the plant as key elements of the Manufacturing Excellence Program driving system.

KEY JOB ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead sustainability of the Manufacturing Excellence Program
• • Ensures that the group standards have been implemented in the Plant
  • Manage the ManEx program via a structured ManEx steering committee meetings
  • Ensure compliance to ManEx Pillars ownership and roll-out
  • Develop annual ManEx plan and set short term plans to achieve these targets
  • Monitor ManEx progress across all pillars and provide feedback
  • Drive quarterly loss intelligence analysis to identify improvement teams needed and coach /influence for success
  • If Group standards have been adapted due to plant specifics these changes have been approved by the Group Operational Excellence Director.
• Serve as the Plant ManEx subject matter expert and provide guidance to Plant Senior Leadership Team
• Primary ManEx resource for the plant
• Facilitate the Plant 1 year and 3-year planning process
• Manage and drive for compliance to the plant MCRS
• Evaluate plant meetings and provide feedback to managers on meeting effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve structure and tool usage
• Actively participate and critique plant daily, weekly and monthly meetings and ensure ManEx standards are fully implemented and sustained
• Assist Department Management teams in developing sustainability plans to identify and close gaps

Training:

• Ensure that where training implementation is undertaken, it is done following company policies and procedures.
• Interact with leadership teams to determine training needs to support ManEx implementation.
• Where necessary, develop training material to address specific needs of shift based and engineering teams.
• Train Pillar leaders and improvement team leads on ManEx methodologies as part of improvement project launch

Lead, facilitate and coach Problem Solving (5-Why, BDA Sheet, Kaizen, PIP)

• Conduct problem solving training where and when needed
• Facilitate plant problem solving sessions
• Review progress and report on effectiveness of problem solving
• Share monthly reports on improvement teams progress as part of loss eradication

Support Plant achievement of KPI targets and results.

• Verify KPI results tracking for excellence program
• Support KPI training / education at all levels
• Ensure the accurate and timely submission of monthly ManEx reporting info

Development of ManEx work practices for all Pillars

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• Coaches, mentors and guides management and other functional teams on ManEx principles and work practices.
• Ensures the ongoing development and review of ManEx and facilitates the development and implementation of appropriate ManEx induction programmes to ensure continuity with respect to newly appointed staff.

EXPERIENCE & ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

• A degree in Engineering, Food Science or a related field.
• Additional Business Qualification will be an added advantage.
• 5 years experience in manufacturing environment including 3 years experience in implementing operational excellence program in production or manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma training and post certification experience will be an added advantage.
• Experience of working in a matrix-structured organization.

KEY COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent interpersonal & influencing skills
• Effective planning & organizing
• Results orientation
• Ability to work under challenging conditions
• Manufacturing Excellence Program
• Effective leadership and track record of building high performing teams
• Analytical, reporting and communication
• Coaching and mentorship