Packaging Team Leader at International Breweries

The key purpose of this position is to lead the shift-based team/s in the execution of the production plan to the required performance criteria (QCDSM)

Key Roles 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 budge
• 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.
• Minimum Requirements
• Min. of B.Sc./HND in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
• 2-5 Years’ experience in a packaging process environment.