Junior Technical Trainer - Pinetown, South Africa - AVI Limited

AVI Limited

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Pinetown, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

AVI Ltd.
is known for its leading household brands across many categories including:

hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

An exciting opportunity exists for a
Junior Technical Trainer at
NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED, NBL Westmead Biscuits.

The successful incumbent will be responsible for providing; on-the-job specific operational training to uplift skills and provide support to machine operators in all Production areas.

Line Manager:
Manufacturing Manager

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

- **Completes daily technical on-the-job training for the shop floor to assist with the building of capabilities within Machine operators.*

Identify training needs identified through either line discussions, observation of operator gaps, or machine performance levels.
Identify suitable partners to assist in closing gaps.
Close exact Training needs as and when identified and cascade knowledge to other Teams.
Execute specific training interventions for targeted Machines/lines.
Provide onthejob practical training to Machine Operators.

- **Provide Machine-based technical support to the Operators by advising or guiding on troubleshooting practices.*

Assess Operator performance, and understanding to provide coaching and guidance.
Ensure the smooth and adequate flow of important learnings or information within different teams.
Review existing SOPs/ WI's and escalate all changes to process owners.

- **Assists with tracking, and evaluating Operator skills gaps across shifts and individuals.*

Provide feedback to Technical Trainer/s, Production Team Leaders regarding progress, quality and resultant Improvement of Technical Training interventions.
Discussed and agree with the execution of the Training Plan with the Team leaders and seniors of the Plants.

- **Influence and Identify areas of training focus to assist in standardization and cost down initiatives.*

Act as the liaison between Operators, Team Leaders and Engineering in identifying potential machine concerns or opportunities.
Ensure adherence to practices and procedures.
Partake in machine performance investigations (5Whys) and improvement initiatives (Root Causes Analysis)

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Review Standard Operating Procedures on the Shop floor

Facilitate the display of machine standards and procedures to be at the point of use and are strictly adhered to.
Ensure operators adhere to Health and Safety policies and regulations.
Identify and report unsafe Machine conditions and operator behaviors

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

***- Minimum of 5 years technical training experience in an FMCG environment