Production Team Leader - KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa - AVI Limited

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    AVI Limited KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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    AVI Limited's job vacancy, Career and Recruitment

    Job title : Production Team Leader – Production Team Leader jobs in KwaZulu-Natal

    Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

    Deadline : May 03, 2024

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    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 Team Leader at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED, Durban Tea Factory. The successful incumbent will ensure that he/she safely produces the required quantities at the right time, quality, and at the right cost with labour within the budget.

    Line Manager: Production Foreman

    Job Specification:

    Key Performance Areas:

    Cost

  • Monitor and respond to daily variances to drive delivery when demands are above planned volumes
  • Understand and plan production carefully considering the impact of promotional offers
  • Cost Control – Waste, Stock, Time and labour utilization
  • Conduct & Facilitate Stock Take
  • Labour management (Kg/Man)
  • Productivity initiatives
  • Conduct & Facilitate Stock Take

    People
  • Share information and performance results
  • Develop, train and motivate team members
  • Ensure effective utilization of resources (labour, plant and equipment and Leave management)
  • Effective Communication
  • Ensure IR procedures are complied with
  • Oversee development and training
  • Ensure an effective, efficient and motivated production team
  • Encourage innovation and continuous improvement
  • Drive engagement culture among team members
  • Company values applied and adhered to

    Health and Safety
  • Implement and maintain SHEQ practices
  • Incident & accident investigation
  • Near-misses & dialogues reporting
  • Safety observations, Planned Job Observations (PJO's) and risk assessment
  • Safety Register reporting(checks are done and issues closed out)
  • Waste Environmental Management at source
  • Safety Meeting Attendance
  • Compliance with legislative requirements

    Quality
  • Implement and maintain Food Safety, GMP and SHEQ practices as AIB & FSSC standards.
  • Quality and Process Control (quality-at-source)
  • Closeout NCRs (Corrective Action Requests and customer complaints)
  • Compliance with legislative requirements;
  • Sensory evaluation & attending KVI sessions (Head Office)
  • Adhere to process parameters/control
  • GMP management and housekeeping
  • Production administration (start-up, monitoring, shutdown and cleaning)
  • OPL sharing and training
  • Customer complaints investigation
  • Root cause analysis

    Speed/ Delivery
  • Implement and maintain production control systems
  • Achieve shift production plan (SKU availability to meet customer requirements)
  • Monitor and maintain product details, new and existing products
  • Plan to enable efficient deployment of stocks in partnership with the distribution team
  • Production administration
  • Generate Job-cards
  • Adherence to the production plan
  • Manage authorized and unauthorized down-time/OEE
  • Process management
  • Generate packaging & raw material pick-lists
  • Shopware accuracy

    World Class Manufacturing (WCM)
  • Initiate, lead and participate in problem solving
  • Update visual performance indicator boards on shifts and weekly
  • Conducts pre-shift meetings
  • Lead and chair production daily meetings
  • Daily 5S checklist completed and findings closed
  • Conduct planned job observations with the purpose
  • Participate in continuous improvement projects

    Minimum Requirements:

    Experience:

  • At least 5 years' Production/Operations/Manufacturing Management experience in a unionized FMCG environment.
  • Minimum 2 years experience in TPM / WCM / Lean manufacturing role within the FMCG
  • Minimum 2 years experience in production supervisory role as well as a support function to production facilitating continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Solid communication skills (written and oral) and interpersonal skills are required.
  • Ability to effectively develop and/or train employees across all levels within the area of responsibility.
  • Must have knowledge of PC literacy including Microsoft applications. SAP/ experience preferred.

    Qualifications:
  • Matric / Grade 12
  • Completed National Diploma OR BTech in Chemical Engineering/ Operations Management (Related/NQF5) or equivalent
  • People Management Courses/programs would be advantageous

    Additional Requirements:
  • Process calculations
  • Use of Information Systems
  • Functioning of Production Lines
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Knowledge of HIRA / OHS
  • Must be able to do shift work
  • Must be able to work overtime

    Competencies:
  • Manage and share information
  • Analyse and solve problems
  • Manage people and teams
  • Empower and develop others
  • Show courage and confidence
  • Remain composed and resilient
  • Govern and follow rules
  • Initiate and achieve results
  • Self Driven

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