The primary goal of this position is to lead 3 different diary-product production teams to achieve production targets, quality outputs, and KPI's, while maintaining a safe and efficient operation and producing products to the required quality standards. Manage the process flow of production from raw to finished packed product.
Minimum Requirements
- Matric
- Post-matric certificate/diploma/degree (essential)
- 2+ years' experience as a Team Leader / Production Coordinator in dairy processing (advantageous)
- 5+ years' experience in production environment in FMCG dairy industry (advantageous)
- Efficient in MS Office, with Intermediate Excel
Quality:
- Drive housekeeping, efficiency, cost control, quality, waste and safety standards in the Plant
- Understand and follow lean manufacturing, FSSC, GMP, various audit requirements and world class manufacturing practices.
- Daily Communication with o H&S Officer for Safety issues o Quality Control for Quality issues o Maintenance for Maintenance issues o Stores for Raw Material requirements
- Responsible for ensuring compliance to Quality policies and procedures
- Enforce adherence to safety regulations in the plant to achieve safe working environment.
- Report and highlight potential safety-related issues to relevant parties.
- Ensure compliance with Health, Safety and Environment measures (safety guards, PPE, waste disposal etc.).
- Assist in accidents and incidents investigation
- Set and/or drive OEE daily and monthly targets and ensure all lines are running optimally.
- Address inefficiencies and find appropriate solutions.
- Ensure that all job cards and defects needing attention are recorded and reported timeously.
- Ensure traceability practices are recorded and carried out daily.
- Ensure disciplinary issues relating to performance, quality, staff attendance, timekeeping, overtime, and absenteeism are managed.
- Communicate clear Objectives for to all teams.
- Ensure training given to employees as required.
- Identifying opportunities for process optimization, cost reduction, and performance improvement within the procurement function.
- Implementing best practices, leveraging technology, and driving efficiency across the procurement process.
- Proven work experience as a Team Leader / Coordinator
- Adequate knowledge of management principles (budgeting, planning, resource allocation and human resources)
- Familiarity with industry-standard equipment and technical expertise
- Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, food safety, productivity, inventory processes, production scheduling
- Strong leadership, team development and people management skills
- Strong communication skills
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Management
- Operations
- Production
- Quality Control
