PRODUCTION TEAM LEADER
Department: Operations
Accountable for specialist outputs and initiating changes in policies, procedures, standards, and services within inter-related functional areas of responsibility. This role will work with various closely related concrete variables, requiring an understanding of the theory or practices underpinning inter-related functional processes.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is to enable achievement of Production targets, within area of responsibility, through effectively executing on production activities and ensuring adherence to an operational and financial framework of practices, processes, standards, and controls.
Key Accountabilities and Outputs
- Actively engage at regional level in the End-to-End Sales and Operational Planning Process.
- Contribute to the Material Planning process as well as the execution of the Material Plan for region of responsibility.
- Ensure that the Daily Production / Manufacturing Schedule is aligned to ensure delivery in line with customer requirements.
- Work in conjunction with the Production Manager to guarantee order fulfilment in line with customer requirements, cost, quality, and time parameters.
- Produce / Manufacture Product.
- Monitor the Daily Production / Manufacturing Schedule to ensure timely product delivery to customers.
- Execute on the entire end-to-end Production/Manufacturing process for relevant region.
- Ensure that all Infrastructure is maintained to ensure optimal capacity usage and availability.
- Assist with monitoring SHERQ Compliance in region of responsibility.
- Actively participate in operational planning and budgeting processes.
- Drive continuous improvement through streamlining and optimising relevant operational practices, processes, and systems.
- Ensure adherence to operational and financial frameworks of practices, processes, standards, and controls.
- Control cost and take the necessary action to mitigate any financial risks or non-compliance.
- Ensure that the right people capacity is in place and manage employee performance through effective and goal-directed people leadership.
Qualifications and Experience
- Diploma in Production Management or Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial).
- Leadership Capability (TLDP).
- Up to 4 years experience (Supervisory); FMCG (bottling preferred).
- Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and Email.
Key Qualities
Communication: Detailed verbal or written instructions or requests to employees or contractors.
Problem Solving: Proactive identification of functional problems related to a specific process or policy, determine cause and impact, and choose the best alternative to solve the problem based on guidelines provided and an understanding of the theory or practices underpinning the problem.
Relationships Maintained: Others outside of own work area but inside the organisation.
Behavioural Competencies
- Persuasiveness: Ability to persevere until an effective outcome is reached.
- Leadership: Able to communicate and gain team commitment to a vision of what is to be achieved.
- Continuous Improvement: Increases performance expectations when success has been achieved.
- Collaboration: Helps others with their work and meets commitments to team members.
- Accountability: Accomplishes assigned tasks and goals; takes necessary actions to keep progress against objectives on track.
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