Description:
Requirements:3 years' experience as a Departmental Manager in a food manufacturing environment or 5 years' experience as a Team Leader in a food manufacturing environment. Engineering Degree or equivalent. Responsibilities, but not limited to:
1. People Management and Development:
Prepare training needs analysis and develop training plans accordingly. Monitor that training delivers the expected results. Ensure career development is in line with the strategic business needs. Maintain a good and healthy work environment in the department. Apply company's policies in terms of recruitment, compensation, and people development. Conduct performance reviews for subordinates. 2. Plant and Process Operations:
Manage the packaging process, applying the Companys Rules, Standards & Procedures. Monitor process and product parameters, ensuring respect of specifications. Actively collaborate with the Quality Department in order to interpret results (also making use of statistic tools) and use them as a leverage for improvement. Facilitate GSC audits implement corrective action when required. Monitor and reduces extract losses whenever possible. Ensure sampling plan is applied by packaging operators. Support the Plant Manager in establishing "lean" ways of working that can positively impact productivity. Monitor OPI and make sure structural improvement plans are produced and implemented. Ensure plant is operated according to the suppliers instructions and manuals. Ensure plant is effectively maintained and planned maintenance is applied. Prepare recovery plans, if necessary. Manage modifications of process control and installation, ensuring respective manuals are updated. Ensure formal failure analysis techniques are applied to recover in case of breakdowns (for instance, Breakdown Analysis, 5Why). 3. Programs and Systems:
Develop capacity plans in order to cope with the future requirements. Propose investments in order to improve the quality of the supply; the continuity of operations; the capacity of the installations and/or the productivity of the lines. Support the Technical Department in managing the implementation and installation of the investments. Facilitate implementation of Company strategic programs. Facilitate implementation of Company systems. 4. Budget:
Support the Plant Manager in preparing the department budget, in terms of materials and human resources. Monitor actual versus planned results and take effective measures in case of deviations. Share results with team leaders in Packaging Department in order to have understanding and buy-in. 5.
09 May 2025;
from:
gumtree.co.za