Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The key purpose of the role is to lead the SBU in the execution of the production plan, executing quality control and analyses, the carrying out
of autonomous maintenance tasks and the resolution of production problems.
OPTIMISE PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE & PROCESSES:
- Co-ordinate and perform scheduled maintenance.
- Monitor production processes.
- Interpret and implement production plan for shift.
- Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
- Build and foster relationships with customers and preferred suppliers.
PERFORM ADMINISTRATION:
- Ensure application of admin systems and procedures.
- Administer conditions of employment for team members.
- Contribute to self and team development.
- Prepare and control budgets.
FACILITATE TEAM PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING:
- Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles.
- Facilitate team problem solving.
MANAGE HUMAN RESOURCES:
- Develop employees. • Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate.
- Manage and apply personnel practices.
Minimum Requirements:
- Post Matric Tertiary Qualification e.g. National Diploma or equivalent in engineering, N6 Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical) studies plus Trade Test qualification
- Familiarity with SAP and Voyager Plant Optimisation (VPO) will be an advantage.
- Experience in a packaging process environment, experience at supervisory level will be an added advantage
- Be able to work shifts
- Be a team-player as well as an effective leader
- Attention to detail,
- Computer literate
- Bias for action/comfortable with initiating action
- Able to lead meetings and make presentations
- Analytical and systematic thinking ability, to enable effective problem-solving
- Sound communication skills
- Managing people ability as well as ability to drive performance
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to facilitate problem solving in a team forum
- High level of resilience and ability to operate in a high-pressure environment
- Experience of managing and running a high-speed packaging line would be highly advantageous
Additional information:
BAND: VII
SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to
use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.