The primary role of the team leader packaging is to lead the SBU in the execution of the production plan, ensuring that product meets all quality specifications, asset care through autonomous maintenance tasks and the resolution of production problems

Responsibilities 

People Practices

Coach team members in the correct execution of their tasks (operational and technical).

Check and ensure that team members monitor process input and outputs in order to obtain the desired results

Check and ensure that team members carry out required quality checks and that the information is recorded on the appropriate systems.

Develop team members and ensure that training needs are identified and closed out via one-on-one’s and performance reviews.

To drive WCM initiatives on own shift

Communicates work practice deployment plans and ensures team buy-in

Coaches team members on work practice Implementation

Coaches team members situational problem solving

Ensures that team members implement and adhere to divisional standards

Conducts work practice maturity assessments and/or line walkabouts for own shift to ensure that best practices are being applied correctly and are entrenched.

Operating and Process Control

Ensuring that team members understand and adhere to the operational, quality and process standards, work instructions and maintenance schedules, work practice deployment plans and performance target.

Review and sign off of shift performance (QCDSM) and ensuring that all required administrative tasks in support of the production team are carried out.

Manage immediate material availability needs

Decide on course of action to resolve problems where production problems have been escalated

Maintenance of Plant and Equipment

Check that the team members, carry out required autonomous maintenance tasks and any required running repairs on shift in accordance with work instructions and maintenance schedules

Ensure that the process artisan carries out repairs on shift and coaches the team members on autonomous maintenance activities and carries out work in support of the maintenance specialists.

Participates in maintenance planning meetings to highlights maintenance problems requiring attention.

Communicate the maintenance plan to team members

Ensures that the line is ready for maintenance and that it starts up on time post maintenance

Quality Control and Analysis

Ensure that the team members understand and adhere to quality standards

Verifies that team members carry out routine quality checks and analysis according to the work instructions.

Carry out quality trend analysis to identify problems and decide on appropriate course of action to resolve issues

Ensures that problem solving takes place to identify/rectify the root cause of quality issues

Ensures that the appropriate quality information is logged as per schedule (manually and/or electronically)

Communication

Communicate team goals and regularly review to ensure team alignment

Conduct an end of shift meeting with the team to communicate production performance, problems, planned schedule and work assignments

Conduct a hand-over meeting with incoming shift team leader. Issues to be communicated include process performance, quality, production schedule, problems and issues.

Judgement and decision making

Swift in decision making

Simplifies the decision making process for self and team members

Efficiently applies rigour and operating discipline to ensure decisions are made on a timely basis

Assesses and makes clear trade-offs when making critical decisions

Qualifications

Minimum requirement

Technical diploma; Qualified artisan (N6) and/or 3 year relevant  technical/production related tertiary qualification

Preferably

Engineering degree (Mechanical or Electrical)

Knowledge:

Understanding of The Manufacturing Way / WCM / Lean practices and principles

Thorough knowledge of all aspects of Packaging processes

MS Office skills

A self-starter with high energy levels.

Ability to identify gaps and initiate improvement activities.

Understanding of SHE policies and procedures

The People Way and Company labour relations practices

Skills and Attributes:

Proven Leadership skills and management capability

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – clear capability and credibility to influence at shop floor level.

Good problem solving capability

Is a logical thinker with the ability to determine quick solutions when problems arise

Attention to detail and commitment to quality is non-negotiable.

Ability to train and coach own team.

Ability to be pragmatic, and able to place equal emphasis on quality and productivity

Assertiveness

Negotiation skills