Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities

Key Duties & Responsibilities
Responsibilities & Results

Team Management Practices

– Guide team members in the correct execution of their tasks;
– Ensure that team members carry out the necessary quality checks and that information is recorded in the appropriate systems;
– Developing team members and ensuring that training needs are identified and met;
– Conduct performance management practices by holding meetings and review sessions on team objectives;
– Manage staff resource availability, leave, staffing and attendance.

Conduct shift work management initiatives

– Communicate work practice implementation plans and ensure team adherence;
– Guides team members in resolving situational problems;
– Ensure that team members implement and comply with production standards;

Control of operations and processes

– Ensure that team members understand and comply with operational, quality and process standards, work instructions and maintenance schedules, work practice implementation plans and performance objectives;
– Review and sign off on shift performance (QCDSM) and ensure that all administrative tasks required to support the production team are carried out;
– Identify the need to update work instructions and ensure resources are made available to do so;

Maintenance of facilities and equipment

– Verify that team members carry out necessary autonomous maintenance tasks and any necessary operational repairs during the shift in accordance with work instructions and maintenance schedules;
– Ensure that the process craftsman carries out repairs during the shift and guides team members in autonomous maintenance activities and carries out support work for maintenance specialists;
– Attends maintenance planning meetings to highlight maintenance issues that require attention;
– When maintenance issues are referred to the Production Team Supervisor, he/she, in conjunction with the manufacturing technician , shall provide guidance and call in additional resources if required.

Quality Control and Analysis
– Ensure that team members understand and comply with quality standards;
– Verifies that team members perform routine quality checks and analysis in accordance with work instructions;
– Perform quality trend analysis to identify problems and decide on appropriate measures to resolve them ;
– Ensure that appropriate quality information is recorded according to schedule (manually and/or electronically).

Communication

– Communicate team objectives and review them regularly to ensure team alignment;
– Prepare the daily shift meeting by reviewing the previous shift performance and identifying issues for discussion by the team;
– Ensure visual management charts are updated prior to shift meetings;
– Conduct the daily shift meeting using a standard agenda and ensuring active participation from team members;

Skills, Experience & Education
Qualifications

– Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical) or equivalent.
– 3-5 years experience in this role or similar role FMCG environment.
– Proficiency in English and Portuguese.
– Knowledge of The Manufacturing Way / WCM / Lean practices and principles.
– Knowledge of SHE policies and procedures.
– Maximum age 35 years.

General

We encourage women to apply.