Responsibilities

• Supervises and ensures that all activities are completed according to the production plan.
• Coordinates activities by scheduling work assignments, setting priorities and directing the work of subordinate employees.
• Creates an innovative environment for delivering the right KPIs, related to quality, productivity and efficiency, and proposes improvement projects related with the matter.
• Solves situations, which arise in individual production or operation sections.
• Evaluates and verifies employees’ performance through the review of completed work assignments and work techniques.
• Sets yearly specific business and people objectives for subordinates, supports the employees in achieving these objectives, evaluates them formally twice per year and proposes ratings for their performance.
• Identifies staff development and training needs and inform the proper responsible (manager and/or human resource department).
• Ensures that proper labor relations and conditions of employment are maintained.
• Maintains records, prepares reports and composes correspondences related to his/her activity.
• Supervises and is responsible for production quality, co-operates with Quality & Environment Department and participates in supervising the quality level.
• Ensures compliance with quality specifications, HACCP and internal food safety & personnel safety procedures in the production department by communicating the working instructions and procedures to all interested parties and by training the production employees.
• Supervises implementation of all necessary repairs and maintenance programs and keeps the equipment in good working condition.
• Is authorized to define priorities connected with maintenance repairs and collaborates with maintenance manager in assuring the maintenance staff.
• Assures that shift members follow personnel guidelines, know their job requirements and are thoroughly trained.
• Insures that the shift has the right number of personnel according to PepsiCo standards and proposes immediately replacements in case of vacancies.
• Insures that proper back up trained persons are available for the key positions under their supervisions.
• Participates and is proactively involved in activities related with developing new products on the line, installing new equipment and insures that a proper feed back is sent to the correspondent department that leads the activity ( R&D, Engineering, Project Manager).
• Daily close communication with the other Supervisors for evaluation and review of all systems implemented in the production (Quality/Food Safety/Maintenance/Health and Safety). 

Qualifications

• Grade 12/Matric/Senior Certificate minimum
• Tertiary qualification preferred in Process and Production Technology
• 3-5 years experience in a production environment in areas such as: process technology, production planning or coordination
• Experience in managing people
• Ability to work in team is mandatory
• Ability to rotate shifts, flexibility to work weekends and holidays when required
• Resistance to high pressure, good management of change
• PC skills (Word, Excel, SAP)
• Certified and able to perform all aspects of applicable job
• Skill in facilitating training sessions/meetings (instruction, facilitation and coaching skills)
• Skill in differentiating different levels of on-the-job performance in Production
• Skill in training and developing others
• Ability to influence others
• Skill in evaluating training, tools, on-line information
• Understanding of the importance of the KPI scorecard
• Actively participate in daily shift meetings and contribute/commit on the deadlines agreed with Planning and Reporting Department
• Fill in SAP back flush data reports
• Drive and coordinate snacks improvements according with R&D and Marketing agenda
• Ensure support for LSS productivity projects implementation and develop lean initiatives & projects
• Developing and managing shift agenda
• Developing relationship with operations partners.
• Understanding of the importance of the KPI scorecard
• Using of computer and office tools in high level (Word, Excel, SAP).
• Effective and excellent communication with Plant/Supply Chain peers to ensure that he is fully aware of current & future requirements
• Daily close communication with the other Line managers/supervisors for evaluation and review of all systems implemented in the production (Quality/Food Safety/Maintenance/Health and Safety), for feedback in projects progress and action plans follow-up and update