NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world-class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

An exciting opportunity exists for a Team Leader at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED, Durban Tea Factory. The successful incumbent will ensure that he/she safely produces the required quantities at the right time, quality, and at the right cost with labour within the budget.

Line Manager: Production Foreman

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Cost

• Monitor and respond to daily variances to drive delivery when demands are above planned volumes
• Understand and plan production carefully considering the impact of promotional offers
• Cost Control – Waste, Stock, Time and labour utilization
• Conduct & Facilitate Stock Take
• Labour management (Kg/Man)
• Productivity initiatives
• Conduct & Facilitate Stock Take

People

• Share information and performance results
• Develop, train and motivate team members
• Ensure effective utilization of resources (labour, plant and equipment and Leave management)
• Effective Communication
• Ensure IR procedures are complied with
• Oversee development and training
• Ensure an effective, efficient and motivated production team
• Encourage innovation and continuous improvement
• Drive engagement culture among team members
• Company values applied and adhered to

Health and Safety

• Implement and maintain SHEQ practices
• Incident & accident investigation
• Near-misses & dialogues reporting
• Safety observations, Planned Job Observations (PJO’s) and risk assessment
• Safety Register reporting(checks are done and issues closed out)
• Waste Environmental Management at source
• Safety Meeting Attendance
• Compliance with legislative requirements

Quality

• Implement and maintain Food Safety, GMP and SHEQ practices as AIB & FSSC standards.
• Quality and Process Control (quality-at-source)
• Closeout NCRs (Corrective Action Requests and customer complaints)
• Compliance with legislative requirements;
• Sensory evaluation & attending KVI sessions (Head Office)
• Adhere to process parameters/control
• GMP management and housekeeping
• Production administration (start-up, monitoring, shutdown and cleaning)
• OPL sharing and training
• Customer complaints investigation
• Root cause analysis

Speed/ Delivery

• Implement and maintain production control systems
• Achieve shift production plan (SKU availability to meet customer requirements)
• Monitor and maintain product details, new and existing products
• Plan to enable efficient deployment of stocks in partnership with the distribution team
• Production administration
• Generate Job-cards
• Adherence to the production plan
• Manage authorized and unauthorized down-time/OEE
• Process management
• Generate packaging & raw material pick-lists
• Shopware accuracy

World Class Manufacturing (WCM)

• Initiate, lead and participate in problem solving
• Update visual performance indicator boards on shifts and weekly
• Conducts pre-shift meetings
• Lead and chair production daily meetings
• Daily 5S checklist completed and findings closed
• Conduct planned job observations with the purpose
• Participate in continuous improvement projects

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• At least 5 years’ Production/Operations/Manufacturing Management experience in a unionized FMCG environment.
• Minimum 2 years experience in TPM / WCM / Lean manufacturing role within the FMCG
• Minimum 2 years experience in production supervisory role as well as a support function to production facilitating continuous improvement initiatives.
• Solid communication skills (written and oral) and interpersonal skills are required.
• Ability to effectively develop and/or train employees across all levels within the area of responsibility.
• Must have knowledge of PC literacy including Microsoft applications. SAP/ experience preferred.

Qualifications:

• Matric / Grade 12
• Completed National Diploma OR BTech in Chemical Engineering/ Operations Management (Related/NQF5) or equivalent
• People Management Courses/programs would be advantageous

Additional Requirements:

• Process calculations
• Use of Information Systems
• Functioning of Production Lines
• Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of HIRA / OHS
• Must be able to do shift work
• Must be able to work overtime

Competencies:

• Manage and share information
• Analyse and solve problems
• Manage people and teams
• Empower and develop others
• Show courage and confidence
• Remain composed and resilient
• Govern and follow rules
• Initiate and achieve results
• Self Driven