Job Description

• Responsible for directly leading team of employees and coordinating activities of workers engaged in slaughtering, dressing, and packing poultry.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF 4 Level equivalent.
• A Production-related Qualification will be advantageous.
• At least 3 years Team Leader experience in a chicken abattoir.
• Knowledge of Food Safety Standards required.
• PME or PMI Certificate required.
• Good mathematical/ analytical skills.
• A willingness to work overtime, shifts and weekends when required. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Trains new workers in slaughtering, dressing and packing duties.
• Observe and evaluates performance of workers to ensure conformance to processing/ production requirements and standards.
• Monitor performance of team members to ensure efficiencies are achieved.
• Motivate employees to maximise productivity.
• Take corrective action in the form of counselling and/ or coaching when performance and behaviour is not in accordance with the required targets and code of conduct.
• Monitor timekeeping and absenteeism.
• Handle employee problems and queries.
• Coordinate production start-up, shutdowns and changeovers in line with company policies.
• Ensure all employees attend inductions and other training programme as per the organisational requirements.
• Ensure that all SHEQ requirements are adhered to at all times, and take necessary corrective action when needed.
• Conduct toolbox talks with employees on a daily basis.
• Monitor appearance of employees and their use of PPE and ensure that the required PPE is worn at all times.
• Monitor employees using equipment to ensure safety standards are maintained at all times.
• Take necessary precautions to control and safeguard company assets.
• Schedule employees on the relevant Health and Safety training to ensure legislative standards are maintained.
• Ensure housekeeping is completed on an ongoing basis so that the plant is kept clean.
• Supervise employees to prevent damage or cross-contamination of products in line with the relevant quality policies and procedures. 
• Resolve or escalate problems of the work performed by employees within own team.
• Perform work activities in a way that limits cost.
• Plan, monitor, coordinate and control the quality of a team’s work activities in accordance with internal and external client requirements.
• Apply or initiate corrective and/ or supportive action when required for employees in own team.
• Monitor and record the time and attendance of employees in own team.
• Provide on-the-job training & guidance to employees you supervise.
• Perform any other duties as may be required by line manager.
• Any other tasks as may be required by management.

Skills Required

• Organisation and Coordination skills.
• People Management and development skills.
• Understand and able to apply Labour Relations Procedures.
• Good communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good reporting skills.
• Good planning skills.
• Problem solver.
• Team player.
• Be self-motivated, enthusiastic and trustworthy.
• Able to work under pressure.