Packaging Team Leader

• The Key Purpose of this role is to lead the shift-based team/s in the execution of the production plan to the required performance criteria (QCDSM).

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Maintaining safety, quality and environmental standards
• Drive and maintaining VPO implementation
• Developing, tracking and monitoring team PI's and KPI's
• Timely reaction to negative trends (out of controls)
• Participating and managing problem solving activities
• Delivering the packaging plan
• Continuously improving - QCDSM
• Supporting and coaching team members
• Managing the teams MCRS
• Engage with the plant regarding their VPO dream by owning and driving VPO across the department
• Representation during milestone audits will be necessary to support the plant's VPO dream.

Minimum Requirements

• B.Sc./HND in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
• 2-5 Years' experience in a packaging process environment.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Be able to work shifts
• Ability to make decisions
• Be a team-player as well as an effective leader
• Attention to detail, computer literate
• Bias for action/comfortable with initiating action
• Able to lead meetings and make presentations
• Analytical and systematic thinking ability, to enable effective problem solving
• Sound communication skills
• Ability to manage people as well as ability to drive performance through the VPO tools
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to facilitate problem solving in a team forum
• High level of resilience and ability to operate in a high-pressure environment.