Production Team Leader

SUMMARY:
A leading company in the Food Manufacturing industry in Gauteng and within the Johannesburg area, is seeking a dedicated and experienced Production Team Leader to join our dynamic team. With a reputation for excellence and a commitment to delivering high-quality services, we rely on the expertise of our Production Team Leader to Lead, motivate, and train production team in a manner that secures persons, equipment, and facility. Execute production planning with the highest productivity, the least losses and non-quality.

POSITION INFO:
Experience:
At least two (2) years as a Production Team Leader within the Food manufacturing industry.

Formal qualifications

• Matric or equivalent NQF level
• Own transport
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office)
• Fluent in English

• Lead and motivate the production operators
• Ensure safety of team during the course of operation
• Ensure that health and safety guidelines and policies are followed
• Carry out the production operators technical training
• Ensure that the production shift work effectively and assist eliminating losses and down time
• Monitor the production planning and ensure the production team's targets are achieved
• Monitor production standards and quality control programme implementation and execution
• Oversee productivity and execute the productivity improvement plans
• Daily and weekly reporting of production, machine hour, and man hour productivity
• Liaise among different departments, e.g. receiving, dispatch and quality
• Work with Managers to implement the company's policies and goals
• Daily follow up on the consumption to ensure production orders are consumed
• Review operators' performance
• Identify production team training needs
• Deal with disciplinary actions when needed with the support of HR and Plant Manager
• To cover work duties of the packer and cooker, when necessary
• To comply with the applicable compliance guidelines & instructions
• And any other tasks necessary for the conduct of the business as the employer may from time to time direct.
• Commit to act according to the key management principles and the safety-first culture as defined in the Safety-first policy
• Ensure all procedures and processes are followed.
• Ensure all the SAP duties of your shift are done, like RMs transfer, TOs confirmation and material consumption and GR'ing, and assist when needed.

• Excellent communication skills
• Computer Literate Excel skills, Outlook and Ms Word
• Attention to detail
• Work well under pressure
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Awareness of safety regulations and practices
• Machine Operation
• Communication Skill
• Leadership and teamwork
• To comply with the applicable compliance guidelines
• Shortlisted candidates will be expected to undergo psychometric testing and background screening.