VPO Manager

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with Safety standards and guidelines and drive a safety culture to ensure safety in the work environment
• Management Pillar Owner for the Plant
• Use effective Loss and Waste analysis to identify gaps in the Plant. Management system vs. VPO. Drive actions to close the gaps
• Monthly review of VPO gap closure and score managed
• Quarterly review of VPO managed. Monthly and quarterly updates sent to the Zone
• Co-ordinate VPO for the Plant working with other Pillar owners to ensure an integrated VPO implementation and improvement process
• Interface with Zone VPO team with regards to monthly and quarterly reporting for VPO for the Plant (across all Pillars)
• Identify and develop VA initiatives for future VA commitments and drive and monitor current year committed VA initiatives
• Ensure Plant’s routine meetings (MCRS and TOR’s.) are documented and standardized
• Interface with Zone VPO management Pillar and regional VPO team members to ensure Plant implementation and improvement plans meet expectations
• Ensure and assure suitable training capability exists (material and facilitators) suitable to cover Management Pillar training needs
• Co-ordinate, track and monitor GOPs compliance across Plant. Submit monthly compliance scores to Zone
• Lead, coach and train team members
• Ensure continuous improvement in engagement of people in the Plant
• Own, guide and standardize 5S implementation across the Plant Departments
• Co-ordinate and assure Tracking and Monitoring Management Pillars and Plant VPO information for the Plant and to the Zone is correct and timeously submitted
• Lead, facilitate and coach Problem Solving (5-Why, Ab-reports, PDCA, Gapa, ITF, Belts)
• Conduct problem solving training
• Facilitate problem solving teams
• Review progress and report on effectiveness of problem solving
• Support brewery achievement of Supply KPI targets and results
• Verify KPI results tracking
• Support KPI training / education at all levels
• Ensure the accurate and timely submission of monthly VPO reporting info

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of B.Sc. / relevant degree in Engineering, Science or related discipline
• Diploma in Packaging/Brewing (IBD)
• 5+ years experience in Manufacturing Excellence or Department Management
• Advanced Computer Literacy (MS Office)
• Ability to interact assertively at all levels
• Good interpersonal skills
• Motivated Team Player
• Analytical ability

Key Competencies:

• Prior experience in applying varied industrial engineering related improvement techniques
• Project management capabilities to ensure delivery of initiatives from start-up through implementation to entrenchment, using appropriate communication milestones
• Ability to initiate improvement activities within a subsystem which would optimize the larger system in which it resides
• Ability to apply problem solving skills at all levels (shopfloor to exec teams)
• A good understanding of Change Management Processes Excellent skills and tools transfer capabilities (Train and coach others)
• Astute at reading interplays and subtleties between stakeholder groupings and individuals
• Excellent interpersonal skills -Clear capability and credibility to influence at all levels
• Ability to exert influence on technical teams
• Ability to mobilize teams during periods of varied operational stability

How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.

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Deadline: 21st November 2024