Cell Leader at Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Job Purpose

• You will be responsible for the performance of machines and the status of implementation of Daily Management Systems (DMS) in the supervised production cell. This position will be responsible for training on the Daily Management System (DMS) in the production cell. The BME Cell Leader will lead the Team to achieve the assumed goals of the cell resulting from the CBN (Compelling Business Need), Master Plan and Annual Department Plan. This position will be accountable for the effective implementation of Incident Elimination - IE, Defects Handling - DH and activities related to cleaning, inspection, and lubrication of machines (Clean, Inspect & Lubricate - CIL).

Responsibilities:
Manages the cleaning inspection and lubrication (CIL) process

• Implements the CIL process on machines and is responsible for its continuous improvement and development
• Trains operators in CIL activities 
• Supervises the training of operators in the activities covered by the CIL process Create, verify, and update new parameters to minimize losses
• Performing a DMS (Health Check) implementation check in terms of CL, identifies opportunities to improve the process and implements corrective actions

Defects Defect Removal Process Management (DH)

• Owns the DH process in the managed cell in cooperation with the Maintenance Lead
• Prioritizes and plans the removal of identified defects

OSH incident elimination process (IE)

• Responsible for the implementation of the Safety Trigger system to identify the causes of potential accidents and eliminate them
• Implements a system of observation of behaviors affecting work safety (Behavioral Observation System – BOS)
• In cooperation with other Cell Leads from the department and the OHS section, he develops the IE process tools
• Participates in the risk assessment process at workplaces
• Monitors activities related to the implementation of 3M changes in the cell

Elimination of losses

• Create a 90-day plan for a cell
• Coordination of Loss Analysis
• Conduct DDS (daily direction settings) meetings to define priorities, tasks and report results for the last 24 hours.
• During the meeting, they ensure accuracy and clarity before presenting information to the team concerning the following:
• Safety
• Quality Implementation of CIL
• Number of defects found and removed
• Execution of the production plan

Implementation of the B-ME project

• Responsible for the implementation of the training in the managed Cell, including directing operators to training, setting a development plan and annual goals.
• Assessing the progress of training
• Organizes work as part of a team, approves leaves, overtime, organizes replacements.
• Manages multiskilling in the managed structure.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Education, Master, other certification:
• B.Sc. (Chemical Eng), B.Tech (Chemical Eng), Quality/Engineering Diploma
• Technical Secondary School
• One year as a leader, shift supervisor, daily supervisor, Kaizen specialist, engineer e.g., QA, EM, IE for 3 years

Experience (years):

• 4 to 7 years’ experience in a process improvement environment in the manufacturing industry
• Must demonstrate knowledge/experience working with Excel and LED systems

Soft/Behavioral Skills:

• Communication level in English
• Knowledge of production process and quality requirements
• Thorough knowledge of quality management systems
• Planning, Leading and Organizing skills
• Communication skills and willingness to interact with shop floor staff
• Problem solving and trouble shooting skills
• A desire to be in a lead role
• Be a self-starter
• Strong organizational skills
• Able to teach, coach and develop others.
• Analytical skills and proficiency in Excel
• Apply Innovation Skills in Tyre Manufacturing Sphere
• Interpret, Analyze and Test Outcomes to Recommend Corrective Actions to Maintain Process Control
• Analysis of Production Data to Establish Conformance to Operating And Process Standards