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  • Posted: Jan 28, 2021
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    With its regional headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, Rich Products Corporation Africa provides an extensive array of premium bakery, topping and icing products across South Africa and parts of the African continent. We maintain an on-site Product Solution Centre with a state-of-the-art research and development facility, as well as a bakery and foods...
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    Continuous Improvement Manager

    Drive Productivity Improvement

    • Responsible for spearheading efficiency improvement efforts, following Rich Manufacturing System (RMS) guidelines and priorities.
    • Measure and report on efficiency improvement projects against pre-defined annual targets
    • Coach associates in identifying and eliminating waste utilization action plans, route cause analysis and process improvement teams.
    • Create and refine processes for collecting and reporting process and operating metrics.
    • Ensure pertinent metrics are widely communicated and thoroughly understood throughout the plant through TPM boards
    • Ensure process improvements are achieved and sustained.
    • Lead discussions and train Associates on appropriate use of performance data and continuous improvement tools such as 5 Whys, Pareto Charts, Lean tools, Fishbone – cause and effect diagrams etc.
    • Measure plant performance and investigate root causes of performance problems.
    • Ensure that pertinent operating procedures and training programs exist and are maintained and continuously updated and standardized with best practices.
    • Develop SOPs and PWIs, process controls, training documents and preventative maintenance schedules of new plants and/or equipment as they are commissioned in manufacturing

    Drive Cost Reduction Projects

    • Identify cost reduction projects across all Department and develop Project Plans to ensure timely completion.
    • Review daily Usage Variance reports (Variable Costs) to identify opportunities to losses
    • Conduct Mass-Balance on all Manufacturing processes to determine design losses and work with Finance Team to update BOM’s
    • Conduct Value Steam Mapping to identify and eliminate non-value adding activities
    • Identify Automation opportunities to reduce reliance on Manual Labour.
    • Weekly / Monthly updating of Cost Reduction Trackers

    New Product / Project Management

    • Assist in start-up and commissioning of new equipment and lines
    • Assist and advise on any required changes to maintenance programs, frequency and shutdowns
    • Stand in for plant production managers in their absence as and when required

    Key Deliverables

    • Weekly report of waste savings
    • Compile / Update relevant Dashboards
    • Weekly report of plant performance metrics, root cause analysis and subsequent action priorities
    • Weekly activity report indicating current projects, which PWIs were created, training which was conducted, and machine improvements were completed
    • Create and maintain the equipment and process “cheat sheet” for the entire plant
    • Weekly update on TPM Progress per Department

    Minimum requirements

    • 5 – 7 years FMCG experience
    • National Diploma, B-Tech or BSC Industrial Engineering.
    • Tertiary qualification in Production/Operations Management or equivalent unless technically qualified as stated above
    • Knowledge of LEAN Manufacturing Processes and Systems.
    • Solid grasp of TPM implementation.
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
    • Solid grasp of manufacturing processes and systems.
    • Proficient using MS Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
    • Project Management experience would be advantageous.
    • Ability to sit for extended periods of time performing tasks requiring analytical and logical thinking
    • Ability to stand for extended times to facilitate Lean process improvement activities
    • Ability to utilize a personal computer to identify and resolve process issues
    • Ability to clearly communicate business process improvement concepts in writing or orally.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Rich Products Corporation on www.linkedin.com to apply

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