Process Leader – Spartan at RCL Foods

• Our Talent Team is on the hunt for a Process leader for the Baking Division. The role will be based in Spartan and will report into the Senior Process Leader.

Minimum Requirements    

• Tertiary qualification preferred.
• 2 years relevant experience preferably in a unionised food processing plant at a supervisory/management level.
• Experience in a Baking industry.

Knowledge:

• Production principles.
• Processing equipment and plant maintenance and operations.
• Labour relations legislation and procedures.
• ISO and health, safety and environmental legislation.
• National best practice standards.
• Systems for SHEQ.
• Product specification knowledge.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Production Planning:

• Communicate the objectives of the plan to the team on shift to ensure understanding.
• Ensure man load is at full capacity according to the production plan, and request additional resources if necessary before starting the line.

Operations Management:

• Follow the assigned plan until completed or a problem arises.
• Alert the Processing Manager to any deviation to the production plan immediately.
• Prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met.
• Conduct the required checks on start-up, during the shift, and sign off, and ensure the relevant data is recorded correctly.
• Do calculations to establish the most efficient use of resources allocated to the line, i.e. cost, people, time, etc., ensuring that these are neither wasted nor misused.
• Adhere to man load requirements.
• Ensure allocated resources are accounted for throughout the shift.
• Reallocate resources / work within area of responsibility if behind target, and change deadlines if necessary to ensure the achievement of production targets at the lowest possible cost.
• Request additional resources if necessary to produce the required product mix.
• Alert the Processing Manager where there may be spare capacity.
• Ensure tools / equipment are utilised in the correct way.
• Ensure that the machinery and equipment required for production are working properly to enable correct levels of production output. Report faults / breakdowns immediately.

Safety, Health, Risk and Quality Compliance:

• Work consistently according to standard operating procedures and ensure compliance.
• Understand the safety, health and quality standards of the job and the reason for these standards, and communicate these reasons to others.
• Monitor safety on the line:
• Ensure that protective clothing is worn by all employees in accordance with food safety standards.
• Apply all other food safety standards in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Check that access doors and gates are locked at all times to prevent unauthorised and unmonitored access.

Cost Control:

• Issue PPE to Operators according to procedure.
• Motivate where additional PPE is required.
• Monitor the line to ensure work is executed consistently according to standard operating procedures to minimize waste and reduce consumption where possible.
• Monitor the usage of materials:
• Draw the correct quantity of packing material from stores to match planned daily utilisation in production.
• Identify and report wastage of materials / product.
• Report machinery and equipment that is not in good working order immediately to enable correct levels of production output.

Team Supervision:

• Ensure direct reports operate within boundaries set.
• Supervise people performance:
• Supervise the activities of the team to ensure production targets are met.
• Actively manage non-performance. Initiate disciplinary hearings as needed and according to RPM standards.
• Monitor time and attendance daily and report on absenteeism.
• Complete all time sheets and attendance registers on a daily basis.

Deadline:28th August,2025