Unit Manager - Sedibeng at The Heineken Company

Key Responsibilities

People Management and Development:

• Prepare training needs analysis and develop training plans accordingly. Monitor that training delivers the expected results.
• Ensure career development is in line with the strategic business needs.
• Maintain a good and healthy work environment in the department.
• Apply Company’s policies in terms of recruitment, compensation, and people development.
• Conduct performance reviews for subordinates.

Plant and process operations:

• Manage the packaging process, applying the Company’s Rules, Standards & Procedures.
• Monitor process and product parameters, ensuring respect of specifications.
• Actively collaborate with the Quality Department in order to interpret results (also making use of statistic tools) and use them as a leverage for improvement.
• Facilitate GSC audits at the brewery and implement corrective action when required.
• Monitor and reduces extract losses whenever possible.
• Ensure sampling plan is applied by packaging operators.
• Support the Production Manager in establishing “lean” ways of working that can positively impact productivity.
• Monitor OPI and make sure structural improvement plans are produced and implemented, also using TPM.
• Ensure plant is operated according to the suppliers’ instructions and manuals.
• Ensure plant is effectively maintained and planned maintenance is applied (SAHARA).
• Prepare recovery plans, if necessary.
• Manage modifications of process control and installation, ensuring respective manuals are updated.
• Ensure formal failure analysis techniques are applied to recover in case of breakdowns (for instance, Breakdown Analysis, 5Why).
• Ensures all Quality parameters are met.

Programs and Systems:

• Facilitate implementation of Company strategic programs (i.e., TPM).
• Facilitate implementation of Company systems.

Investments:

• Together with the Packaging Manager develop capacity plans in order to cope with the future brewery’s requirements.
• Propose investments in order to improve the quality of the supply; the continuity of operations; the capacity of the installations and/or the productivity of the lines.
• Support the Technical Department in managing the implementation and installation of the investments.

Planning:

• Ensure adherence to production and packaging planning and deploys resources accordingly, in the most cost-effective way.
• Ensure adequate stock of packaging and auxiliary materials is kept in order to secure continuity of operations.

Budget:

• Support the Production Manager in preparing the department budget, in terms of materials and human resources.
• Monitor actual versus planned results and take effective measures in case of deviations.
• Share results with team leaders in Packaging Department in order to have understanding and buy-in.
• Ensures People budget (temp labour, overtime and other People related costs) is met.

Job Requirements

• Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering Degree or equivalent.
• 3 years experience as a Departmental Manager in a food manufacturing environment or 5 years experience as a Team Leader in a food manufacturing environment.
• Needs to have hands on experience with maintenance and breakdown activities. Actively able to drive problem solving.