Tiger Brands Limited, a Top 40 JSE Limited company whose footprint extends across the African continent and beyond, is one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of FMCG products in Southern Africa, and has been for several decades.
Tiger Brands has been built over many decades through the acquisition and clustering of businesses. Our strategy for succe...
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Your primary function is to assist with project management duties by overseeing and performing administrative functions related to the projects within Snacks, Treats & Beverages business. You will also be responsible for the integrity, completion, consistency, and accuracy of all TIP (Tiger Innovation Process) documentation, working cross-functionally with Marketing, R&D Managers, Product & Packaging Technologists and Supply Chain to ensure that information is produced in a timely, accurate and consistent fashion and projects are launched on time in full (OTIF).
Support the PMO Manager and/or Project Lead by coordinating, chairing, and facilitating all project meetings (brainstorming sessions, scoping sessions, status updates, etc).
Coordinate and schedule project meetings, including preparing agendas and meeting minutes, distribute pre-read, etc.
Compile and distribute critical path schedules – Determine tasks, timelines, milestones and interdependencies between different work streams ensuring resource is optimally allocated and timelines are adhered to
Manage changes to project scope and schedule by adjusting critical path schedule (CPS) and work breakdown structure to bring the project back on track.
Revise the selected course of action and provide regular updates to project team members on upcoming tasks, deadlines, dependencies, risks and reports to be performed in order to ensure that the project runs on track
Management of TIP templates and project specific documentation. Ensuring that the relevant documentation is correctly completed and centrally filed for each phase of the project
Complete all necessary reports for the project and documentation (e.g. documentation dashboard, project registers, status reports, etc.) within category
Ensure that project management disciplines are in place and are regularly updated (e.g. project prioritisation, RAID log, change log, etc.)
You will assist with ongoing following up and chasing the completion of documentation (as identified in the Project Dashboard) to ensure OTIF delivery
Responsible for maintaining the structure and consistency of the document filing system, enabling the ease of access and use by other authorised parties
As you perform your role you are encouraged to look for efficiencies in the process that could result in efficiencies for, among other things, document filing, improve document control, and enhance document sharing
Enforce & ensure Agile process, principles and methodology is executed in all projects
To realize production objectives of a section in the production department by conformance to product specifications/standards and effective staff management.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Motivate, train and informed staff who by means of teamwork contribute in manufacturing products according to specifications.
Preparation and Processing equipment operate according to machine and product specifications.
Ensuring manufactured products conforming to standards and specifications.
Workplace improvement objectives, eg 20 Keys are met; Invocoms are held according to specifications
WHAT YOU WILL BE MEASURED ON
Management of staff according to company policies and principles
Maintenance and management/operation of preparation and processing equipment.
Manufacturing products according to plan, scheduling and specifications. Support /drive implementation of workplace improvement programmes, eg 20 keys and OIM principles.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE
Grade 12
Mechanical Maintenance qualification
Supervisory qualification eg TMA
Safety rules and regulations, Food Safety, Government policies on Safety Health and safety legal compliance, Project management, Risk management
3 years' experience as a manufacturing Supervisor/Team leader, management of subordinates (human skills), experience in the mechanical maintenance of equipment.
COMPETENCIES
Analytical and problem-solving ability
Ability to work under pressure
Good communication & service orientated skills
Planning skills with a high degree of control to complete items quickly & efficiently
Fundamental understanding of food processing equipment
Ability to think strategically
Good Innovative thinking skills
Method of Application
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