Fresh Opportunities at The Coca-Cola Company

Job Description    
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is the largest African Coca-Cola bottler, accounting for 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent. CCBA is a market leader in the NARTD (non-alcoholic ready to drink market) in Africa. CCBA has an extensive footprint in Africa, employing over 13 000 employees.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the supply of products within model stock through completing the production planning process as well as coordinating the supply of products from other plants & external suppliers to ensure customer demand is satisfied on time & in full.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

• Provide leadership to accomplish company goals and objectives.
• Develop effective logistics strategies to reduce waste and achieve world class operations in terms of technology, process, people, reward, costs and logistics operation.
• Direct and oversee the execution of warehouse, secondary distribution, fleet, customer collaboration and logistics transformational projects to capture value.
• Provide direction, leadership and development to ensure the execution of plans to optimise the operation and provide required customer service levels.
• Accountability for the logistics centre of excellence incorporating best practice and capability development on behalf of CCBA
• Ownership of the Logistics Service Offering and ensuring continual alignment between LSO and internal / external customer requirements
• Improve the overall performance of the Logistics function and the Company.
• Ensure the alignment of activities within logistics and with the rest of the business.
• Develop standard operating practices and drive process compliance
• Ensure standardisation and tracking of productivity measurements across all operations.
• Sharing of operational best practices across the business units.
• Align and engage with stakeholders internally and externally through collaboration.
• Provide direction and leadership to teams through driving empowerment, accountability, a culture of forward thinking, innovation and continuous improvement.

Skills, Experience & Education    

Qualifications and Experience

• Matric
• Relevant Tertiary Qualifications
• 3 years relevant working experience

Competencies

Knowledge

• Manufacturing knowledge
• Supply chain replenishment process
• Organisation understanding (supply chain principles)

Skills:

• Application of knowledge areas
• Software knowledge (outperform, advanced scheduling & SAP)

Attributes/attitudes:

• Advanced calculation capability
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to adapt to change
• Self-managed
• Customer centric approach
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Attention to detail

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Job Description    

• Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Manufacturing and Technical department. We are looking for a talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Manufacturing Manager role, which is based in Polokwane. The successful candidate will report directly to the Regional Manufacturing Manager. To manage, lead and support the team so that manufacturing, quality and maintenance targets are achieved in the most cost effective and efficient manner to meet customer service objectives through stock availability and to ensure a productive, engaged workforce.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

• Develop And Execute Strategy.
• Interprets and uses relevant strategies to build business cases for improvement opportunities
• Develops and documents strategy execution plans, and communicates to secure commitment to these
• Manages effective implementation of the execution plan
• Takes action to prevent deviation to plan.

Manage Performance to Target

• Status of progress in Production (including all Key Performance Indicators) is communicated clearly
• Takes appropriate corrective action when deviations to target performance are timeously identified
• Uses the operational excellence agenda and Key Performance Indicator trends to maximize production performance.
• Corrects sub-target performance in production
• Manages by ‘walking about’ to keep physical aspects of production operations clearly ‘in the mind’ and witness issues/problems ‘first-hand’;
• Manages to ensure that the ‘current status numbers’ of performance are clearly known at all times by all key individual managers and team leaders.

Manage Productivity

Minimise waste

• Raw material and manufacturing and process sundry usage optimised.
• Opportunities for improvement identified and improvement plans prioritised and implemented
• Activity based costing principles embraced via effective departmental structure.

Control fixed and variable cost

• Departmental goals and action plans developed and aligned to a reduction of Total Cost of Manufacturing.
• Departmental expenditure and usages regularly monitored.
• Continuous improvement on departmental targets managed.

Lead the world class manufacturing drive

• Lead the implementation of the CCBA Manufacturing way
• Translate and implement Packaging, Manufacturing and Business strategies
• Continuous improvement with respect to management processes and philosophies demonstrated.

Ensure Stock availability

• Customer first focus: Ensure no Out of stocks on all products
• Engages the Logistics Manager to ensure production plans optimise efficiency whilst ensuring inventory model stocks are maintained
• Manages production plans to meet the plants Supply Route Matrix obligations

Manage Human Resources

• Education, training and development needs of employees analysed according to best practices.
• Career development processes are directed and managed.
• Ensure the implementation of the Performance management way
• Ensure the implementation of the talent management way
• Maintain a sound professional relationship with the labour union
• Be an energising leader, motivational and inspirational
• Strategic Human Resource requirements are identified and appropriate direction provided, including the obligations to CCBSA’s pipe line development commitments
• Recruitment, selection and induction procedurally and fairly applied.
• Conditions of employment are consistently and fairly applied.
• IR initiatives, policies, procedures and agreements are communicated for application, and applied.

Stakeholder engagement

• Work with The Public Affairs and Communications department to engage stakeholders
• Ensure commitment to employee volunteerism
• Build sound relationship with local government and utilities providers
• Build a relationship with Suppliers

Manage Plant, Process and Systems

• Ensure process and equipment integrity
• Cost effective management processes established.
• Formal Failure Analysis techniques entrenched.
• Overall maintenance management system implemented and sustained using TPM/RCM principles.
• Process capability studies carried out in order that optimal operation of systems is ensured.
• Production support systems development led.
• Drive technical skills capability programs.
•  Where capital expenditure is required to address shortcomings in process capabilities, the appropriate procedures are followed to carry out cost justifications

Manage and Co-ordinate Packaging logistics

• Capacity plans developed.
• Optimum capacity utilisation ensured while minimising stock held as days of cover.
• Operating Standards with central planning agreed.
• Optimisation of scheduling of materials and packaging activities managed.
• Manage new product development protocol for both packaging materials and products

KEY ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCIES

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to interact and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Bias for execution and getting things done.
• Engaging a diverse workforce for productivity.
• Highly developed analytical skills with excellent problem solving capability.
• World class manufacturing practices and principles.
• Change Management.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality is non-negotiable.
• Proven leadership and management capability.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• An Innovative Thinker

Skills, Experience & Education  

•  BSc Engineering/ BTech Engineering/ BEng
• MBA or MBL Advantageous
• 8 to 10 years production, technical and leadership experience in a FMCG environment

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Job Description    
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our department. We are looking for talented individual with relevant skills and experience for an Plant Engineer role, which is based in Polokwane. The successful candidate will report directly to the Manufacturing Manager in Polokwane. Key Purpose to provide leadership, guidance and coordination in the execution of Engineering and Asset Management systems and work practices in order to achieve plant reliability and quality objectives.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

Key Output :

• Manage productivity through working on opportunities to minimize waste and control fixed and variable costs
• Manage human resources
• Delivers engineering and sustainable development strategy set by Regional Engineering Manager
• Ensure asset management excellence within relevant section
• Maintain a safe, healthy and risk free work environment
• Optimize processes through supporting and implementing continuous improvement opportunities and optimizing process capability
• To ensure level of excellence around utility facilities and site maintenance
• Support and implement WCM best practice
• Communicate effectively
• Lead by example i.e. follow leadership brand

Key Attributes & Competencies

Knowledge :

• Building and Site Maintenance principles
• Maintenance systems
• Plant modification processes
• Compressed air systems and Refrigeration systems.
• SHE policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of Engineering Standards and other SABS standards (e.g. SANS 10142, SABS 400 Building Regulation, ASME code etc.)
• Product knowledge.
• Analytical ability and logical process flow application.
• Good understanding of OSH Act and Regulations
• Application of knowledge areas.
• Good interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Good networking skills.

Attributes :

• Conceptualization
• Comparison
• Assertiveness
• Organizing
• Advanced Calculations
• Action Planning
• Adaptability and flexibility.
• Effort focusing
• Decisiveness
• Good problem solving skills.
• Managing engineering change

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications / Experience : 

• GCC with B-Tech/B.Sc. Mechanical /Electrical 
• GCC/OSH Act exam (Factories) 
• 5 Years technical experience in a leadership capacity in a utilities environment 
• Sufficient knowledge of engineering processes and systems 
• Experience at a leadership level 
• Experience with SHEQ 
• Computer literate 
• SAP experience (engineering packages an added advantage)

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Key Purpose

• To maintain (inspect and adjust) and repair equipment proactively as per maintenance targets in order to continually improve department efficiency, to optimize equipment availability and to minimize losses and risk.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Key Outputs

• Completed equipment/parts requisition.
• Maintained equipment.
• Evaluated and repaired breakdown.
• Managed projects.
• Coached and trained learners.
• Maintained safe and clean working environment.
• Started-up bottling line.
• Delegated and monitored work allocation.
• Managed personal development and performance.
• To work shifts as per roster Knowledge.

Technical principles & knowledge

•  Bottling principles and processes.
• SHE principles and procedures.

Attributes

• Application of knowledge.
• Conceptualisation.
• Memory.
• Assembling – advanced.
• Hand-eye coordination.
• Advanced calculations.

Skills, Experience & Education    

• Qualified Artisan: N3- Electrical, but N6 would be advantageous.
• Electrical Trade Test
• Atleast 2 years relevant technical experience in a FMCG environment

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KEY PURPOSE

• To lead and develop the team to manufacture world class products as per line specific quality benchmark standards in order to, meet customer requirements and meet business needs.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
KEY OUTPUTS

• Manage the capturing of accurate information on shift/daily performance.
• Manage raw materials and consumption.
• Manage resource loading and temps via TEMS
• Adhere to RACM standards and processes
• Manage team development and development plans
• Understand and apply escalation procedures.
• Support SCMAT plan for Line and understanding of requirements
• Maintain role ownership at all times.
• Engage with planning and support departments on changes during shift.
• Engage with warehouse on production requirements.
• Maintain flexibility to production changes and ensuring resources available when required.
• Developed and monitored team goals.
• Delegated and monitored work activities.
• Assess candidates.
• Support and coach team members.
• Communicate manufacturing information.
• Manage team relationships.
• Enforce and maintaine safe work area.
• Support and implement change interventions.
• Manage personal development and performance.
• Solve situational problems.

KEY ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCIES

• Bottling principles and procedures.
• SHE policies and procedures.
• Company labour relations practices.
• Application of knowledge Attributes.
• Empowerment • Comparison.
• Adaptability.
• Insight.
• People development.
• Conceptualisation.
• Action planning
• Organising

Skills, Experience & Education    
QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• Qualified artisan (N6) and/or 3 year relevant technical/production related tertiary qualification.
• 3 years technical and leadership experience in a FMCG environment

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Key Purpose

• To manage the relevant maintenance systems, generate routine and planned maintenance schedules, support the maintenance team in the execution of maintenance and facilitate problem solving so that line availability and efficiency is maximized, breakdowns are minimized, and manufacturing costs are kept to a minimum. 

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Operational Management  

• Provide technical leadership and support to the plant in terms of asset management technology.
• Implement business strategies to leverage equipment, productivity, reliability and maintainability, thereby enabling high plant availability and utilisation at lowest cost.
• Deploy the asset management strategy. 
• Provide specialist asset management support. 
• Ensure that predictive maintenance techniques are implemented correctly. 
• Implement asset management system audits to evaluate data integrity. 
• Assist and coach staff in asset management principles and application. 
• Maintain a safe, healthy and risk free working environment.

Maintenance Planning and Control  

• Plan the maintenance day following the 5-day planning cycle.
• Review emergency work orders using the standard. 
• Chair & facilitate the pre/forward -maintenance process.
• Create the maintenance plan and assign tasks to team members, including contractors. 
• Communicate and distribute plan to team members.
• Update the maintenance plan directly after the forward planning meeting.
• Coordinate kick off meeting & lock out register.
• Organize and distribute maintenance work orders (maintenance packs) with loading sheet to Team Leaders. 

Continuous Improvement 

• Maintain situation and systemic problem solving by initiating and ensuring loop closure.
• Facilitate problem solving sessions using various types of techniques (5 whys, FFA, End state analysis etc.).
• Maintain the Daily Downtime & 5 why in order to ensure alignment with production data booked. Maintain the marking of the 5 why & FFA occurrences according to agreed plant triggers.
• Manage and raise corrective maintenance work to be done on Maintenance day. 
• Plan effective Weekly Maintenance Shut Down.
• Plan effective Annual Maintenance Outages Shut Down. 

Implement Engineering System Change Administration  

• Initiate Engineering Changes Control on SAP and ensure that a responsible person is assigned to execute the change.
• Verify that the Engineering Changes have been executed successfully and documented.
• Maintain the required updates of the engineering change control documents and close change requests. 

Breakdown Management 

• Verify content correctly and follow on work agreed.
• Recon to stoppage info.
• Raise the CM tasks and close breakdown orders.
• Identify root causes & document accordingly.
• Assist with OPL & QFR development.
• Engage with Engineering suppliers (specialised services). 

People Management 

• Set and drive the achievement of customer-focused individual goals.
• Lead monthly, six-monthly and yearly one-on-one sessions based on comprehensive self-reviews and customer feedback to improve performance.
• Communicate the importance of business performance to the team regularly to create a performance culture.
• Communicate effectively in the workplace.
• Develop team members Identify competence gaps and develop training plans to close these.
• Identify competence gaps and develop training plans to close these.
• Coach and assess team members. 

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of a Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical) or equivalent.
• A recognised trade test.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years production engineering experience with 3 years at supervisory level. 
• Knowledge of Packaging plant will be an advantage.
• MS Projects will be an advantage.
• PC literacy (Proficiency in Microsoft office applications).

Competencies

• Problem Solving - Use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.
• Planning - The ability to apply planning skills in order to, schedule activities and prioritise resources in the achievement of an objective.
• Results oriented - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Time Management - Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
• Timely Decision Making - Makes decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure; able to make a quick decision.