Packaging Team Leader Chez Diageo

   (Douala, Littoral Cameroon)

Posted : 10 February, 2022

Category : Logistics & Supply Chain   Location : Douala, Littoral Cameroon

Job type : Full Time

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Job Description

Job Title: Packaging Team Leader (Douala)

Department: Supply

Reporting to: Packaging Manager

Category: 10 (Level 5)

No of positions: 05

Contract: Permanent

CONTEXT

• Guinness Cameroon S.A (GCSA) is a coordinated Supply and Demand business, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Diageo. It sits within Diageo Africa (AEM) as the second biggest GUINNESS market
• Packaging hall operating with 3 high speed automated packaging lines operating at 1.7 million hectoliters
• Spirit blending and packaging line with a capacity of 22kbph
• Highly driven market where asset care management have a huge impact on Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and company profitability
• Site undertaking 4x8hr shift, with the three lines operating simultaneously.
• Guinness Cameroon operates across a portfolio of products including Spirits, Stout, Lager, Ready to Drink and non-alcoholic products, and sells roughly 1 300 000hl per annum.

There is a growing expectation from our consumers and customers in Cameroon for high quality products, service and innovation

PURPOSE

• Work at the tier 1 level leading and motivating the shift team to take accountability to deliver Outstanding performance in all aspects of the balanced scorecard (Safety, Quality, Service, and Cost) and morale.
• Ensure that all health, safety and environment, quality, cost and reliability standards are met and driving conformance to regulatory standards.
• Implement significant change within a continuous improvement culture. High level of engagement and leadership and ME methods and tools
• Lead the high level of day to day complexities in a sophisticated lively operational environment to deliver high quality products in a safe manner to plan.
• Lead line team in the deployment of MMS practices
• Contactor Management, including permit writing and management of contractors within your operational business area.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor degree in sciences of technical field education, Supply Chain or qualified through experience
• Relevant IBD qualification (preferred Diploma in Beverage Packaging Module 1 & 2) or willing to complete within 12 months
• Experience or relevant qualifications relating to Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma / Manufacturing Excellence is desirable
• NEBOSH qualification or willing to complete it within 12 months

Experience

• Natural leaders with a proven track record in leading a hard-working team
• At least 3 years’ experience in production management. Ideally in a shift based FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage people performance, mentor and development of a multi-disciplined team
• Experience in developing effective working relationships with collaborators and working in partnership with other teams
• Proactive structured problem evaluation & solving skills learnt through exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, TPM or Manufacturing excellence.
• Experience of working in an ambitious quality & customer focused FMCG environment.
• Basic financial awareness, understanding of business drivers, budgeting processes.
• Standard business (MS Office) and Diageo packages.

Accountabilities

As Team leader:

Upholding standards through practices

• Own important metric targets across shifts for the line
• Set and deliver the team goals for quality, safety and waste
• Follow leader standard work and ensure all team members follow standard operating procedures (SICs, Performance sheet feeling as per the requirement
• Continuously drive for the next level of performance. Be ambitious on action planning and delivery
• Implement production plan
• Own the implementation and application agendas for all the required programs on production line, including but not limited to: Safety SFIPP, EISC MMS, FSSC/HACCP
• Interpret requirements e.g. Asset Care, 5S and deploy resources to make it happen.
• Completely accountable for planning and driving the Asset Care agenda for the shift
• Develop team morale, recognise great performance and take timely action to address under performance where vital
• Ensure Notification done for safety and AC issues
• Ensure shift reporting systems are populated with accurate and detailed data
• Ensure all shift report are accurately filled (OEE, Waste, Water, Energy and adherence to production plan)
• Raw material ordering and reconciliation at shift end including line empties returns and breakages evaluation
• Production posting in SAP

Problem solving for performance

• Ensure proper application of RCPS through role modelling and leadership. Raise 5 why’s as defined by agreed trigger points and lead situational problem solving on shift.
• React immediately to issues as they are exposed. Own accident reports and non-conforming product
• Engage with the Daily Operational Review meetings to discuss persistent performance issues.

Managing Change for continuous improvement

• Manage and build capability of the team
• Influence support functions to support their improvement initiatives
• Create a "hard-working team”. Lead the team through defined phases of development. Identify capability needs of the team members and the team.

Barriers to Success in Role;

Inability to plan and prioritise

• Inability to plan, prioritise and lack of critical thinking
• Inability to influence internal and external team members [Brewing, Engineering, Customer Service]
• Insufficient difficulty, subject area and focus
• Inability to connect and build positive relationships.
• Lack of understanding of the commercial and Demand agenda within the business.
• Inability to demonstrate key leadership skills
• The use of inappropriate language.
• Inability to manage people for success
• Inability to sustain achieved performance
• Inability to plan and supervise multiple activities
• Inability to influence shift teams

Working schedule; The Packaging Team Lead role works on shift working hours but may need to be available on phone 7days a week and 24 hours a day.

Based in GCSA Production Site

Worker Type

Regular

Primary Location:

Douala

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date

2022-02-09-08:00

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