The key purpose of this role is to lead the Maltings Production Team in order to meet and exceed production performance targets in a highly productive manner.
Key outputs and responsibilities:
Maintain a safe, healthy and risk free work environment
- Ensure adherence safety, health and environmental legislation and procedures
- Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
- Facilitate Sustainable Development initiatives
Optimize production process and Performance
- Develop production plan
- Co-ordinate Autonomous Operations(ATO)
- Monitor production processes
- Communicate, interpret and implement production plan
- Support the team to improve process quality, hygiene and productivity
Optimize team performance
- Implement Target Setting and Cascading with in the team
- Facilitate effective team dynamics (participative team meetings, one on one, team communication, team building, team maturity, respect /discipline, respect for code of conduct, team vision/mission, conflict handling, improve trust levels in the team)
- Communicate effectively in the workplace (within team, & other internal/external customers/suppliers)
Ensure application of administration systems and procedures
- Administer conditions of employment for team members
- Prepare and control budgets around Overtime/duty allowance; acting allowance; leave allowance among others
Facilitate continuous improvement, team problem solving and decision making
- Apply problem solving and decision making techniques and principles including situational problem solving-Problem identification, Problem definition, QFR application, 5 WHY, Loop closure & Escalation.
- Participate in systemic problem solving (Loss and Waste, ABR and PDCA & ITFs)
- Support the overall Maltings team initiatives and arrangements
Manage and Develop People
- Develop employees through facilitating learning and development of team Members; SKAP
- Manage and apply personnel processes in line with the company procedure
- Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate between the employees and the company
- Lead Maltings production activities in accordance with the VPO principles and Practices.
Key attributes and competencies:
- Good coach
- Proven leadership skills
- Good communicator, with effective team-related skills
- Bias for action, Initiative and self-managing
- Attention to detail
- Analytical problem solver
- Deep understanding of maintenance practices
- High flexibility
- Apply and live our Dream People Culture / the 10 principles
- Good understanding of the principles and practices of VPO
Minimum requirements:
- Minimum Bachelor of Science in Mechanical /Electrical Engineering/ Food Science / Industrial Chemistry.
- A Maltings related course will be an added advantage
- At least 4 years experience in Maltings or related field at line management of which 2 years at leadership level
- Understanding of process control within a Maltings/process environment
- Good understanding of Maltings principles and good practice
