Job opportunity: Brewing team leader

Job Title: Brewing Team Leader (Douala)

Department: Supply

Reporting to: Brewing Manager

Category: 10 (Level 5)

No of positions: 01

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 World Class 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
• Manage the high level of day to day complexities in a sophisticated and 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.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Qualifications:

• Minimum a high national diploma in food sciences or a bachelor degree in a science, technical or supply chain domain (chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, biology or equivalent, general/industrial engineering)
• NEBOSH qualification or willing to complete it within 12 months
• Relevant IBD qualification (Diploma in Brewing) or an equivalent (VLB, TUM) or willing to complete within 12 months

Experience:

• Natural leaders with a proven track record in leading a high performing team
• At least 3 years’ experience in production management. Ideally in a shift based FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lead 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 a meaningful 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 KPI 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 mandatory 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 accurate 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
• Lead 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, prioritise and lack of strategic thinking
• Inability to influence internal and external stakeholders [Brewing, Engineering, Customer Service]
• Insufficient rigour, discipline 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 qualities
• The use of inappropriate language.
• Inability to manage people for success
• Inability to sustain achieved performance
• Inability to plan and monitor multiple activities
• Inability to influence shift teams

Working schedule

• The Brewing Team Leader role works on shift working hours but may need to be available on phone 7 days a week and 24 hours a day.

Based in Douala Cameroon.

Worker Type : Régulier

Primary Location: Douala

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