UNIT MANAGER - PACKAGING

Reference Number: CCB250107-3

Coca-Cola Kwanza Ltd has an exciting opportunity in the Manufacturing Department. We are looking for a talented individual with the relevant skills and experience in Manufacturing for a Unit Manager - Packaging position, which will be based in Dar es Salaam. The successful candidate will report directly to the Manufacturing Manager.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

1. To draw up and communicate a business plan annually so that the direction and objectives of the department are optimally planned, executed, and monitored in line with CCBA’s strategic objectives.
   Business is developed annually in line with strategic imperatives and benchmark guidelines.
   The business plan consists of production plans, quality plans, raw material utilization plans, people development plans, unit structure, suggested projects, timelines, and technology/equipment.
   The business plan supports world-class principles.
2. To set performance goals together with the team so that team members know, understand, and can work effectively as a team towards common goals and purpose.
   Performance goals are in line with the context issues, previous performance, and business plan.
   Performance goals are developed and agreed annually together with management and the Team Leaders.
   Performance goals define customers, line utilization, raw material utilization, and quality performance goals (product and package).
3. To drive WCM (World Class Maturity) initiatives on own Lines.
   Leads the WCM change management processes.
   Formulates work practice deployment plans and ensures that plans are executed.
   Conducts work practice maturity assessments on a regular basis to ensure that best practices are being applied and are entrenched.
   Benchmarking best practice (internal and external).
4. To manage and support team leaders and the team to achieve production, maintenance, and quality targets in a cost-effective manner.
   Deviations from the production plan, maintenance plan, quality, safety, and housekeeping standards are discussed, explained, and actioned together with the Team Leaders, daily.
   Work instructions are available and updated (as and when required) for every machine and activity (operational, maintenance, safety, quality, sanitation, housekeeping, etc.).
   Deviations from work instructions are discussed and rectified together with Team Leaders, ongoing.
5. To formulate and control expense and capital budgets so that expenses are planned for and managed effectively within budgetary parameters.
   Expense and capital budgets are formulated in line with financial guidelines, production budget, and with the business plan.
   The formulated expense budget includes all expense items as per expense format.
   Budgeting to be benchmark driven.
6. To encourage, assist, support, and coach Team Leaders so that departmental targets, performance, and future challenges are achieved effectively.
   Actively supports, coaches, and encourages the Team Leaders to use the ACS tools as per the CCBA guidelines and specified intervals.
   Diverse opinions and cultures of the Team are being respected.
   Team relationships are underpinned by trust.
7. To sell, manage, implement, and actively support change interventions and projects to encourage the unit to internalize the change to meet operational targets.
   Continuous communication about reasons for change, processes involved, effects, benefits, etc.
   Effectiveness of change intervention is measured and results are fed back to the team, monthly.
   Full team participation in the change process is encouraged.
8. To solve systemic problems to save costs, minimize risk and losses, and to improve productivity in line with benchmarks.
   Systems and processes are improved, revised, changed, and designed as and when required.
   The solution is applied to other, similar systemic problems.
   Relevant people are involved.
   Unit members are coached and empowered to solve their own situational problems.

Skills, Experience & Education

The incumbent should have at least a Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial); 3–5 years as a maintenance controller or specialist in the Packaging area with production and leadership experience in an FMCG environment. Strong communication skills, good leadership qualities, good analytical skills, and a demonstrated high level of integrity.