Job title : Operational Excellence Team Leader (Port Elizabeth) Job Location : Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth Deadline : January 13, 2025 Quick Recommended Links Jobs by Location Job by industries Description Job purpose Oversee operational excellence (OE) activities, developing lean manufacturing and site loss elimination processes, in partnership with line managers and Industrial Engineering and Technical Training team members.
Support the development of a Continuous Improvement (CI) culture.
Perform the role of the custodian of standards across the site Responsibilities Planning, section management and reporting Provide input into section's operational planning, prioritization of objectives, interpretation and execution of policies and procedures.
Provide input into and manages budgets and resource requirements.
Define section strategy, goals, actions required and timelines.
Provide section staff with day-to-day direction and tasks.
Ensure that section activities are documented/ captured and filed.
Develop and track organizational goals/objectives and performance.
Report on section progress against plans and KPIs. Operational excellence leadership Develop operational excellence strategy and cascades into specific business objectives and targets for the various departments.
Identify key themes required to achieve business objectives.
Own and improve OE standards, including root cause problem solving formats and SMED, OEE improvement, yield improvement approaches and formats.
Ensure communication and dissemination of OE information to internal stakeholders.
Objectives and priorities Establish objectives and priorities for pillar leaders at sites.
Focus on maintaining and improving integrity of production and QS through machines, equipment, employees and supporting processes using autonomous and progressive maintenance, work process improvement, leadership, and organization.
Adopt KPIs; sets standards and targets to assess overall equipment effectiveness, yield, OTIF and NPS.
Site loss elimination process leadership Identify themes for site loss elimination, aligned with business objectives and targets.
Establish and drive loss identification and elimination processes.
Assist departments identify initiatives and create high level implementation plans; oversee related project management.
Organization coaching and lean improvement Perform process confirmation on the floor, monitoring and auditing standard processes (performance management, SMED) Assess the need for, develop and lead or initiate Lean workshops and certification programs.
Lead major lean improvement projects.
Requirements Skills Required Background/experience Minimum 6 years' experience in continuous improvement within pharmaceutical manufacturing Minimum 3 years leading Team or in a management role National Diploma in Engineering Formal Business Management or Project Management qualification will be an advantage.
Specific job skills Computer literacy Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
Competencies Meeting Deadlines Finalizing Outputs Making Decisions Customer Awareness Interrogating Information Sales / Retail / Business Development jobs