Machine Lead at Kimberly-Clark

Job Description

Responsibilities
The Machine Lead leads the machine crew on shift in order to continuously
meet and exceed throughput, quality and safety targets.
Main Responsibilities
Safety

• Ensure compliance to all departmental and plant safety rules and regulations. All nonconformances should be dealt with immediately all unresolved issues must be raised with Asset Leader.
• Follow the correct Process Instruction for all tasks performed. Carry out continual development of process optimization to ensure safety.
• Promote a safe working environment through driving compliance with Safety policies and procedures.

Quality

• Ensure all quality issues are reported and logged on the appropriate documentation.
• Continuous monitoring of EWMA and coordinating of relevant corrective actions. Maintain a “Run to Target” philosophy at all times.
• Adherence to the Quality Management System by the Shift Crew and targets are met Manage Board 0/ 1 & First Off Inspection process.
• Manage NCR process and coordinate with Quality.

Productivity

• Leads the crew that runs the machine in order to achieve the target throughput, yield, and uptime without compromising safety and quality.
• Troubleshoots and documents all reasons for waste and delay during the shift, communicate any outstanding items with recommended action plans.
• Participates in all changeovers, ensuring they are performed using good run settings and best practices at all times.
• Continuously monitoring of asset performance.
• Manage shift resources to achieve production targets for ROO and Waste.
• Controlling of overtime to budget levels.
• Manage material consumption on shift to budget levels or better.
• Manage consumption of operating supplies on shift to budget levels or better.
• Manage and co-ordinate problem solving on shift.
• Manage TIP/TOP – compliance to plan and manage change overs to committed volumes.
• Manage completion of Leader Standard Work for self and team Lead the Tier 1 Meetings and attend Tier 2 meetings.

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Housekeeping

• Maintain 5S housekeeping principles in the department at all times, including all equipment(asset) and surrounds.
• Ensure all unused items are removed from the operating area and stored correctly.
• Ensure the work area is clean and tidy at shift change, handover with the oncoming Machine Lead giving detailed information of machine status.
• Ensures that his crew has housekeeping checklists all the time and that the checks are completed.

Human Resources

• Manage the operating team on shift to achieve objectives.
• Identify areas of development required for team members to improve individual and team performance.
• Ensure that all departmental guidelines are adhered to by the team.
• Manage and conduct performance management activities for his crew members.
• Facilitate effective one on ones and drive focus development plans.
• Coach and train operators in their respective positions.
• Manage absenteeism through effective, consistently, and fairly utilises HR system to correct misconduct.
• Month end process management on Overtime, Acting allowance etc. with the support of the Shift Manager.
• Effectively plan and coordinate leave crew.

Technical Development

• Assisting with the planning and set up of the machine for all product and process trials.
• Provide technical information to the maintenance teams detailing work requests for planned
• and reactive maintenance.
• Development of the team’s process knowledge on an ongoing basis through one on one

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of a tertiary qualification in Manufacturing Management,
• Engineering or General Management.
• National Technical Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering would
• be an added advantage.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience on high-speed production equipment, of
• which at least 6 months must have been in an acting role as Shift
• Production Technician/ Machine Lead attaining key KPI’s
• Working knowledge of electrical and pneumatic systems and Adhesive
• systems (advantage).
• Able to use and understand mechanical drawings
• Previous project experience would be advantageous

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

Primary Location

South Africa- Enstra

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type

Full time

Location :South Africa

Closing Date : 25th December,2021

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