Process Leader

**Job Advert Summary**:
The Process Leaders will report to the Senior Process Leader and will be based at the Hammarsdale Processing Plant.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12 or equivalent and National Diploma in Production Management or any relevant Diploma.
- Minimum of 2 years relevant experience preferably in a unionised food processing plant.
- Have a valid code B/EB (Code 08) driver’s license with access to his/her own transport.
- Have good interpersonal communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to work shifts and flexible hours of work.
- Have a good technical and mechanical understanding.
- Strong knowledge of production principles.

**Knowledge**:

- Production principles
- Processing equipment and plant maintenance and operations
- Labour relations legislation and procedures
- ISO and health, safety, and environmental legislation
- National best practice standards
- Systems for SHEQ
- Product specification knowledge
- Cost control
- Mechanical aptitude
- Supervision of a large labour force
- Reports on time completion.
- Ontime NCA closure.
- Ontime Safety investigation closure.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Production Planning**:

- Obtain the daily production plan from the Processing Manager / Operations Manager.
- Communicate the objectives of the plan to the team on shift to ensure understanding.
- Ensure man load is at full capacity according to the production plan, and request additional resources, if necessary, before starting the line.

**Operations Management**:

- Follow the assigned plan until completed or a problem arises.
- Alert the Production Area Manager to any deviation to the production plan immediately.
- Prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met.
- Conduct the required checks on start-up, during the shift, and sign off, and ensure the relevant data is recorded correctly.
- Do calculations to establish the most efficient use of resources allocated to the line, i.e. cost, people, time, etc., ensuring that these are neither wasted nor misused.
- Ensure allocated resources are accounted for throughout the shift.
- Reallocate work within area of responsibility to ensure the achievement of production targets at the lowest possible cost.
- Request additional resources, if necessary, to produce the required product mix.
- Ensure tools / equipment are utilised in the correct way.
- Ensure that the machinery and equipment required for production are working properly to enable correct levels of production output. Report faults / breakdowns immediately.
- Monitor the use of raw materials to minimise wastage, and report to the Processing Manager when supply is insufficient to meet demand.

**Safety, Health, Risk and Quality Compliance**:

- Work consistently according to standard operating procedures and ensure compliance.
- Understand the safety, health and quality standards of the job and the reason for these standards and communicate these reasons to others.
- Monitor SHEQ compliance.
- Report cases of non-conformance / non-compliance to the Processing Manager and recommend possible solutions. ** Cost control**:

- Monitor the usage of materials.
- Report machinery and equipment that is not in good working order immediately to enable correct levels of production output.
- Alert the Processing Manager when there are excess resources on the line to minimise cost where applicable.

**Team Supervision**:

- Ensure direct reports operate within boundaries set.
- Supervise people performance:

- Supervise the activities of the team to ensure production targets are met.
- Actively manage non-performance. Initiate disciplinary hearings as needed and according to RPM standards
- Monitor time and attendance daily and report on absenteeism.
- Coordinate leave requests and escalate for authorisation:

- Complete leave and general time management documentation in line with company policy.
- Continually assess the technical competence of the team and take steps to develop their knowledge and skill.