Wcm Coordinator

Job Title: WCM Coordinator

Department: Supply Chain, Manufacturing

Work Level WL1 (T4)

Location: Durban

**Key Skills and Responsibilities**:

- **Technical **. As a minimum standard, WCM Coordinators require the mechanical skills of a Technical Operator. This provides them with the Maintain, Improve and Repair knowledge that detailed Continuous Improvement requires.
- **Safety**:

- Utilise all appropriate safety and environmental procedures relating to the Site and allocated equipment to ensure a safe working environment for the whole team. Understand the legal responsibility placed upon individuals. Ensure that WCM activities, learning and training are embedded in a positive SHE culture; support teams in assessing risks for Autonomous Activities and Preventative Maintenance including Task Hazard Analysis.
- **Work Place Hazards **- Full knowledge of the workplace and hazards within it. Utilises all appropriate safety and environmental procedures for people, processes, materials, products and equipment relevant to the task.
- **Environment **- Implement and support WCM issues that reduce environmental impacts and costs associated with utilities, chemicals and product and operational wastes through maximising eco-efficient operation.
- **WCM Facilitation **- Full Operating knowledge of WCM pillar structure and how pillars inter-link to deliver and sustain real business improvements. Inculcates the WCM philosophy of eliminating losses and waste across all factory personnel
- Teach, coach and mentor semi-autonomous teams to utilize all necessary WCM tools, linking these to the reduction of losses in the factory.
- Ensure that semi-autonomous and autonomous teams are adhering to the overall WCM Pillar Plan.
- Conduct WCM assessments with semi-autonomous and autonomous teams to assist them driving down Losses and Waste.
- Lead and facilitate WCM workshops, which focus on priority losses (liaise closely with HR, the Skills Trainer and
- Manufacturing Manager to integrate and synergise all training and analytical interventions).
- Support the development of local WCM training material, but draw on global material wherever possible.
- **Continuous Improvement**:

- **Personal Leadership **-The WCM coordinator must lead engineering improvement using a high level of mechanical knowledge, clear communication and logical thinking.
- Problem Solving - Identifies, prioritises and addresses problems using the full range of improvement tools and techniques that eliminate recurrence. Capable and confident of leading teams using Kaizen and other improvement tools.
- **Innovation**:

- **Business Awareness**:

- Understanding of the need to meet changing demands and the role of marketing and product innovation in growing the business and increasing the company's share.

Other Requirements:

- In addition to WCM issues the WCM coordinator may be required by the Site Lead to champion additional performance areas
- within the Site eg Eco-efficiency or diversity.
- Flexible Day Worker - Normally operates on days, but must be prepared to attend the factory out of hours to support factory processes as required.
- Flexible and agile worker to meet leadership duties and attend training.

Professional Qualifications:

- ND/BTech in Engineering Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical
- Nationally accredited Teach, Coach and Mentor qualification at a basic level (normally a 1 week course).

**Experience Required**:
Essential:

- WCM Practitioner - Experienced WCM Practitioner able to identify the key synergies between pillars and Teach, Coach and
- Mentor teams on the full range of continuous improvement and Quality Improvement tools.

Preferred/ desirable:

- Post graduate level education in mechanical, electrical or chemical engineering.
- Experience of manufacturing in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company.
- Experience as a team member within a Project Management team with an awareness of project management tools/techniques.

Contacts:

- Manufacturing Manager
- Site Engineering Manager
- ManEx Manager
- First Line Managers/Unit Managers
- HRBP and Site Skills Trainer
- Assistant Engineer, Technology and
- Innovation Engineer, Projects Engineer
- Artisans/Technicians
- Teamleaders/Technical Operators
- Site Financial Accountant
- Other Leads -Site Quality, SHE Lead