Wcm Facilitator

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:
Support the production departments with the primary responsibility to help create and drive World Class Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement with the Line and Equipment Improvement teams.

JOB SUMMARY:

- Drive WCM agenda across the factory through all 10 pillars by leading capability building, influencing and holding the different pillar leaders (e.g. Safety, AM, PM, Quality etc) accountable to the WCM toolkit. Through this program, the factory cost is optimized
- Leads the Focused Improvement pillar and is responsible for implementing continuous improvement projects and building capability of the entire site
- Implements continuous improvement projects by means of analysing, monitoring and managing performance and service level risks.
- Supports, implements and improve efficiencies by means of continuous improvement and root cause analysis
- Building WCM capability across all functions by taking the WCM toolkit and developing interactive training for different employees (from SUD through to operators). Schedules, tracks, reports and records training
- Introduces, influences and champions WCM best practices aligned across the 10 Technical WCM pillars
- Customizes the best practices from different industries to suit the needs of the environment
- Provides logístical support for WCM implementation by planning and coordinating meetings, workshops and team building
- Use the WCM toolkit to drive continuous performance improvement across all departments within the factory targeting a minimum of 5% cost reduction annually
- Actively pursue opportunities for improvement within the plant, which are highlighted in terms of WCM / 5s and coordinate the rollout on the improvements
- Coordinate and guide factory team on Master Plan creation and setup.
- Lead and guide Factory team in digital factory of the future, to have strong linkages with the Digital team and use the Digital Factory to drive Continuous Improvement within the sites.
- Ensure that all continuous improvement projects are documented and visualized in terms of WCM. Ensures that all plant-based performance measures are sourced, updated and displayed on the WCM Boards
- Use the audit process to drive standards of improvement within the factory
- Manage the WCM Route map for the factory 5-year plan
- Ensure the WCM programme is closing the gaps to ensure the delivery of the required level of service (Dispatch rate)

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

- BSc Engineering Degree in Mechanical/ Industrial
- 3-5 years’ experience in FMCG.
- WCM background will be an advantage alternatively Six sigma, lean manufacturing, TPM
- AM/PM/FI practitioner be an advantage
- Audit the set protocol to ensure WCM methods have been applied correctly
- MS Office computer literate