Senior Process Leader

**Job Advert Summary**:
Rainbow is looking for X2 qualified and experienced **Senior Process Leaders** to join their team in Hammarsdale P2.

This role involves co-ordinating production teams to ensure delivery of the production plan. It also involves facilitation of signing off the production plan to ensure equipment availability, as well as co-ordinating operations planning process and inventory control.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- A Diploma / Degree in Production Management / Engineering.
- 5 years relevant operational experience preferably in a unionized food processing plant.
- An abattoir hygiene or meat inspection qualification would be preferable.
- Poultry processing experience would be advantageous
- Tolerance of stress and pressure.
- Deadline driven and people orientated.
- Literacy, Numeracy and Mechanical aptitude and good technical understanding.
- Ability to balance plant with regards to man load versus product mix.
- Strong knowledge of production principles.
- ISO and health, safety, and environmental legislation
- Have systems orientation with proven administration skills and computer literacy.
- Exposure to WCM principles would be advantageous.
- 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, weekends, public holiday, and flexible hours of work.

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

- Co-ordinate production teams to ensure delivery of the production plan.
- Facilitate signing off the production plan ensuring equipment availability.
- Co-ordinate operations planning process and inventory control.

**Operations Management**:

- Contribute towards continuous improvement and innovation at process and procedure level to enhance effectiveness, efficiency and performance.
- Ensure Fresh Delivery On Time In Full (OTIF).
- Ensure execution of mini business agenda.
- Establish the most efficient use of resources ie. Cost, people, time etc for each shift and allocate work accordingly.
- Report on a weekly basis on actual Processing KPI’s versus budget and address non-conformances promptly
- Manage Processing yield factors, initiate plans to reduce losses.
- Analyze downtime, provide valid explanations for loss of production and put action plans in place to prevent reoccurrence.
- Liaise with New Product Development, ensure appropriate staff, equipment and materials are available to run successful trials.
- Guide and prepare the Processing team for customer and statutory audits.
- Oversee the performance of equipment (OEE).
- Manage processing yield and consumption factors and initiate plans to reduce losses.

***Budget Management**:

- Report on and manage all input costs within area of responsibility and manage any over and under spend appropriately to ensure that issues are addressed before significant financial loss occurs
- Authorize expenses within area of responsibility and within level of authority and monitor spending activity.
- Innovate and implement cost containment measures.

***Project Management**:

- Manage project plans in conjunction with project teams.
- Oversee project implementation in area of responsibility.

**Staff Management**:

- Ensure alignment of headcount plan to the production plan.
- Manage and deliver on the Processing teams succession plans to enable the development of a future generation of leaders, specialists and ensure optimal turnover and retention levels.
- Communicate actively and effectively resolving any potential conflicts that may arise, sharing/providing relevant information.
- Assume overall responsibility for training & development of your team.
- Conduct operational meetings and ensure that records are kept and shared amongst all parties and objectives are delivered upon.
- Manage the employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and Company policy.
- Develop supportive relationships with reports and encourage a team spirit.

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

- Input into the establishment of systems and sound practices in order to comply with best practices, legislation or other regulations / guidelines.
- Ensure on-time investigations and closure of NCA’s/CARs.
- Ensure on-time investigation and closure of Safety deviation.
- Monitor Processing team to ensure all legislative and industry standards are achieved and prompt action is taken where required to ensure there are no areas of non-compliance
- Chair and facilitate regular safety meetings with your teams and ensure action points are delivered upon.
- Drive the adherence and maintenance of FSSE 22000/ ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 standards within the Total Integrated Management System throughout Processing.
- Ensure documentation required for Total Integrated Management System is applied consistently throughout Processing.
- Drive in-process quality control in l