Shift Coordinator

1 week ago


Durban, South Africa Unilever Full time

Unilever is currently hiring for **Shift Coordinator - PP**

**Function**: Supply Chain

**Reports to**: Prince Gumede

**Scope**: Local

**Location**: Maydon Wharf

**Terms & Conditions**: Full time

**ABOUT UNILEVER**

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people - we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

**JOB PURPOSE**

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. If you are passionate about coordinating team activities to achieve plant safety, quality and production goals; Facilitates teamwork and helps build an effective work relationship with other shifts; Supports members in team coordinator roles, helps resolve operational and personnel issues, supports the training certification process and resolves staffing resource issues as well as manage daily production issues, line efficiency improvements, communicating and enforcing policy and procedural compliance and assuring effective use of temporary workforce then this role is just for you

**WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE**
- Process / Operation, Start Up / Shutdown Procedure and Oversees the safe and efficient start-up and shutdown of the factory
- Material Availability: Ensures the upstream Batch System (Storage tanks etc.) is set-up with correct ingredients and quantity to meet the production plan
- Operation: Ensures that machinery and equipment in area of responsibility is operated, maintained and changed over efficiently as per SOP
- Engineering: Drives development of operators to perform autonomous maintenance and inspection tasks equipment as per schedule including minor maintenance (i.e. replacing belts, chains, hoses, covers, knives etc
- Problem Solving and Decision Making, Manage SHE, Quality, Administration, and Leadership and Relationships

**Experiences & Qualifications**
- Completed National Diploma Engineering OR Operations Management OR equivalent Trade Test
- 3 years relevant Management/ Supervisor experience in FMCG/ Manufacturing environment
- Solid leadership, management and development experience of large teams
- Basic appreciation in specific plant engineering skills
- Working knowledge of WCM principles (AM and Problem-Solving Skills)
- Working knowledge of OHS act and lockout procedures
- Working Knowledge of PC Skills and ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, CRQS, SAP, QM, RS Batch, SCADA etc

**Skills**
- Computer skill
- Technical skill
- Communication skills
- Stakeholder Management
- Problem solving Skill

**Leadership**
- You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others - both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
- As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.
- ** Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors**
- ** PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE**:Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
- ** PERSONAL MASTERY**:Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
- ** CONSUMER LOVE**: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
- ** PURPOSE & SERVICE**: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
- ** AGILITY**: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

This is an office-based role in Durban (Maydon Wharf) and requires 100% of time attendance on site.


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