performance manager

7 days ago

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa McCormick & Company Full time R600 000 - R1 200 000 per year
Performance Manager

Midrand, South Africa

This position is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and functional expertise to the Plant for loss analysis, analytics, and training systems. The role supports the Plant Leadership Team in the JTE (Journey to Excellence) strategy focused on building Employee capability, providing data reliability system and driving Employee engagement through implementation of high-performance work systems to achieve exceptional business results. This person will also participate and support the regional CI (Continuous Improvement) forums and programs to roll out in South Africa.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES #LI-DNI

1. Create visibility to Loss Data
  • Lead annual Loss Analysis to support site's OGSM (Objectives, Goals, Strategies, and Measures) and budget targets
  • Help prioritize loss reduction projects in collaboration with the site leadership team
  • Provide supporting data analysis and justifications for any technology improvements and capital expenditures and feasibility studies
  • Lead site Focused Improvement pillar
2. Lead site Data and Analytics
  • Maintain integrity of site data through training, health checks, and change control. Focus includes scorecards, downtime data base, manual tracking systems and SAP master data.
  • Provide analysis and insights to key performance metrics like Process Reliability, Productivity, Yield and Scrap.
  • Collate and publish site scorecard every month.
  • Create and execute site Analytics strategy.
  • Establish scorecard review processes based on the appropriate frequency and participants.
  • Drive data-based decision-making behavior at all levels
3. Implement Effective Training systems
  • Coach site employees and SMEs on the methodology and tools:
  • Basic performance data and trends
  • Problem solving
  • Root cause analysis
  • Loss Reduction projects
  • Participate on Training and Development Pillar
  • Create and maintain site training systems
CANDIDATE PROFILE
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related discipline is required
  • Minimum of 5 years working in manufacturing operations in FMCG company (preferably in food industry)
  • Background in Total Productive Maintenance / Lean, Change Management and Organizational Effectiveness
  • Experience in a CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) preferred
  • Team and Operations Leadership experience preferred
  • Proficiency in Excel and Power BI
  • Familiarity with creating reports using our current (and future) BI tools, e.g. SAP Hana, Tableau
  • Experience analysing complex datasets, generating insights and building robust statistical models (comfortable working with structured and unstructured data)
  • Ability to analyse complex information to make judgments and decisions
Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

WHY WORK AT MCCORMICK?

United by flavor. Driven by results.

As a McCormick employee you'll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You'll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself-to have a say in where the company is going and how it's growing.

Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.

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