Shift Leader - Port Elizabeth at BASF

What you can expect

• The incumbent will be responsible for managing the shift Production Department and co-ordinating its interaction with other departments to achieve customer, company requirements with respect to productivity, QHE&S, delivery and cost. Duties will include the following:
•   Ensuring departmental objectives are set and cascaded to the entire production shift
•     Ensuring the effective utilization of all resources in the production shift
•     Reviewing progress against the daily production plan and implementing contingencies, where necessary to achieve operational targets
•     Ensuring that objectives and targets are measured and tracked to determine the trends　
•     Ensuring that employees are motivated to achieve operational targets
•     Identifying and actioning employee development and training needs
•     Providing training to all relevant employees on improved or newly developed work instructions to ensure compliance to standards
•     Ensuring that departmental Quality and Safety standards are adhered to, maintained and improved continuously throughout the plant
•     Managing systems applicable to the production area including SAP transactions, Stock accuracy, AIMS, Compliant Pro, TPM, AE.net and Power-Bi, LCO, and PLT submission
•     Creating and maintaining an environment which fosters continuous improvement in key focus areas using best practice and lean principles
•     Initiating investigations of process and operational deviations, engaging expertise and staff, using various problem-solving techniques, reviewing data and making  prompt decisions to correct any such deviations
•     Ensuring that the maintenance plans and repairs are conducted to an acceptable standard during a shift
•     Working according to Integrated (Environmental and Quality) Management System requirements
•     Ensuring that the final production schedule for all production lines, both Slurry Prep and Coating is available
•     Managing the off-line and other off-line related activities during a shift

What we expect

•   Minimum of 6 years’ experience in a production/manufacturing environment in the Automotive industry
•     3 year Production Management or Technical tertiary qualification, and preferably a post-graduate qualification
•     Experience in a leadership role is required and managing a production business unit operating on a continuous shift basis is advantageous