Packaging Continuous Improvement Manager

AB InBev Africa; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the beverage industry is seeking a dedicated individual to enhance packaging performance through continuous improvement initiatives. This role involves optimizing production processes, ensuring quality standards, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in factory production management and a relevant degree.

Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years of factory production experience at a management level.
• Proven people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Brewery quality and safety targets are met.
• Analyze plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication

Coaching

Education

Relevant Degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Instrumentation)

Job description

Dreaming big is in our DNA

It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward, serving up new ways to meet life’s moments, and dreaming bigger. We seek passionate, talented, and curious individuals, providing them with the resources, teammates, and opportunities to unleash their full potential. Together, we create unstoppable power when we combine your strengths with ours. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

Key Purpose

The primary goal of this role is to enhance packaging unit/hall performance through continuous improvement initiatives. It involves executing non-routine activities such as NPD, trials, and projects to enable operations and maintenance teams to focus on routine tasks. The role also serves as the point of contact for packaging process technical specifications.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

1. Ensure that Brewery quality and safety targets are met, emphasizing occupational health, safety, and risk management.
2. Maintain overall reliability of the production process, optimize processes, manage assets, and ensure plant availability.
3. Adhere to AB InBev and global packaging quality standards.
4. Support the implementation of packaging strategies.
5. Conduct line audits by machine as per Zone Technical Experts guidelines.
6. Identify training needs and develop training plans for team members, fostering cross-skilling within the packaging shift team.
7. Provide coaching and mentorship to Packaging Levels 1, 2, and 3.
8. Analyze plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement and waste reduction.
9. Investigate plant failure modes and root causes of repeat failures to implement corrective actions.

Key Attributes and Competencies

• A proven track record of disciplined work ethic, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent understanding of VPO and effective communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Self-managed, assertive, and capable of effective communication at all business levels.
• Creative, broad-minded thinker with a dynamic personality.
• Change agent with influential power, self-starter, and energetic.
• Ability to support autonomous shift-based teams in process problem-solving with expert advice.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and uphold process and quality standards.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring, addressing deviations through non-conformance management procedures.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant Degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Instrumentation).
• Belt training.
• Packaging technical/management/global management trainee experience.
• At least 3-5 years of factory production experience at a management level.
• Proven people management skills.

Additional Information

• Band: VII

ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer. All appointments will be made in line with ABInBev's employment equity plan and talent requirements. The job advert lists minimum requirements; management reserves the right to consider additional relevant information during shortlisting.