Vacancies at Highlands Drinks Limited

About the Job

Detailed responsibilities include:

• Ensure smooth production operation during shift
• Train and coach production line employees and conduct their performance reviews
• Responsible for shift schedule to include workstation assignments/rotations, employee training, employee vacations, employee breaks, overtime assignment, back-up for absent employees, and shift rotations.
• Coordinate production start-ups, shutdowns, and changeovers.
• Responsible for quality control during shift to produce product within specifications, meeting shift production goals, Preparing and submitting production reports timely and ensuring a clean and safe work area
• Attending daily operation review meetings and make production presentation as necessary
• Managing health and safety at work.
• keep records of workers’ attendance report
• Initiate and give Direction on any process changes to ensure product specifications are achieved and maintained by controlling and stopping non-conforming products from further processing.
• Through effective production line balancing, ensuring employee skills progression for maximum output and plants optimization.
• Ensuring standard operating procedures are adhered to
• Provide guidance and assistance to a team of production machine operators and assistance
• Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

Education and Experience Level and Other Desirable Attributes

• Diploma in Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry or related filed plus 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Organizational and Leadership abilities
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience in FMCG environment
• Self-motivated with a results-driven approach
• Problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge on Good Manufacturing Practices, OSHA, and Production Process Control
• Basic computer skills

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About the Job

Detailed responsibilities include:

• Ensure the assigned equipment is always on top condition by timely performing autonomous, preventive corrective and condition-based maintenance on it.
• Appropriately operate the assigned processing equipment as defined in respective machine operations manuals to avoid breakdowns and maloperations that lead to waste of inputs and defective products.
• Perform and document root cause analysis of major failures of the assigned equipment during his/her shift
• Take up stubborn equipment issues that occur during his /her shift with the engineering team lead and /or the rest of senior department leadership to assist in resolution.
• Monitor and record critical process parameters as specified in the BMR and take the appropriate course of action to make necessary adjustments to ensure that intermediate and finished products meet prescribed quality specifications.
• Conduct Pre-processing staging of equipment and /or raw materials for the batch start up as outlined in the BMR and ensure no cross contamination takes place.
• Properly label all rejected or unused packaging materials in liaison with the QC in charge and the production supervisor for return to the warehouse.
• Ensure safe work procedure is followed while operating manufacturing equipment.
• Remove materials not in use and/or waste generated during manufacturing and ensure a hazard free working area.
• Execute 5S on the assigned work area and be a champion for the same

Education and Experience Level

• Minimum qualifications of Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics engineering or related discipline plus 5 years of experience operating and maintaining a similar equipment.
• Organizational and teamwork abilities
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated with a result driven approach
• Problem -Solving skills
• Working knowledge of OSHA lean manufacturing, machine monitoring, process control and good manufacturing practices.