Production Supervisor
The Wrigley Company is the world’s largest manufacturer of chewing gum. A subsidiary of the MARS Company, a global leader in the chocolate and pet-food categories and one of the largest privately owned businesses.
The Wrigley Company is the world’s largest manufacturer of chewing gum. A subsidiary of the MARS Company, a global leader in the chocolate and pet-food categories and one of the largest privately owned businesses.
Our secret to success is ensuring our associates treat the
business as if it were their own and ensuring that we harness the individual
strengths of our people.
We also place great emphasis on being a responsible company with
an eye on the future.
We are seeking to recruit a Production Supervisor reporting to
the Production Manager.
Job Purpose Statement
To achieve production targets to meet customer demands in terms
of quality and quantity by working through a team of engaged production
associates.
Key responsibilities
- Ensuring
production of high quality products by emphasizing on use of work
procedures and enforcing in process quality checks by the machine
operators and adherence to plan in wrapping areas.
- Accurate
requisitioning of Packaging materials and setting up systems to eliminate
or minimize wastages or losses along the production process.
- Focusing
on Factory operational efficiencies such as wrapping averages, Overall
Equipment Efficiencies, Trim/Package
- Waste
generation and labour efficiency for optimum performance.
- Writing
up of work instructions for all production activities occurring in the allocated
section.
- Training
of shop floor associates on Good Manufacturing Processes, Wrigley
Procedures, work instructions/ Operator recommendations, machine safety
instructions and enforcing use of these procedures.
- Ensuring
proper documentation of all production activities, documenting the same in
the SAP system in real- time and producing relevant reports as may be
required.
- Liaising
with Quality assurance and technical team to look into root causes of
non-conformances and coming up with effective corrective actions,
implementing those actions and following up to ensure non-recurrence of
the same incident.
- Accountable
for efficiency, quality, safety and engagement of the team he/she
supervises, with demonstrated experience.
- Learn
on the job, influence Logistics and Maintenance teams to set up priorities
and design the work of the team.
- Ensuring
adherence to ISO 22000 standards during manufacture
Requirements
- Holders
of Bachelors degree in Food Science and Technology, Science or Equivalent
from a recognized University.
- Minimum
of 4 years experience in a busy FMCG in a supervisory role.
- Working
knowledge and skills in safety, quality assurance and world class
manufacturing.
- Ability
to plan and follow through.
- Good
Computer knowledge on MS Excel, word, among others.
- Experience
in SAP system or related systems an added advantage
- Proven
people leadership capabilities
- Experience
in use of lean,TPM or Kaizen an added advantage
Key Competencies
Leadership Capabilities: Motivating Others,
Creating Collaborative Relationships, Delivering Consistent Results, Developing
talent
Functional Area: Production
If you believe you fit into the above profile, please send your
full curriculum vitae with details of your qualifications, experience, present
position, day and evening telephone numbers, e-mail address and names and
addresses of three referees to E-mail: hr.ke@wrigley.com to reach us not later
than Friday 1st March, 2013.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.