Lupiwe Solutions
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Johannesburg, Gauteng
Required Learning
Bachelors Degree or Diploma in Production Management/Industrial/Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering or Pharmacy- 5 6 years management experience in the pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packaging Environment
- Proven Leadership skills
- Proven communication and employee relations skills required
- Excellent computer skills
- LEAN or Six-Sigma background would be advantageous
Key Job Outputs
Speed
- Ensure Daily Weekly Production Targets are met
- Improve and Maintain Machine Availability
- Improve Productivity through implementation and maintaining of LEAN manufacturing principles
- Ensures adequate resources are available to manufacture product (equipment, supplies, and labour)
- Conducts continuous review and follow-up on projects to ensure completion of assigned work.
Quality
- Assumes responsibility for proper failure prevention strategies of production equipment and facilities
- Takes necessary action to eliminate delays ensuring adherence to production and shipping schedules, including prevention of deviations
- Maintains compliance with company policies, cGMPs, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices, ensuring no product recalls
- Investigate and take appropriate action related to product/process variations
- Ensure that packaging Standards are met
- Keep Scrap/Losses at a minimum
- Adhere to regulatory compliance
- Develops information and compiles reports concerning scheduling, production goals, equipment and maintenance problems and other studies or reports as requested
Safety
- Ensure that Safety standards are met
- Assumes legal responsibility in terms of the OHS Act for the area
- LTIFR of 0
Cost
- Take necessary actions to manage production costs and improve profitability
- Operate within and meet Budget requirements
- Maintains Budgeted or Better Recovery to Expense Ration
- Works in a team environment with other department management to coordinate a production schedule to achieve required deadlines, objectives and budgets
People and Communication
- Manage and coordinate activities and performance of assigned staff to ensure the achievement of department OEE objectives and performance goals.
- Develops department employees through orientation, training, establishment of objectives, communication of rules and policies, while building employee morale and motivation.
- Evaluate performance and production of staff; maintains records of performance.
- Improve Employee Attendance Attendance target 98%
- Provide leadership in the implementation of Mini Business Units (MBU) intervention
Performance Management
- Advises department management on matters relating to daily operations and makes recommendations for improvements when feasible
- Setting and evaluation of KPIs for department & team members
- Audits own performance and recommends own objectives and standards of performance
- Ensures and Maintain high levels of performance
- Reviews, performs/ensures investigations are done effectively and in a timely manner.
- Provide positive and motivating example for employees
Analysing
Deciding and Initiating Action
Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
Planning and Organising
Writing and Reporting
Applying Expertise and Technology
Coping with Pressure and Setbacks
Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives
Adhering to Principles and Values
Relating and Networking
Presenting and Communicating Information
Working with People
