Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 16 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Our client, Sim Packaging Solutions Limited seeks to recruit a highly competent, hardworking and self-motivated individual to fill the position of Technical Shift Lead. The Technical Shift Lead will be responsible for ensuring that the daily production plan is 100% adhered to through proper management of people, equipment, time, materials & processes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Production plan execution
• Ensure machine operators adhere to the production plan.
• Timely escalation of challenges to the Maintenance Controller that may lead to production plan non-adherence.
• Work closely with other stake holders like QA, Engineering & Inventory to resolve constraints that may affect target attainment.
2. Materials management
• Ensure 5S standards & GMPs are adhered to & continuous performance improvement should be registered when audited.
• Ensure all process documents are well filled by Machine operators & batch management guidelines are adhered to.
• Ensure Materials reconciliations and accountability are done at shift end & unused PM returned to the PM holding locations.
• Report on material wastages, conduct RCA & develop CAPA to reduce wastage.
3. Performance management
• Lead daily Gemba meetings for purposes of daily performance review.
• Assess the training needs of Machine Operators & come up with training plans.
• Ensure Machine Operators adhere to approved attendance & leave schedules.
• Ensure all production reports are updated on time and with clear reasons where targets have not been attained.
• Raise at least one innovation per month that is geared towards process performance improvement.
• Participate in problem-solving sessions and identification of CIPs.
• Analyze the 6 big losses that affect OEE, conduct RCA come up with CAPA in liaison with the CII.
• Participate in reviewing of processes, development & updating of production documentation & records as per ISO 9001:2025 QMS regulatory standards.
• Participate in reviewing of processes, development & updating of production documentation & records as per ISO 9001:2025 QMS regulatory standards.
Asset care
• Coordinate and supervise autonomous maintenance (AM) activities performed by Machine Operators.
• Develop one-point lessons for Machine Operators, this can be done in liaison with the Continuous improvement in-charge, Project coordinator and Maintenance Controller.
• Ensure Machine Operators have the right tools for simple adjustments and repairs. These should also be well managed by following the tools policy.
5. Quality Control
• Ensure line clearance before and at the end of the shift is done by the Machine operator.
• Ensure all in-process product checks are done by Machine operators. Eg. PM quality, printed matter & weight checks, product formation and Color.
• Shall ensure timely closure of all non-conformities raised by QA.
6. Health & safety
• Report all unsafe acts, unsafe behaviours, near misses and any other safety-related incidents.
• Log at least one JSO per month
• Ensure all new team members are trained on safety and issued with proper PPE
• Responsible for enforcing PPE usage and compliance in the production area
• Participate in OHS investigations, hazard identification & risk assessments when called upon
7. Financial Management
• Monitor and ensure zero waste across the different production processes.
8. Risk Management
• Identify the department’s risks, and their various mitigations and keep track of them.
• Ensure Monthly updating of the risk register. Work with the compliance office.
9. Compliance
• Ensure regulatory compliance in the execution of activities within Uganda. UNBS, ISO 9001:2015 QMS, NEMA etc
• Adherence to all Sim Packaging Solutions Ltd and Country Policies and Procedures.

Skills and requirements
• Hold a bachelor’s degree in mechanical and Manufacturing, Industrial engineering and management, Electrical, Chemistry, Physics or any engineering-related course.
• Knowledge in SAP
• Awareness of occupational health & safety
• 4 years relevant experience in FMCG Industry preferably in a similar role.

Competencies Required:
Behavioural
• Must be of unquestionable integrity, Honesty, Trustworthiness and Professionalism
Leadership
• Must be a team player
• Must be a self-starter and have an appreciation of business growth and priorities.
• Strong Leadership potential to effectively drive a business agenda and operational coordination of activities.

Knowledge.
• Plastic moulding process technologies like IMM, ISBM and IBM
• Advanced experience with MS Office
• Commercially astute with an understanding of key commercial drivers

Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Communication skills and customer relationship management

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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