Shift Coordinator

Join us as: Shift Coordinator

Function: Supply Chain
Reports to: Unit Manager
Scope: Local
Location: Boksburg
Terms & Conditions: Full-time

JOB PURPOSE

This role exists for someone who coordinates the team activities to achieve plant safety, quality and production goals. Facilitates teamwork and helps build an effective work relationship with other shifts.  Supports members in team coordinator roles, helps resolve operational and personnel issues, supports the training certification process and resolves staffing resource issues. Manage daily production issues, line efficiency improvements, communicating and enforcing policy and procedural compliance and assuring effective use of temporary workforce and be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet.

Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise and coordinate activities of production staff during the shift: Process / Operation, Start Up / Shutdown Procedure and Oversees the safe and efficient start-up and shutdown of the factory

• Resolve operational issues and escalate complex problems to management.

• Material Availability: Ensures the upstream Batch System (Storage tanks etc.) is set-up with correct ingredients and quantity to meet the production plan

• Operation: Ensures that machinery and equipment in area of responsibility is operated, maintained and changed over efficiently as per SOP

• Engineering: Drives development of operators to perform autonomous maintenance and inspection tasks equipment as per schedule including minor maintenance (i.e. replacing belts, chains, hoses, covers, knives etc

• Conduct shift handovers and communicate key updates to incoming teams.

• Enforce safety protocols and ensure compliance with company policies.

• Resolve operational issues and escalate complex problems to management.

• Responsible for accurate approval of T&A hrs

• Manages absenteeism and overtime for the team

• Responsible to holding his team accountable on production activies and expectations

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• National Diploma in Engineering or Engineering Technical qualification

EXPERIENCE & PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong leadership and management experience of a large team who work shifts

• 3- 5 years working experience in manufacturing environment

• Sound strategic and operational Production management experience

• Strong Industrial Relations experience unionized environment

• Support, guide and drive OHS and SHE regulations and standards and ensure compliance

SKILLS

• Problem Solving and Decision Making

• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.

• Production Planning & scheduling

• Computer literate & Usage of APPs

• Supply Chain Agility

• Continuous Improvement

• Ability to stakeholder management & Influence

Unilever Behaviors

• Care deeply:  caring deeply about how consumers experience our brands every day, everywhere; about our people’s growth and development, and our impact on the planet. You care about your performance, to a point where it hurts when you don’t win.  Always brings their best self. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations and build empathy for others. Sets high standards for themselves. Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside of Unilever.

• Focus on what counts: We set clear and stretching goals and recognise maximum performance impact.  Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.

• Stay three steps ahead:  We think boldly and creatively to make breakthroughs in performance. We are always curious and confident – anticipating and staying ahead of consumer needs and external trends to beat the competition. Approaches delivery with an iterative and incremental, test - do - learn approach. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

• Deliver with excellence:  We deliver everything we do with excellence and pace. We take personal ownership and hold each other to account – always finding a way to do what we said we will do.  Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.

LEADERSHIP

• Always brings their best self. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations and build empathy for others. Sets high standards for themselves.

• Enables people within an organization or outside an organization to engage with each other productively and efficiently.

• Inspires the energy needed to win and grow. Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.

• Approaches delivery with an iterative and incremental, test - do - learn approach. Prioritizes work on value to customer. Has a comprehensive understanding of Agile principles, values, methodologies and practices that enable agility. Experiments with these in their own delivery. Can articulate and works towards the shifts that are required to create an agile culture, focusing on capacity, culture and capability.

• Works from purpose for the good of others. Has own inner compass of purpose which inspires actions. Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside of Unilever. Believes in and contributes towards Unilever’s purpose to make sustainable living commonplace.

• Employee advocacy is about harnessing the purpose and passion of our people who want to share their support for Unilever’s values, the actions we are taking on issues that matter to them or to showcase our brands and activities on their social networks or social circles. It is increasingly important to be conversant with the role employees can play as advocates outside Unilever, and conversely how to understand and manage employee criticism that may feed into external issue.

Unilever is an equal opportunities employer and committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.  We are intentional in employing the best talent that reflects the demographics of our country and which will help build representation of currently under-represented groups. We therefore invite applications from all candidates representing diversity of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. When appointing potential candidates, the South African Employment Equity and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Legislation will be considered.  

We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. If you are applying as a foreign national, please note that you may be requested to provide supporting documents supporting this.

This is a factory - based role in Johannesburg (Boksburg Factory) and requires 100% of time attendance on site.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.