Team Leader

at  Essity

SHIFT PRODUCTION TEAM LEADER

Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company which develops, produces, and sells Health & Medical, Consumer Tissue and Professional Hygiene products and solutions and has a strong global presence. We are looking for a Shift Production Team Leader to join our Manufacturing site in Pinetown reporting directly to the Production Manager. This opportunity is great for an individual who has strong production experience, passionate about what they do and has the ability to add value and walk the path in growing our business with us!

ABOUT THE ROLE

The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, controlling and leading production within specific production areas, conducting auditing, quality control and the control of raw materials and packaging. You will also see to the requisitioning, printing and controlling of labels. Over and above, you will be responsible for the quality of manufactured products and manage the performance of individual team members .
We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Material Control:
• Responsible for the ordering and receiving of material/component as per the daily/weekly production plan.
• Controlling of material usage variances i.e. input vs output.
• Returning of all unused material to Raw Material Stores for credit.
• Responsible for stock-count at the end of the month.
• Plan all end of run changeovers to make the most efficient use of machinery and resources.
• Perform in-process quality checks at defined frequencies, ensuring that the product surpasses the minimum required quality levels. Report all deviances from acceptable standards immediately and take appropriate action to quarantine suspect stock and rectify the problems.
• Ensure that all personnel under direct control and other persons entering the factory area maintain GMP conditions.
• Record and investigate all materials and labor variances daily. Develop methods to reduce all wastage within areas under direct control.
• Authorizes the release of the finished product for shipping, i.e. signing off shipping tickets.
• Ensure the Barcode Verifier is calibrated as per the relevant work instruction.
• Ensure the master sample file is kept up to date concerning new labels that are designed.
• Make sure the completed requisitions are timeously sent to Raw Material Stores for data capture.