Operator

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The Key Purpose of this role is to Safely operate and maintain defined Packaging equipment and related processes in order to achieve optimal effectiveness.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Interpret and implement production plan for shift
• Operate manual and automatic machines on line as per standards
• Monitor production processes on shift and correct any negative trends
• Ensure process quality and productivity
• Complete associated tracking and monitoring: Complete operator workstation administration and take action as required.
• Complete Team room administration as required
• Contribute to self development
• Manage PIMS & POMS and take corrective action on negative trends
• Use QFR’s (As per triggers)
• Complete 5 WHY’s (As per triggers) with relevant team members
• Contribute towards AB reports as required.
• Conduct autonomous operations
•  Operating equipment in Packaging  process areas according to VPO standards
• Constantly reviewing process performance against target, and recording short stops and correcting any out of controls using the VPO tools
• Recording waste and movement of product on the appropriate documentation or information systems. Review trends to identify & resolve problems
• Carrying out autonomous operations as defined for the process areas.
• Identify defective plant, and report these through to the Process Artisan or Team Leader to assist with resolution.
• Assisting the Process Artisan/Machine specialist in executing running repairs on shift.
• Carrying out the required quality checks and analyses, and recording the results on the appropriate information system.
• The list of quality checks to be executed is contained in the work instructions.
• react to the results using the VPO tools supplied
• Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. making use of the action logs to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities.
• Fully understand the team Dream and contribute in achieving it.
• Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues.
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance are communicated.
• Where problems occur, use the VPO problem solving tools to resolve and record the issues.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Prepared to work shifts
• The main role is to apply core competencies to achieve optimum plant and process performance.
• Manage a process area according to VPO principles and standards
• A logical, analytical problem solver who can operate in an unstructured environment.
• A team player (prepared to communicate, listen and assist).
• Initiative and energy.
• Achievement Drive (improvement, do better than standard or what was done previously, be the best).

Minimum Requirements:

• Internal Criteria Grade 12
• Mechanical aptitude
• Machine specific experience
• External Criteria: Technical qualification (N3 or similar)
• 9 months on the job training, SKAP completed
• Completed SKAP within 12 months
• Post Matric or equivalent e.g. N4
• National Diploma or equivalent (External) IOB Certificate/Diploma (Mech/Elec)  (Desirable)
• Experience within a packaging FMCG industry (Desirable)

Additional Information:

• Band: XI