Unit Manager: Utilities & Processing – Coca Cola

Job Description  

Coca-Cola Kwanza Ltd has an exciting opportunity in Manufacturing Department. We are looking for a talented individual with the relevant skills and experience in Manufacturing for a Unit Manager – Utilities & Processing position, which will based in Dar es Salaam. The successful candidate will report directly to the Manufacturing Manager. 

Key Duties & Responsibilities  

    Manage Asset Care within the Utility and Processing department 

•     Ensure necessary capacity and capability to implement Asset Management strategy 
•     Ensure that maintenance plans exist for all equipment in utilities and processing 
•     Manage engineering risk and the Asset Management integrity 
•     Evaluate OEM audit reports and manage correction actions. 
•     Evaluate availability of critical stock items and facilitate adjustment when required. 

    To drive WCM initiatives in the Utility and Processing environment 

•     Leads the WCM change management processes 
•     Drive innovation, improvement, and agility through change leadership 
•     Formulates work practice deployment plans and ensures that plans are executed 
•     Drives a problem-solving culture 
•     Conducts work practice maturity assessments on a regular basis to ensure that best practices are being applied and are entrenched 
•     Benchmarking best practice (internal and external) 

    To manage and support team leaders and team to achieve production, maintenance, and quality targets in a cost-effective manner  

•     Deviations from production plan, maintenance plan, quality, safety, and housekeeping standards are discussed, explained, and actioned together with the Team Leaders, daily 
•     Support is specific to the problem, effective & timeous 
•     Work instructions are in line with The Coca-Cola Quality System requirements and good manufacturing practices 

    To formulate and control expense and capital budgets so that expenses are planned for and managed effectively within budgetary parameters  

•     Expense and capital budgets are formulated in line with financial guidelines, production budget and with the business plan 
•     Manage Capex budget process 
•     Budgeting to be benchmark driven 
•     Capital expenses are assessed, and recommendations are made to appropriate person 

    To encourage, assist, support, and coach Team so that departmental targets, performance, and future challenges are achieved effectively  

•     Optimise individual and team performance and development 
•     Supports, coaches, and encourages the Team Leaders to use the Supply Chain ways tools as per the guidelines and specified intervals 
•     Develop positive work relationships through ethical and energizing leadership, and collaboration 
•     Diverse opinions and cultures of Team are being respected 
•     Team relationships are underpinned by trust 

    To sell, manage, implement, and actively support change interventions and projects to encourage the unit to internalize the change to meet operational targets  

•     Continuous understandable communication about reasons for change, processes involved, effects, benefits, etc. 
•     Effectiveness of change intervention is measured, and results are fed back to team 
•     Individual differences within the team are valued and recognized 
•     Team leaders are committed to and enthusiastic about the change intervention 

    To solve systemic problems to save costs, minimise risk and losses and to improve productivity in line with benchmarks  

•     Manage the optimisation of total usage of energy and water for the Plant 
•     Optimist plant to control raw material usage, Management of by-products and controls. 
•     Drive improvement process to achieve savings in energy and water consumption.  

    Ensure compliance to Safety and Statutory requirements 

•     Ensure a responsible approach to EOSH and Plant house keeping 
•     Ensure compliance to Country safety legislation. 
•     Ensure compliance to The Coca-Cola Requirement on safety, environmental and quality systems . 
•     Ensure statutory and legal maintenance complied to within Utilities equipment 

Skills, Experience & Education  

The incumbent should have at least a Degree in Engineering (Mechanical,  Chemical &Processing, Industrial); 3 – 5 years as maintenance controller, specialist in utilities area with production and leadership experience in a FMCG environment. Strong communication skills, good leadership qualities, good analytical skills, and a demonstrated high level of integrity.