Shift Manager – Packaging at Guinness Nigeria PLC

Guinness Nigeria PLC is a major market for Diageo: Guinness Nigeria operates in the unique and fast growing alcohol industry of over 15mhl beer potential. It is the only company that does Total Beverage Alcohol (TBA) in Nigeria. It’s an on trade dominated market but with a fast growing off trade channel.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Shift Manager – Packaging

Location: Benin, Edo
Job Type: Full Time

About the Role

• Overall responsibility for the delivery of shift outputs, targets and goals by managing, leading and supporting shift team to produce to desired customer service, quality and yield levels in the most cost effective and efficient manner.
• To identify and drive improvement, ensuring delivery of dept. goals.
• To manage resource allocation, develop team members and optimize individual potential to contribute to overall site performance.

Your Role

• Supervise, prioritize and coordinate all activities of shift team workers, including operational, personnel, and administrative tasks to ensure that all products required are produced to target volumes and specifications with best possible efficiencies and optimum KPI’s.
• Control cost of packaging by minimizing process waste, maximizing efficiencies and taking appropriate actions to reduce downtime and improve quality.
• Develop & deliver improved performance against targets through effective problem solving, decision-making and communication between shift teams, and aligned, planned activity with Operations Improvement Team, Engineering support and Supply Planning.
• Lead implementation of the company’s health, safety, quality, environment and hygiene standards for the protection of company products, personnel and assets in the packaging environment.
• Manage team’s individual training & development within clear improvement plans, using the BCM and CAP framework and Performance Improvement Plan to drive performance and efficiencies towards world class standards.

Experience Required

• Science or Engineering Degree or equivalent
• Should hold an IBD / NSE qualification and knowledge of packaging and WCM (World Class Manufacturing) techniques.
• 4 years’ experience in food or drink packaging environment with a track record of delivering sustainable improvements in packaging efficiency and quality, particularly through effective people management and development.
• Competency in packaging management and prioritisation of resources to meet key targets, while setting high standards & stretching goals for self & others to exceed internal & external customer needs
• Knowledge of company policies is an added advantage.
• Structured problem evaluation & solving skills and ready to make decisions, take the initiative and originate action.
• High level of energy and commitment to team-based achievement and high interpersonal effectiveness to develop & sustain robust relationships.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.