Team Leader Packaging Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) is the largest African Coca-Cola Bottler, accounting for 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent.
Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda is a subsidiary of CCBA. We are currently seeking to recruit a Team Leader-Packaging based in Kampala.

As a Team Leader Packaging, you will report directly to the Unit Manager, Packaging.

Key Purpose Statement
The primary role of the Team Leader packaging is to lead and develop the SBU Team in the execution of the production plan, ensuring that the
the product meets all quality specifications, asset care through autonomous maintenance tasks, and the resolution of production problems.

Key Duties & Responsibilities
• Coach team members in the correct execution of their tasks (operational and technical).
• Coach and lead Team members in the correct execution of autonomous maintenance tasks on the line
• Check and ensure that team members monitor process input and outputs to obtain the desired results.
• Support planned preventive maintenance processes.
• Develop team members and ensure that training needs are identified and closed out via one-on-ones and performance reviews.
• Manage human resource availability, leave, and resource deployment.
• Coaches team members on work practice Implementation and situational problem-solving.
• Conducts work practice maturity assessments and/or line walkabouts for own shift to ensure that best practices are being applied correctly and are entrenched.
• Ensures that team members understand and adhere to the operational, quality, and process standards, work instructions, and maintenance
• schedules, work practice deployment plans, and performance targets.
• Coach and support team members in using the correct problem-solving techniques (such as 5Why, quick fix, OPLs, etc.) to solve situational
• problems.
• Ensure that where process improvement or waste reduction opportunities have been captured on the gap list, these are properly evaluated, and call in specialist resources where required to assist in the evaluation.

Skills, Experience & Education
Qualifications
• Minimum requirement: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical/ production-related tertiary qualification
• Preferably: Engineering degree (Electrical/ Mechanical/ Industrial Engineering; or any other related & relevant field)
• Added advantage: Computer and technical skills

Experience
• 3 years of Technical and leadership experience in an FMCG environment

Competencies
• Understanding of The Manufacturing Way / WCM / Lean practices and principles.
• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of Packaging processes.
• Thoroughly demonstrated knowledge of Maintenance practices.
• A self-starter with high energy levels.
• Ability to identify gaps and initiate improvement actions.
• Understanding of SHEQ policies and procedures.
• Understanding of the People Way and Company labor relations practices.
• Proven Leadership skills and management capability.
• Ability to train and coach own team.
• Ability to be pragmatic, and able to place equal emphasis on quality and productivity.
• Assertiveness and negotiation skills