SUMMARY:
a Big Giant within the Pharmaceutical Industry is looking to employ a skillful Operational Excellence Team Leader with 6 years experience as a Team Leader with experience in a cotinuous improvement with pharmaceutical manufacturing as well as experience in an environment implementing GMP.
POSITION INFO:
Overview
Position: Pharmaceutical Operational Excellence Team Leader
Salary: Market Related
Location: Port Elizabeth
Applicants are invitedto apply for this excellent opportunity that exists for the above mentioned position. The successful incumbent will report to Head of Capability.
Overview
Oversee operational excellence (OE) activities, developing lean manufacturing and site loss elimination processes, in partnership with line managers and Industrial Engineering and Technical Training team members. Support the development of a Continuous Improvement (CI) culture and perform the role of the custodian of standards across the site.
Responsibilities
Planning, section management and reporting
· Provide input into section’s operational planning, prioritization of objectives, interpretation and execution of policies and procedures
· Provide input into and manages budgets and resource requirements
· Define section strategy, goals, actions required and timelines
· Provide section staff with day-to-day direction and tasks
· Ensure that section activities are documented/ captured and filed
· Develop and track organizational goals/objectives and performance
· Report on section progress against plans and KPIs
Operational excellence leadership
· Develop operational excellence strategy and cascades into specific business objectives and targets for the various departments
· Identify key themes required to achieve business objectives
· Own and improve OE standards, including root cause problem solving formats and SMED, OEE improvement, yield improvement approaches and formats
· Ensure communication and dissemination of OE information to internal stakeholders
Objectives and priorities
· Establish objectives and priorities for pillar leaders at sites
· Focus on maintaining and improving integrity of production and QS through machines, equipment, employees and supporting processes using autonomous and progressive maintenance, work process improvement, leadership and organization
· Adopt KPIs; sets standards and targets to assess overall equipment effectiveness, yield, OTIF and NPS
Site loss elimination process leadership
· Identify themes for site loss elimination, aligned with business objectives and targets
· Establish and drive loss identification and elimination processes
· Assist departments identify initiatives and create high-level implementation plans; oversee related project management
· Track and report on site loss elimination performance vs. targets
Organization coaching and lean improvement
· Perform process confirmation on the floor, monitoring and auditing standard processes (performance management, SMED)
· Assess the need for, develop and lead or initiate Lean workshops and certification programs
· Lead major lean improvement projects
Skills Required
Formal Qualifications
· National Diploma in Engineering, Pharmacy, Chemistry, or a related discipline
Background/experience
· Minimum 6 years’ experience in continuous improvement within pharmaceutical manufacturing
· Experience in an environment implementing GMP
Specific job skills
· Computer literacy
· Excellent communication and facilitation skills
Competencies
· Meeting Deadlines
· Finalizing Outputs
· Making Decisions
· Customer Awareness
· Interrogating Information
Application Deadline: 2021/02/05
Expected Start Date: 2021/04/01
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