Team Leader – Packaging x2 National Breweries Plc

National Breweries Plc is Zambia’s leading producer and distributor of Traditional African Beer. Our affiliation to Delta Beverages gives our employees a sense of pride and that of belonging to one of the biggest international brewing companies in the world. The Company offers opportunities for all to learn develop and grow, whilst offering challenging career opportunities for lateral or vertical advancement.

We are therefore inviting applications to fill the following vacant position:

Position: Team Leader – Packaging X2

Location: Lusaka

Contract: Permanent

Reporting to the Production Supervisor, the successful candidate will be accountable for the following:

• Ensuring that set key performance indicators and efficiencies are met
• Manage the team to improve process quality and productivity.
• Co-ordinate scheduled maintenance e.g. inspection etc.
• Communicate effectively in the workplace through shift team meetings.
• Ensure application of administration systems and procedures.
• Order, track and control raw materials.
• Identification of out of control situations from process monitoring.
• Ensuring that damages do not exceed set margins.
• Producing daily/weekly variance reports for packed beer.
• Implementing the brewing/packaging plan and making sure there is space availability.
• Ensuring that the machine cleanliness and hygiene standards are maintained to avoid product contamination.
• Monitoring the packaging processes to ensure correct procedures are followed.
• Handing over beer to dispatch in accordance with procedures.
• Maintaining and ensuring adherence to all health and safety requirements.
• Re-organising shifts to suit the situation and sorting out crates.

The job is particularly suitable for candidates who meet the following minimum requirements and possess the following attributes.

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Diploma/Degree in Production Management or Science related fields
• Knowledge of SAP is added advantage.
• At least 2 years working experience in FMCG industry.
• Good interpersonal skills and team player
• Effective communicator, Sober minded, hardworking and problem-solving skills