Zambia Breweries
Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
Job Purpose:
Implement, entrench and improve the use and effectiveness of VPO in the Pillar of specialization in African Breweries and Vertical Operations to deliver business results.
Key roles responsibilities:
- Drive delivery of expected business results through the VPO Pillar of specialization.
- Define and management of VPO strategy for the pillar, ensuring results are met.
- Agree on Zone level priority blocks within the Pillar that will deliver expected business KPI and means results.
- Agree on Plant level priorities and targets with Zone Pillar Manager and Specialists.
- Guide and drive implementation across Africa together with Zone Pillar Managers and Specialists.
- Define VPO Implementation plans for Brownfields, Greenfields and New Operations.
- Monitor and track implementation progress to plan per Plant.
- Train and coach Plant personnel on your Pillar of Specialization.
- Analyse Plant KPI performance vs. means scores, previously identified gaps, agreed actions prior to audits.
- Audit Plants, together with other Pillar Specialists, on Pillar of specialization. (Plants audited with team of 7 Pillar Specialists).
- Agree actions with Plants to close gaps identified during the audits (in the Pillar of specialization).
- Track and monitor closure of actions by plants against agreed timelines.
- Evaluate Plant KPI performance and means performance looking for examples of Best Practice.
- Best practices identification, standardization, and roll out. Escalation to Global when appropriate.
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Test and entrench best practices using PDCA and SDCA and the standard VPO tools.
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Document and track Plant KPI performance, means scores and action closure.
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Compile monthly VPO report according to the Global VPO Business Cycle.
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Own and Maintain all VPO documentation for your Pillar.
Profile:
- Experience working in a Plant or Production area is vital.
- +5 years’ experience in maintenance management.
- Must have experience in effective implementation of management systems.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to foster effective working partnerships.
- Problem solving ability to be able to guide Plants in developing actions plans to improve both KPI performance and VPO means scores.
- Experience in coaching and training and guiding plant leadership teams.
- Must enjoy and be effective at training and coaching.
- Tertiary degree is essential in a related field.
Additional Information:
Band : VI
- Based in the Supply Zone HQ (Johannesburg)
- Reporting to the Zone VPO Manager (Solid Line)
- Works closely with the Zone Pillar Managers and Specialists.
- Also works with Plant Pillar owners.
- Travel throughout Africa a big part of this job
- All Plants will be audited twice per year. This workload will be split between 2 teams.