Shift Coordinator

In brief

**Overview** This role at Unilever is for a Shift Coordinator responsible for coordinating team activities to achieve plant safety, quality, and production goals. The position involves facilitating teamwork, fostering effective work relationships across shifts, supporting team members in coordinator roles, resolving operational and personnel issues, and managing the training certification process and staffing resources. The Shift Coordinator will also manage daily production issues, drive line efficiency improvements, ensure compliance with policies and procedures, and assure the effective use of a temporary workforce. Unilever seeks individuals who want to be part of an organization committed to doing work that matters for people and the planet. **What you will do** * Supervise and coordinate the activities of production staff during the shift, encompassing process/operation, start-up/shutdown procedures, and overseeing the safe and efficient start-up and shutdown of the factory. * Resolve operational issues and escalate complex problems to management. * Ensure material availability by setting up upstream Batch System Storage tanks etc. with correct ingredients and quantity to meet the production plan. * Ensure that machinery and equipment in the area of responsibility is operated, maintained, and changed over efficiently as per SOP. * Drive the development of operators to perform autonomous maintenance and inspection tasks on equipment as per schedule, including minor maintenance such as replacing belts, chains, hoses, covers, and knives. * Conduct shift handovers and communicate key updates to incoming teams. * Enforce safety protocols and ensure compliance with company policies. * Responsible for accurate approval of T&A hours. * Manage absenteeism and overtime for the team. * Hold the team accountable for production activities and expectations. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Qualifications:** * National Diploma in Engineering or Engineering Technical qualification. * **Experience & Preferred Qualifications:** * Strong leadership and management experience of a large team who work shifts. * 3-5 years working experience in a manufacturing environment. * Sound strategic and operational Production management experience. * Strong Industrial Relations experience in a unionized environment. * Ability to support, guide, and drive OHS and SHE regulations and standards and ensure compliance. * **Skills:** * Problem Solving and Decision Making. * Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities. * Production Planning & scheduling. * Computer literate & Usage of APPs. * Supply Chain Agility. * Continuous Improvement. * Ability to stakeholder management & Influence. **Who should apply** An ideal candidate for the Shift Coordinator position at Unilever holds a National Diploma in Engineering or an Engineering Technical qualification. They should possess strong leadership and management experience, specifically with large teams working shifts, and have 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment. The candidate must demonstrate sound strategic and operational production management experience and strong Industrial Relations experience, preferably in a unionized environment. Required skills include problem-solving, decision-making, production planning and scheduling, computer literacy, supply chain agility, continuous improvement, and the ability to work under pressure, adapt to changing priorities, manage stakeholders, and influence effectively. This role is suited for individuals dedicated to coordinating teams to achieve plant safety, quality, and production goals. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/shift-coordinator-unilever Source: myjobmag

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