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Job Summary

Job Title:
VPO Manager
Employer:
Nile Breweries
Location:
Mbarara, Uganda
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Engineering
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Thursday, 21 November 2024

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VPO Manager job at Nile Breweries | Apply Now

Mbarara, Uganda

Full Time

Are you looking for Engineering jobs in Uganda 2024 today? then you might be interested in VPO Manager job at Nile Breweries

Deadline: 

21 Nov 2024

About the Organisation

Nile Breweries Limited is a leading beverage company in Uganda and a subsidiary of SABMiller, the second largest brewing group in the world. We aim to provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good work-life balance and comprehensive employee benefits.

Job Title

VPO Manager job at Nile Breweries

Nile Breweries

Job Description

Job Title: VPO Manager

Organisation: Nile Breweries Limited

Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda


The key purpose of this role is to lead sustainability of the VPO (Voyager Plant Optimization) pillars within the brewery as measured by global auditing criteria (coordination of sustainability phase from self-assessments to follow up of action plans) Demonstrated understanding of VPO principles.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure compliance with Safety standards and guidelines and drive a safety culture to ensure safety in the work environment

  • Management Pillar Owner for the Plant

  • Use effective Loss and Waste analysis to identify gaps in the Plant. Management system vs. VPO. Drive actions to close the gaps

  • Monthly review of VPO gap closure and score managed

  • Quarterly review of VPO managed. Monthly and quarterly updates sent to the Zone

  • Co-ordinate VPO for the Plant working with other Pillar owners to ensure an integrated VPO implementation and improvement process

  • Interface with Zone VPO team with regards to monthly and quarterly reporting for VPO for the Plant (across all Pillars)

  • Identify and develop VA initiatives for future VA commitments and drive and monitor current year committed VA initiatives

  • Ensure Plant’s routine meetings (MCRS and TOR’s.) are documented and standardized

  • Interface with Zone VPO management Pillar and regional VPO team members to ensure Plant implementation and improvement plans meet expectations

  • Ensure and assure suitable training capability exists (material and facilitators) suitable to cover Management Pillar training needs

  • Co-ordinate, track and monitor GOPs compliance across Plant. Submit monthly compliance scores to Zone

  • Lead, coach and train team members

  • Ensure continuous improvement in engagement of people in the Plant

  • Own, guide and standardize 5S implementation across the Plant Departments

  • Co-ordinate and assure Tracking and Monitoring Management Pillars and Plant VPO information for the Plant and to the Zone is correct and timeously submitted

  • Lead, facilitate and coach Problem Solving (5-Why, Ab-reports, PDCA, Gapa, ITF, Belts)

  • Conduct problem solving training

  • Facilitate problem solving teams

  • Review progress and report on effectiveness of problem solving

  • Support brewery achievement of Supply KPI targets and results

  • Verify KPI results tracking

  • Support KPI training / education at all levels

  • Ensure the accurate and timely submission of monthly VPO reporting info

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Qualifications, Education and Competencies

Minimum Requirements:

  • Minimum of B.Sc. / relevant degree in Engineering, Science or related discipline

  • Diploma in Packaging/Brewing (IBD)

  • 5+ years experience in Manufacturing Excellence or Department Management

  • Advanced Computer Literacy (MS Office)

  • Ability to interact assertively at all levels

  • Good interpersonal skills

  • Motivated Team Player

  • Analytical ability


Key Competencies:

  • Prior experience in applying varied industrial engineering related improvement techniques

  • Project management capabilities to ensure delivery of initiatives from start-up through implementation to entrenchment, using appropriate communication milestones

  • Ability to initiate improvement activities within a subsystem which would optimize the larger system in which it resides

  • Ability to apply problem solving skills at all levels (shopfloor to exec teams)

  • A good understanding of Change Management Processes Excellent skills and tools transfer capabilities (Train and coach others)

  • Astute at reading interplays and subtleties between stakeholder groupings and individuals

  • Excellent interpersonal skills -Clear capability and credibility to influence at all levels

  • Ability to exert influence on technical teams

  • Ability to mobilize teams during periods of varied operational stability

How to Apply

All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the Apply Button below.


Deadline: 21st November 2024

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