[Job Vacancy] Team Leader, Candy at Mondelez International

Mondelez International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 160 countries around the world. We’re leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Cadbury Bournvita, TomTom, Cloret, and Trident gum.  Our 90,000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Leader, Candy

Job Requisition ID: R-116962
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Job Description

This role helps ensure the sustained continuity of technical mastery and line leadership in manufacturing, by leading a key line of the business (technical, system or organizational) to deliver results defined by the compelling business need of the site.
You ensure that key business results are achieved and for developing others to ensure the sustained continuity of technical mastery on the manufacturing line.
Using a systematic approach, you use strategic thinking skills to ensure results are sustained over the long term.

How You Will Contribute

In your likely first managerial role, you will ensure that Mondelēz International’s safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets are achieved for the lines for which you are responsible by breaking down section targets into line and unit targets and ensuring that employees understand their individual performance goals related to the overall targets.
In this role, you will also develop budgets and be responsible for costs control management, governance and compliance, loss elimination and workforce planning, including recruitment, retention, development, succession planning, and the identification of high potential team members. Without you, we would not be able to deliver high-quality snacks to our customers.

What You Will Bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

Autonomous maintenance (AM) Step 4 systems and progressive maintenance (PM) Step 3 systems
Maintaining equipment at basic conditions independently, including the execution of AM & PM (break-down maintenance, planned maintenance) standards on dedicated equipment
Total productive maintenance and Six Sigma including qualification of AM steps 5-6, and PM step 3
Handling challenging interpersonal situations tactfully
Influencing people in a union environment
Communicating effectively verbally and in writing and a good attention to detail
Leading line teams

What you need to know about this position:

Achieve consistent product quality and ensure food safety at all times
Achieve vertical startup for new equipment, installation and/or lines.
Achieve the line/plant targets in line with the company’s Compelling Business Need.
Ensure full compliance to all process parameters and documentation of all activities and parameters 
Report and investigate near misses, incident & accidents on the lines.
Conduct Risk Assessment, Quick Risk Prediction and ensure LOTO compliance
Conduct effective DMS meetings using the Run to Target (RTT) methodology.
Ensure implementation of the Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) 
Drive full implementation of the plant’s Autonomous Maintenance (AM) agenda using the IL6S methodologies.
Champion waste reduction efforts.
Achieve near zero defects on the production line 
Ensure plant & equipment availability, reliability and performance
Deliver the plant’s weekly production plan & achieve OEE/GE targets 
Strict adherence to GMP and Food safety Requirements.

Education / Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of Higher National Diploma
Required 5+ years working experience in a process/production plant.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Experience with IL6S/ TPM/ WCM
Good analytical skills of production systems, components parts and equipment.
MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and general computer literacy 
Good written and oral communication skills 
A proven ability to learn quickly and take responsibility for actions taken.
Accountable, Adaptable, Assertive, Collaborative & must have integrity
Exceptional Leadership.
Understanding of component materials (raw materials) and make suggestions on ways to enhance the overall product quality and process reliability.
Ability to develop, configure and optimize existing processes
Data interpretation to include process audits, process and packaging development 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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