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Job Title:    Shift Controller

Organization: Movit Products Limited

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

Movit Products Limited (MPL) is a leading Quality Cosmetics Manufacturing Company in Africa with operations in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Movit Products Limited manufactures healthy beauty hair, skin and nail care products aimed at empowering every person to face life with confidence.

Job Summary:   The Shift Controller will be responsible for ensuring that the daily production plan is 100% adhered to through proper management of people, equipment, time, materials & processes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Supply plan execution

• Ensure TPOs adhere to the supply plan.
• Timely escalation of challenges to the PM that may lead to supply plan non-adherence.
• Work closely with other stake holders like QA, Maintenance & Inventory to resolve constraints that may affect target attainment.

Materials management

• Ensure 5S standards & GMPs are adhered to & continuous performance improvement should be registered when audited.
• Ensure all BMRs are well filled by TPOs & batch management guidelines adhered too.
• Ensure Materials reconciliations are done at shift end & unused PM returned to the PM holding locations.
• Report on material wastages, conduct RCA & develop CAPA to reduce wastage.

Performance management

• Lead daily Gemba meetings for purposes of daily performance review.
• Assess training needs of TPOs & come up with training plans.
• Ensure TPOs adhere to approved attendance & leave schedules.
• Ensure all production reports are updated on time and with clear reasons where targets have not been attained.
• Raise at least one innovation per month that is geared towards performance improvement.
• Participate in problem solving sessions and identification of CIPs.
• Analyze the 6 big losses that affect OEE, conduct RCA come up with CAPA in liaison with the CIS.
• Participate in reviewing of processes, development & updating of production documentation & records i.e SOPs & WIs.

Asset care

• Ensure autonomous maintenance activities are carried out by TPOs.
• Develop one-point lessons for TPOs, this can be done in liasons with the Continuous improvement in-charge & the Engineering manager.
• Ensure TPOs have the right tools for simple adjustments and repairs. These should also be well managed by following the tools policy.

Quality Control

• Ensure line clearance before and at the end of the shift is done by TPOs.
• Ensure all in-process checks are done by TPOs i.e PM quality, printed matter & weight checks.
• Closure of all non-conformities raised by QA.

Health & safety                                                   

• Report all unsafe acts, unsafe behaviors, near misses and any other safety related incident.
• Log at least one JSO per month
• Participate in OHS investigations, hazard identification & risk assessments when called upon.

Financial Management

• Monitor and ensure zero waste of across the different production processes.

Risk Management

• Identify the department’s risks, their various mitigations and keep track of them.

Compliance

• Ensure regulatory compliance in execution of activities within Uganda
• Adherence to all Movit Group and In Country Policies and Procedures.
• Prepare and submit location daily report.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing / Industrial option), Chemistry, Physics Electrical.
• Knowledge in SAP
• Awareness in occupational health & safety
• 3 to 5 years relevant experience in FMCG Industry preferably in a similar role.

Competencies Required:

• Behavioural
• Must be of unquestionable integrity, Honesty, Trustworthiness and Professionalism
• Leadership
• Must be a team player
• Must be a self-starter and have an appreciation of business growth and priorities.
• Strong Leadership potential to effectively drive a business agenda and operational coordination of activities.

Knowledge.

• Advanced experience with MS Office
• Commercially astute with understanding of key commercial drivers

Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Strong consumer and customer marketing/sales capabilities

Attributes include:

• Self-Starter & Action Oriented
• Ability to harness peer Relationships
• Agile and Driven
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Communication Skills

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to send their cv to email: hr@movitproducts.com

• Please indicate job title in the subject line
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Deadline: 14th February 2025

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