Team Leader Job - Nile Breweries Limited

Job Title: Team Leader

Organisation: Nile Breweries Limited

Duty Station: Uganda

About US:

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.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintain a safe, healthy and risk free work environment

Ensure adherence safety, health and environmental legislation and procedures
Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
Facilitate Sustainable Development initiatives

Optimize production process and Performance

Co-ordinate Autonomous Operations(ATO)
Monitor production processes
Communicate, interpret and implement production plan for shift
Support the team to improve process quality, hygiene and productivity

Optimize team performance

Implement Target Setting and Cascading with in the team
Facilitate effective team dynamics (participative team meetings, one on one, team communication, team building, team maturity, respect /discipline, respect for code of conduct, team vision/mission, conflict handling, improve trust levels in the team)
Communicate effectively in the workplace (within team, & other internal/external customers/suppliers)

Ensure application of administration systems and procedures

Administer conditions of employment for team members
Prepare and control budgets around Overtime/duty allowance; acting allowance; leave allowance among others

Facilitate continuous improvement, team problem solving and decision making

Apply problem solving and decision making techniques and principles including situational problem solving-Problem identification, Problem definition, QFR application, 5why, Loop closure & Escalation.
Participate in systemic problem solving (Loss and Waste, ABR and PDCA & ITFs)
Support the overall Maltings team initiatives and arrangements

Manage and Develop People

Develop employees through facilitating learning and development of team Members; CAP
Manage and apply personnel processes in line with the company procedure
Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate between the employees and the company
Lead Maltings production activities in accordance with the VPO principles and Practices.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical /Electrical Engineering or equivalent;
A Diploma in Brewing (IBD) is added advantage
Two years of experience in Maltings or related field at line management
Understanding of process control within a Maltings/process environment
Good understanding of Maltings principles and good practice

Key attributes and competencies: