Shift Production Supervisor - Unilever Ghana

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this position is to provide effective leadership and supervision regarding all activities, resources and processes to ensure seamless production optimization all the time.

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be

• Ensure strict compliance to Safety
• Production orders and Targets
• Receive production order for the day’s process operation from production manager
• Ensure that daily targets are met to meet up with monthly production targets.
• Raw and packaging materials Management
• Monitor stock of raw and packaging materials daily to avert outages or wastages.
• Ensure quality standard of raw and packaging materials supplied.
• Compliance and Quality Control
• Strict compliance to production process steps.
• Strict compliance to process SOPs.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality product always.
• Equipment and Environment Maintenance
• Ensure equipment always operates at the right OEE.
• Ensure surroundings and machines are clean and safe to run always.
• Ensure machine parameters are calibrated weekly and set for quality production.
• Maintain good hygiene in the plant.
• Finished Goods Handling
• Ensure accurate stacking and dispatch of FG to FG/STORES
• Participate actively in the Accident Prevention Program by ensuring and creating high safety awareness towards people and providing solutions to defective equipment in the areas of responsibility.
• Reporting and Meetings
• Prepare the daily, weekly & monthly department report.
• Organize daily production meeting to discuss and find solution to issues affecting operation.
• Team Management and Development
• Determine needs, oversee assignment of employees, and recommend development programs.
• Develop and implement initiatives to build and enhance team capability.
• Constructively interact with other units for achieving company’s goals.
• Perform any other related task assigned by Production Manager.
• Take responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of yourself and others including your own fitness for work.

What You Need To Succeed

Experiences & Qualifications

• Minimum HND/BSc. in Operation/production management or related field.
• Relevant professional certification is a plus
• Minimum 2 years in production environnement
• Excellent knowledge of manufacturing process
• A solid track record of effectively, leading, managing and/or supervising a team.

Skills

• Excellent leadership ability and interpersonal skills.
• Multi-tasking while keeping excellent organizational skills.
• Very strong computer skills.
• Strong communicator (both oral & written).
• Highly motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving organizational and personal goals.
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment (co-workers, suppliers, etc.).

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.