44 Continuous Improvement Manager jobs in South Africa
Performance & Continuous Improvement Manager
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The Key Purpose of this role is to improve packaging unit / hall performance through continuous improvement initiatives. Execute non routine activities such as NPD, trials, projects to allow operations and maintenance teams to focus on routines. Point of contact for packaging process technical specifications.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Occupational Health, Safety and Risk Ensure that Brewery quality and safety targets are met.
- Ensure overall reliability of production Process optimisation and asset management and plant availability
- Adherence to AB InBev and global packaging quality standards
- Ensure Packaging strategy implementation and support
- Ensure line audits are complete by machine as per Zone Technical Experts guidelines
- Ensure training need analyses are conducted and training plans developed for team members
- Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the packaging shift team
- Provide coaching and mentorship to Packaging Levels 1,2,3
- Analyses plant performance data to identify opportunities for performance improvement and waste reduction
- Analyses plant failure modes and investigate causes for repeat failures to correct root causes
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Problem Solving
- Proven people management
- A superior performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion for problem
- solving and continuous improvement
- Excellent understanding of VPO Effective communication skills
- Good presentation skills
- Self-managed and assertiveness
- Must have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the business Creative and broad-minded thinker
- Dynamic personality
- Must be a Change agent (Influential power), Self-starter and energetic
- Provide operational support to autonomous shift-based teams on process problem solving, supplying
- expert advice and guidance
- Willingness to challenge the "status quo" and uphold process a quality standard within the operational environment
- Coaching and mentoring: with deviations addressed through the non-conformance management procedure and capin process.
Minimum Requirements:
- Relevant Degree (Elec, Mech, Industrial, Instrumental)
- Belt training
- Packaging Technical / Management / Global Management Trainee
- At least 3-5 years factory production experience and a management level
Additional information:
SAB is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.
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Posted 20 days ago
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The role is to drive continuous improvement within the operations to enhance efficiencies, quality, and cost reduction. It is a key part of achieving operational excellence, aiming to make an organization's processes more efficient. The individual will work collaboratively with all key stakeholders to deliver against project deadlines.
Job Responsibilities:
- Implement operational methodologies in line with business strategic objectives and standard operating models.
- Deliver effective implementation approaches to land and embed required continuous improvement change initiatives.
- End-to-end ownership of the delivery and embedding of methodology within the operation as set out by the leadership team.
- Identify best practice initiatives to create and deliver a full rollout plan to drive consistency across client portfolios.
- Review processes and practices to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
- Create and own governance models and frameworks to support the embedding of key methodologies.
- Manage and operate within individual commercial agreements for each client/campaign.
- Manage relationships with stakeholders to ensure consistency and optimize business commercial targets.
- Design, own, and deliver continuous improvement methodologies content and processes.
- Produce status reports for key projects and benefits delivered.
- Work with client personnel to ensure alignment of content and key messages.
- Regularly interact/communicate with senior stakeholders, directors, project sponsors, global team members, and client personnel.
Job Requirements:
- Matric
- Relevant tertiary qualification (advantageous)
- BPO industry experience is essential
Skills Required:
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a project implementation/delivery role within a contact center operation or operational leadership experience.
- Demonstrable experience in senior stakeholder management.
- Experience in delivering tasks with multiple deadlines.
- Experience delivering initiatives/projects within a call center environment.
- Ability to deliver agreed programs of work and embed core principles within agreed timeframes.
- People management skills in managing a team and stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong team player with the ability to motivate and inspire others.
- Ability to deliver high quality under time pressure.
- Great organization and attention to detail.
- Experience in a project manager/delivery role with supporting qualifications (Prince2, Six Sigma, or Agile) preferred.
Core Behaviour: Huntswood’s employees are described as dependable, driven, and collaborative. The job holder should demonstrate they are:
- Confidential, reliable, and genuine.
- Dynamic, passionate, and determined.
- Friendly, compassionate, and cooperative.
"It's not just about what we do, but the way we do it. And it's our values that make us special."
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Operational Excellence Specialist
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This position exists to support the Business Improvement Initiatives through driving operational efficiencies by executing tactical and strategic projects. It will ensure that Mission Directed Work Teams and other systems are implemented to enable productivity, high quality of work, safe behavior and problem solving at the lowest level. The role will assist in cascading the organizational strategy and goals to the lowest level while gathering operational requirements for digital transformation working hand in glove with the Data Analytics & Technology team.
Strategic Management
- Understands the complete Fraser Alexander’s strategic goals to be achieved by 2024. li>Assist the OE Principal to evaluate and report on the performance against established objectives, budgets, and strategic plans.
- Generating facts and do gap analysis for each division to derive the Special strategic projects.
- Collaborating with Ops Managers and their direct reports (down to operator level) to identify opportunities for improvement and growth.
Operational Performance
- Analyse operational activities, continuously scouting for improvement opportunities.
- Implement a Continuous Improvement (BI) platform, including MWDT, for all employees.
- Setting up of Governance structures for Business Improvement, inclusive of the Standard Operating Model principles.
- Completing Initial Value propositions (IVPs) for shared ideas/opportunities/projects.
- Setting up of Project teams together with the relevant GM’s. li>Implementing plans and calculate the monthly tracking of Value- at –Stake (VAS). li>Reporting and tracking at project meetings will be on a daily/weekly basis, as required.
Digitisation
- Requirements elicitation for manual workstreams to be digitized and automated
- User journey maps using Business Process Mapping tools for digital solutions
- Training and Change Management during digitized work implementation
- Develop and facilitate UAT for digital solutions at operations
Innovation Management
- Develop and maintain systems to track innovations across the business and across all layers
- Maintain constant surveillance of trends in the target markets; technological innovations; changes in customer requirements, which could impact on the company and its services and provide for quick responses to changes
- Contribute to the implementation of innovative strategies for the company so as to influence the overall growth, profitability and development of the business.
Internal Customer Relations
- To share key insights, trends, best practices and benchmarking in Business Improvement with peers in other parts of the business.
- Facilitate with GMs and HODs to ensure that there is common alignment of the Standard Operating Model, Business Improvement projects, or SPO’s and any other improvement projects undertaken. li>To continuously facilitate the processes between key enablers, e.g. Supply Chain, Engineering, Human Resources and Finance, ensuring that they are aligned to the requirements of the Business in terms of Standard Operating Model, the Business Execution Plans and any other initiatives or improvements
MDWT implementation at operations
- Conduct bottom-up operational excellence implementation
- Ensuring that daily work is aligned with company strategy
- Improving shift efficiency together with HR performance
- Train shift workers on problem solving skills & strategies
Reporting
- Setting up KPI tracking dashboards for MDWT
- Tracking of Innovation progress and benefits
- Develop production tracking reports as well as tracking effective execution matrices.
- Assist GMs and Ops Managers with SLAs and to manage service levels with the company’s clients
Qualifications
- Bachelor or BSc in Engineering – Metallurgy, Industrial, Civil or Chemical Engineering li>Postgraduate qualification in Business studies, finance or supply chain (desirable)
- Advanced Excel, Power BI & DAX
- Lean Six Sigma certification
Experience
- 5- 6 years’ experience in mining, metals, manufacturing and technology industries li>3 -4 years’ Experience in Business Improvement, Process Engineering or Production environment. Experience in Tailings and Mineral Processing environment an advantage. li>Experience in developing and implementing integrated operational planning
- Developing Training material (SOP) and training shift personnel (incl. RCA)
- Experience in Value chain Management (incl. SLA)
- Knowledge or experience of MDWT implementation
- Proven track record of implementing business improvement initiatives
- Experience in managing cost reduction projects
Other specific knowledge & skills required (only if applicable)
- Good communication, negotiation, conflict handling and interpersonal skills
- Good quality control skills
- Computer skills (MS Office)
- Advantageous skills in SQL, VBA Python, DAX and Power BI
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Project Management skills
- Excellent networking skills
- Knowledge of the Mining Industry and relevant legislation including the Mine Health and Safety Act
- Abreast of best practices and new technologies
- Knowledge of Business Process Re-engineering and change management methodologies
- Good knowledge of Business Improvement process, methodologies, and the Operating Model Principles
Closing date: 09 July 2025
Operational Excellence / Process Engineer
Posted 14 days ago
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Wij zoeken een gedreven collega om ons team te versterken.
Werkzaamheden:
Als Operational Excellence/Process engineer, ben je verantwoordelijk voor beheer van projecten in kader van Kaizen/Lean, implementatie van process monitoring systemen en het beheer van de master data
· Je initieert, organiseert en beheert master data (part creation, bill of materials en routing)
· Je brengt processen en optimalisaties in kaart en voert tijdsstudies uit om mogelijkheden tot verbetering te analyseren. Je definieert en ondersteunt process monitoring systemen.
· Je modereert workshops om potentiële verbeteringen te identificeren, als onderdeel van de transformatie-initiatieven.
· Je initieert en leidt verbeterprojecten rond o.a. productiviteit, energieverbetering, planning en onderhoud.
· Je beheert optimalisatie- en implementatieprojecten van a tot z. Je superviseert en coördineert de betrokken projectteamleden en integreert hun technisch advies. Je controleert de resultaten, borgt deze en treft, indien nodig verdere maatregelen.
· Je ondersteunt productie door het maken van werkinstructies, documenteren van machineparameters,…
· Je implementeert best practices op de werkvloer en zorgt voor het juiste draagvlak
· Je stimuleert de cultuur van continue verbetering door middel van implementatie van six-sigma/lean methodologieën
· Je modereert en realiseert kennisoverdracht door middel van training op de vloer en organisatie van workshops
Je bent houder van een Bachelor of Master diploma in electro-mechanica en hebt 3 tot 5 jaar ervaring in een engineering functie.
Je beschikt over een matuur veiligheidsbewustzijn;
Je hebt goede inzichten in Lean/Six Sigma en hebt ervaring in het leiden van projecten.
Je bent in staat om vlot een analyse te maken en van daaruit gepaste oplossingen te voorzien.
Je bent zelfstandig, een plantrekker en je bent pragmatisch ingesteld.
Je bent accuraat en hebt de nodige kennis van master data en process monitoring systemen. Kennis van Odoo is een pluspunt.
Je bent een teamplayer die goed kan overleggen en samenwerken met collega’s en stakeholders en kan collega’s stimuleren om de deadlines in je projecten te respecteren en afspraken na te komen.
Je kan je vlot uitdrukken (mondeling en schriftelijk) in het Nederlands en het Engels
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#J-18808-LjbffrOperational Excellence Lead Umhlanga
Posted 20 days ago
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The role is to drive continuous improvement within the operations to drive better efficiencies, quality and or cost reduction. It is a key part of achieving operational excellence, an approach that aims to make an organization's processes more efficient. The individual will work collaboratively with all key stakeholders to deliver against project deadlines.
Job Responsibilities:
- Implementing the operational methodologies in line with business strategic objectives and standard operating models.
- Delivering effective implementation approaches to land and embed the required continuous improvement change initiatives.
- End to end ownership of the delivery and embedding of methodology within the operation as set out by the leadership team.
- Identifying best practice initiatives to create and deliver a full roll out plan to drive consistency and embedding of these across client portfolios, where relevant.
- Reviewing processes and practices to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
- Creating and owning the governance models and frameworks to support the embedding of key methodologies.
- Managing and operating within the individual commercial agreements for each client/campaign.
- Managing relationships with stakeholders where appropriate to ensure consistency and business commercial targets are optimized.
- Designing, owning, and delivering continuous improvements methodologies content and processes.
- Producing status reports for key projects and benefits delivered.
- Working with client’s personnel to ensure alignment of content and key messages.
- Regular interaction/communication with senior stakeholders, directors, project sponsors, Global team members, and Client personnel.
Job Requirements:
- Matric
- Relevant tertiary qualification (Advantageous)
- BPO industry experience is essential
Skills Required:
- Min 2 years’ experience working in a project implementation/delivery role within a contact center operation or,
- Min 2 years’ Operational Leadership experience within a contact center operation with tangible examples of driving continuous improvement.
- Demonstrable experience of senior stakeholder management.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering tasks with multiple deadlines.
- Experience of delivering initiatives/projects within a call center environment.
- Ability to deliver agreed programs of work and embed the core principles within agreed timeframes.
- People management skills – both in managing a team, and the management of stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
- Strong team player with the ability to motivate and inspire others.
- Ability to deliver to high quality under time pressure.
- Great organisation and attention to detail.
- Experience in a project manager/delivery role with supporting qualifications (Prince2, Six Sigma or Agile) (Preferable).
Core Behaviour:
Huntswood’s employees are described as dependable, driven and collaborative. The job holder should be able to demonstrate they are:
- Confidential, reliable and genuine
- Dynamic, passionate and determined
- Friendly, compassionate and cooperative
"It's not just about what we do, but the way we do it. And it's our values that make us special."
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Senior Quality Management Advisor
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PURPOSE OF ROLE
We are seeking an experienced Senior Quality Management Advisor to provide strategic support to the Head of Quality, focusing on quality management, quality assurance initiatives, and continuous improvement across all Lesedi operations. This role requires a professional with strong business acumen, excellent communication skills, and the ability to advise and guide management in areas of continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining Quality Management/Quality Assurance IMS Governance documentation, ensuring compliance portfolios, and providing oversight and control in Quality Management across Lesedi. This position plays a pivotal role in establishing internal audit programs, managing non-conformance reports, and developing comprehensive training programs for personnel.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Compliance Portfolio Management
- Develop and maintain QM/QA IMS Governance documentation including templates
- Manage and implement internal audit schedules for nuclear and non-nuclear processes
- Oversee internal audit findings management with comprehensive follow-up
- Prepare and ensure readiness for certification surveillances and audits
- Provide necessary support to maintain Lesedi's compliance portfolio
Internal Quality Management System Oversight
- Establish and implement comprehensive internal audit programs for nuclear and non-nuclear processes
- Provide oversight and control in Quality Management and Quality Assurance across Lesedi
- Maintain Quality Functions' electronic databases
- Management of internal and external parties' Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs)
Supplier and Contractor Oversight
- Manage and implement Supplier Monitoring programs including updates
- Implement and manage established project surveillance programs
- Ensure quality standards compliance across all supplier and contractor activities
Customer Satisfaction and Continuous Improvement
- Analyze external customer satisfaction feedback data
- Provide improvement recommendations based on customer satisfaction analysis
- Update IMS processes to align with industry norms and standards
- Compile overview and trend reporting for multiple data areas including:
- Self-Assessment data analysis
- Lessons Learned data compilation
- Continuous Improvement data tracking
- Customer feedback data analysis
- Nonconformity data trending
Staff Development and Training
- Develop and implement IMS induction and indoctrination training for Lesedi personnel
- Create comprehensive Lesedi IMS training materials
- Implement ongoing IMS staff training programs
- Continuously improve and update IMS training materials aligned with industry best practices
QUALIFICATIONS
- Advanced Diploma/Degree or equivalent in quality engineering, quality management, or quality assurance (essential)
- Professional registration with SAATCA or equivalent (essential)
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 7 years experience in EPC technical environment, quality management, or quality assurance (essential)
- Proven track record of training and implementing company strategies successfully
- Demonstrated experience in system and/or process auditing
- Experience in developing comprehensive audit programs
- Experience in developing quality key performance indicators
- Experience in producing quality trend reports for management
- Experience in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies (advantageous)
- Multi-disciplinary engineering, procurement, and construction industry experience
- Nuclear industry experience with applicable standards, codes, regulations, and practices (advantageous)
COMPETENCIES
Knowledge
- Comprehensive knowledge of managerial principles
- Deep understanding of ISO 9001, ISO 19443, RD-0034, and ASME NQA-01 standards
- Understanding of ISO 19011 auditing principles
- Knowledge of Engineering/Procurement/Construction and Project Management fundamentals
- Understanding of project management principles including PMBOK, contract management, and planning
- Knowledge of nuclear industry standards, codes, regulations, and practices (advantageous)
- Proficiency in Electronic Document and Record Management Systems (EDRMS)
Skills
- Strategic thinking and conceptual analysis capabilities
- Advanced proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
- Clear and effective communication abilities
- Strong technical competence and problem-solving skills
- Performance measurement and progress monitoring capabilities
- Training development and delivery skills
- Data analysis and trend reporting capabilities
Behaviour
- Displays technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skills as a subject matter expert
- High degree of integrity and loyalty
- Self-motivated with ability to independently initiate activities
- Capable of measuring performance of people and project progress
- Accepts personal accountability and drives accountability in others
- Strong conceptual thinking abilities
- Articulates and maintains organizational vision and values
- Excellent team player who generates team spirit and cooperation
- Establishes and maintains effective stakeholder relationships
- Demonstrates foresight to anticipate opportunities and threats
- Methodical approach with exceptional attention to detail
- Portrays exemplary Health & Safety culture
- Takes pride in performance standards
- Diligent and conscientious work ethic
Senior quality management advisor
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