Company:
The Heineken Company
Industry: Manufacturing / Production / FMCG
Deadline: Oct 30, 2025
Job Type: Full Time
Experience: 3 – 5 years
Location: Eastern Cape
Province: Port Elizabeth
Purpose of the job:
- Execution and management of the Heineken TPM program at site level including the management of training and development linked to key strategic capabilities.
- The role is responsible for driving continuous improvement activities and capability development impacting Safety, Quality & Performance at site level including operational setup activities linked to the site.
Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to:
- Execute and manage the implementation of TPM Methodologies and Capability Development at plant level.
- Drive the execution of the Supply Chain TPM, Technical Training & Capability Development strategy at plant level.
- Implementation of Supply Chain Technical competencies and Functional Competencies (CAD).
- Prepare and communicate TPM and training execution plans for plant to improve site maturity and comply to Safety, Food Safety, Environment and Quality regulations.
- Promote and demonstrate the use of TPM routes and improvement methodologies.
- Manage loss data bases and historical information to ensure detailed loss deployments for focused loss reduction plans.
- Provide technical expertise to breakdown, minor stop and quality defect analysis at Pillar level
- Perform audits on TPM processes and procedures including APM and improvement teams (Kaizens).
- Apply 5S and loss reduction principles in daily work, set the example for the site.
- Be the champion for a zero-loss culture and improvement mindset.
- Lead and champion Supply Chain Reward & Recognition and Onboarding programs.
- Lead the roll-out and execution of digital tools related to Connected Worker and Smart Brewery use cases.
- Accurate & timely reporting of TPM, Training & POD KPI’s at plant level. Promote alignment between pillars:
- Participate as a key member in the Site Leadership pillar and effectively support all pillars with TPM route and tools implementation.
- Support the alignment and collaboration between pillars to attack losses related to priority KPI’s.
- Be the guardian of give and gets between pillars including pillar handshakes.
- Key liaison between AM and POD pillars to effectively deploy and attack man/method related losses through Competency Gap Reduction teams or specific training needs.
Facilitate Improvement activities and TPM Fundamentals
- Be an active facilitator in improvement activities and UPS methodology.
- Ensure effective application of TPM tools and techniques through effective coaching and training programs.
- Ensure teams champions focus on eliminating root causes on a failure mode level for effective. loss eradication (zero loss mindset).
- Govern the team’s management process for all pillars. Maintain electronic process control systems – hardware and software.
- Drive the execution of shopfloor excellence initiatives and govern the implementation of TPM Fundamentals.
Planning, Governance & Strategic Support:
- Guardian of the Driving System and overall project plan to achieve defined annual targets in cooperation with plant leadership team.
- Collect and analyze data in order to present results to plant leadership team according to the agreed standards.
- Lead, review and manage TPM reporting, audits (internal and external), tracking and compliance.
- Coach and mentor TPM & Capability coordinators and facilitate PDP plans.
- Govern data collection and inputs into BCS system together with BCS coordinator.
- Active participation and contribution to Opco, Regional and Global TPM and POD communities.
The successful candidate must have the following qualification, experience/skills:
- N.Diploma or B.Tech in Quality, Engineering or Supply Chain or Management fields.
- Post graduate qualifications advantageous.
- 3-5 years’ experience in Operations, Continuous Improvement, Quality or Supply Chain management experience required.
- 2+ years strong practical experience with TPM implementation or other related World Class Manufacturing or Operational Excellence programs.
- Experience in executing Learning & Development programs with a Supply Chain environment.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Technical and analytical skills including advanced computer skills.
- Basic engineering knowledge.
- Ability to communicate effectively at different organization levels.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills (UPS methodology, 5Why, Fishbone).
- Good verbal and written communication skills.

