Team Leader/Production Planner

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Team Leader/Production Planner

Cape Town

56302

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Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit  www.sealedair.com .

Job Purpose

To manage the Production floor and shift staff to ensure that the product produced consistently conforms to required specifications and quality standards.   To continuously monitor all machines, inspect all products and adjust machine settings as and when necessary to ensure a stable production process and quality product.  Duties & Responsibilities

Oversee and control the Production floor and equipment to meet specified production targets as per the production plan.   Plan job change-overs to ensure minimum idle time between jobs minimise waste, down time and increase efficiency.  Manage the levels of waste and ensure all raw materials are inspected  Assist and solve problems or trouble shoot any product or process related issue    Flag all non-conforming products correctly according to laid down procedure  Ensure that staff follows laid down instructions as they relate to machine settings, raw materials, product specifications and customer requirements as per the procedure.  Assume responsibility and accountability for meeting the expectations of the Production schedule according to the Production plan.  Check and verify the first off QC check sample per shift and check that the measurements are recorded on the production sheet.  Assume accountability and responsibility for the effective carrying out of quality checks on all materials used and products run on the shift, according to the Quality Inspection plan and control checks in the master folder.   Ensure constant monitoring of product and process quality during the production run.  Provide assistance to the operators running the machine when necessary to keep production going.  Report and record any difficulties or quality problems experience during the shift to the assistant production manager. Check availability of master folders at the beginning of the shift and ensure all information is correct and up to date.  Ensure that the production sheets are completed accurately and timeously  Complete NCA forms for all non-conforming product and raw materials  Plan change-overs between jobs ahead