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Production Operator L2

Kimberly-Clark · South Africa -Cape Town- Epping

Production Operator L2

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®.  At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

We are looking for a Production Operator to follow safe operating practices when operating machine, by ensuring guarding is in place and follow works instructions. Operate the machine, or machine section, in a safe manner ensuring overall machine output, waste and quality targets are achieved. To operate in team environment driving execution excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

· Maintain high levels of housekeeping in department.

· Operate machine to target output and waste levels and use digital

transformation (OSI/ MES)

· Participate in problem solving to ensure machine uptime is maximised.

· Ensure that all products are produced to specification with minimal

variability, using the Quality Management System.

· Record quality information on prescribed documentation.

· Assist with change over’s on machines.

· Record production and delay data on prescribed documentation.

· Maintain asset condition and address/escalate technical issues

· Verify process settings and optimise as necessary using P2030

principles

· Drive continuous improvement on the asset.

· Comply to operator standard work

· Able to operate across any of the Personal Care assets

You will be maintaining equipment associated with the production, packaging and distribution of Kimberly-Clark products through preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance work. This role is part of Kimberly-Clark’s investment in creating new jobs and expanding its capabilities to produce premium products that are essential to millions of lives around the world. It starts with YOU.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

  • Minimum Grade 12 or relevant N3.

  • Knowledge & experience in on high speed FMCG Manufacturing Equipment

  • Basic Technical Knowledge

  • Minimum 3 months acting exposure as a Machine Operator and signed off competent.

  • Minimum 3 years' experience in an operational environment

  • Problem solving ability.

  • As part of the interview process individual performance, attendance, KC ways of working and practical assessment will be assessed.

  • Computer & Digital data Literate (MES/ OSI PI/ PASS)

  • Applicant to be signed off in at least three of the following areas on the Asset:

  • Packaging

  • Fluff end

  • Mid

  • Mez

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

And finally, the fine print….


For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. 

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Primary Location

Cape Town Epping Plant

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type

Full time
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