Vacancy: Head of Human Resources
Wrigley is a recognized leader in confections with a wide range of product offerings including gum, mints, hard and chewy candies, and lollipops. Wrigley’s world famous brands – including EXTRA®, ORBIT®, DOUBLEMINT®, JUICY FRUIT®, and 5™ chewing gums, as well as confectionery brands SKITTLES®– create simple pleasures for consumers every day. With operations across 50 countries and distribution in more than 180 countries, Wrigley’s brands bring smiles to faces around the globe. The company, which is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, employs approximately 17,000 Associates globally and is part of Mars, Incorporated. 
Based in McLean, Virginia, Mars has more than 75,000 Associates worldwide who are putting our Mars Principles in action every day to make a difference for people and the planet through our performance. For more information on Mars Incorporated and its affiliates, please visit http://www.mars.com/global/about.aspx
Wrigley is seeking to recruit a Head of Human Resources – East Africa to lead the overall HR function for the region and drive HR excellence with the aim of driving associate engagement and business performance. The position is regionally recruited and will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and report to the General Manager, East Africa.
As a member of the East Africa Management Team, specific responsibilities will include:Developing, implementing and measuring the HR strategy for East Africa in line with the company strategy;Proactively partnering with the GM and Management team to deliver the East Africa business strategy while driving and supporting a high performing team culture;Leading all elements of the talent management strategy in line with the regional strategy;Leading organisational development and effectiveness in line with the regional strategy;Leading change initiatives to support enhanced organizational effectiveness within the business;Leading and managing the activities of the HR team for maximum performance and business effectiveness;Developing the HR Function, processes and systems; andEffective management of Industrial and Employee Relations.Key qualifications, knowledge and experience required:A Master’s degree in Business Administration, Strategic Management or Human Resources Management;A higher Diploma in Human Resource Management or International Relations will be an added advantage;A member of a relevant HR professional body;At least 6 years’ experience in a senior HR management role displaying strong functional capability and high learning agility gained within a multinational environment;Experience within a business that includes a production facility would be an advantage;Understanding and working knowledge of Labour laws and Labour Union activities with experience leading CBA negotiations; andSolid business acumen with good communication and interpersonal skills.If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for this role, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, e-mail and telephone contacts. Please quote the reference number (Ref.: HRM-EA / 12-14) on your application letter.
To be considered, your application must be received by 17 December 2014, addressed to:
The Director
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited, Kenya
Email: esd@deloitte.co.ke

Production Supervisor

The Wrigley Company is the world’s largest manufacturer of chewing gum. A subsidiary of the MARS Company, a global leader in the chocolate and pet-food categories and one of the largest privately owned businesses. 

At Wrigley, we love what we do and are passionate about our people. People in over 150 countries enjoy our brands everyday. Our secret to success is ensuring our associates treat the business as if it were their own and ensuring that we harness the individual strengths of our people. We also place great emphasis on being a responsible company with an eye on the future. We are seeking to recruit a Production Supervisor reporting to the Production Manager.
To achieve production targets to meet customer demands in terms of quality and quantity by working through a team of engaged production associates.Ensuring production of high quality products by emphasizing on use of work procedures and enforcing in process quality checks by the machine operators and adherence to plan in wrapping areas.Accurate requisitioning of Packaging materials and setting up systems to eliminate or minimize wastages or losses along the production process.Focusing on Factory operational efficiencies such as wrapping averages, Overall Equipment Efficiencies, Trim/PackageWaste generation and labour efficiency for optimum performance.Writing up of work instructions for all production activities occurring in the allocated section.Training of shop floor associates on Good Manufacturing Processes, Wrigley Procedures, work instructions/ Operator recommendations, machine safety instructions and enforcing use of these procedures.Ensuring proper documentation of all production activities, documenting the same in the SAP system in real- time and producing relevant reports as may be required.Liaising with Quality assurance and technical team to look into root causes of non-conformances and coming up with effective corrective actions, implementing those actions and following up to ensure non-recurrence of the same incident.Accountable for efficiency, quality, safety and engagement of the team he/she supervises, with demonstrated experience.Learn on the job, influence Logistics and Maintenance teams to set up priorities and design the work of the team.Ensuring adherence to ISO 22000 standards during manufactureHolders of Bachelors degree in Food Science and Technology, Science or Equivalent from a recognized University.Minimum of 4 years experience in a busy FMCG in a supervisory role.Working knowledge and skills in safety, quality assurance and world class manufacturing.Ability to plan and follow through.Good Computer knowledge on MS Excel, word, among others.Experience in SAP system or related systems an added advantageProven people leadership capabilitiesExperience in use of lean,TPM or Kaizen an added advantageLeadership Capabilities: Motivating Others, Creating Collaborative Relationships, Delivering Consistent Results, Developing talent
If you believe you fit into the above profile, please send your full curriculum vitae with details of your qualifications, experience, present position, day and evening telephone numbers, e-mail address and names and addresses of three referees to E-mail: hr.ke@wrigley.com to reach us not later than Friday 1st March, 2013. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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