Eveready Manufacturing Graduate Programme


Advertiser: Eveready
Location: Port Elizabeth

Department- Manufacturing
Job Type Classification- Graduate
Location - Town / City- Port Elizabeth
Location - Province- Eastern Cape
Location - Country- South Africa

Role- House of York, division of Eveready (Pty) Ltd, a leading FMCG Manufacturer seeks to employ a Graduate in Manufacturing for a one year contract to understudy the Manufacturing Team Leader

Key Responsibilities-
Understudy the Production Team Leader and assist with:
- Managing, Leading and Training a team
- Managing Basic Disciplines
- Stock Control
- Continuous Improvement Projects

Education & Experience
- Diploma in Wood Technology/ Science or related
- Knowledge of wood technology and industry
- Wood industry experience (if possible)
- Wood machinery experience (if possible)
- Supervisory experience (if possible)

Competencies:
- Team player
- Able to lead a team
- Good communicator
- Willingness to learn

Closing date: 31 July 2014

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.