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Dalumusa Ernest Zuke

Dalumusa Ernest Zuke

Head Of The Department
Hillcrest

Summary

Diligent Head of the department with proven track record of managing departmental operations and driving strategic initiatives. Known for spearheading successful projects and fostering culture of continuous improvement. Demonstrates effective leadership and project management skills.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
8059
8059
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Shift Supervisor

Shave and Gibson
Durban
07.2025 - Current
  • Ensured smooth operations during peak hours by effectively managing resources and staff allocation.
  • Trained new employees and delegated daily tasks and responsibilities.
  • Managed cash handling procedures, maintaining accuracy in financial transactions and minimizing discrepancies in daily reconciliations.
  • Maintained workplace safety by enforcing strict adherence to company policies and industry regulations.

Head of the department

Nampak Rigids Pinetown
08.2011 - 07.2024
  • I was a head of department, maintaining polymer process control, optimized the processes, planned, coordinated, controlled and directed workforce.
  • Ensured the adherence to policies and standard operating procedures.
  • Ensured that quality was achieved at all costs, safety was embedded in the culture of Nampak.
  • I liaised with the management and ensured that operations meet the departmental key performance indicators which were linked to business strategy.
  • Administered root cause analyses, troubled shoot machine inefficiencies and Ensured that change over times were kept and the operations always sought to maintain better processes.
  • Other duties were as follows:
  • Raising Job cards for break downs
  • Planning planned maintenance and keeping schedule times
  • Making sure that maintenance schedules are filled and submitted.
  • Participating and chairing production meetings.
  • Chairing Tool box talks on safety and quality
  • Going to GG on Gemba walks and identifying places that requires improvement
  • Steered 5 S improvement system which was part of the 20keys workplace improvement
  • Reviewed procedures for the purpose of removing non value added activities.
  • Monitored waste, reported waste.
  • Documenting: Writing of accurate up to date records of production data, and documenting process changes.
  • Initiate disciplinary action
  • Ensured that ISO 9001:2015 was practiced correctly as quality management system.
  • Being quality conscious and ensured all quality tests were carried out.
  • Optimized the machines and improved cycle times.
  • Inspecting products ensuring that they meet customer specification
  • Preparing for prototype samples for SABS and new customers
  • Preparation for departmental audits
  • Training: Training and monitoring and motivating team.
  • Communicating: communicating with other departments and between shifts.
  • Investigating bottlenecks and writing root cause analysis

Machine setter

Nampak Rigids Pinetown
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Duties involved: Mould changes
  • Set machines
  • Start up and stop machines
  • Running quality products
  • Worked on Both Blowmoulding and injection moulding processes
  • Worked on machines like Haitians, Nissei, Uniloy macrons, Bakum, Engel, & Kraus Maffei
  • Setting profile for wall thicknesses from cans and drums.
  • Made 20litter cans, 50litter drums, 90litter drums, different creates including SAB, Coke cola crate
  • Vegetables crates and bread crates.
  • Calibration of Maguire loading system for mixing of virgin, regrind and master batch.
  • Troubleshooting faults on mouldings
  • Fault finding
  • Counting Material stock

Workshop assistant

Lignotech SA
01.2003 - 01.2004
  • Duties involved: Setting up tools
  • Carryout electrical maintenance of machine in the presence of an electrician
  • Replace all malfunctioned components like relays and contactors.
  • Make sure machine are prepared for running and conduct minor repairs.
  • Keeping workshop clean
  • Painting floors and equipment
  • Assisting an electrician on maintenance and breakdowns.

Education

Matric -

Sidelile High School
Magabheni Township
01.1998 - 01.2002

NQF level 2 - Plastics Manufacturing

Plastics South Africa(PSA)
Pinetown
12.2009

NQF Level 3 - Plastics Manufacturing

Plastics South Africa(PSA)
Pinetown
12.2008

NQF LEVEL 4 - Plastics Manufacturing

Plastics South Africa(PSA)
Pinetown
12.2009

Diploma(NQF level 6) - Operations Management

Production Management Institute(PMI)
Musgrave Durban
01.2018 - 01.2020

Advanced Diploma(NQF LEVEL 7) - Operations Management

Production Management Institute(PMI)
Musgrave Durban
01.2020 - 01.2021

Bachelor of commerce Honours (NQF LEVEL 8) - Operations and Quality Management

Production Management Institute (PMI)
Musgrave Durban
01.2022 - 01.2023

Masters in Business Administration (NQF level 9) - Induction module, leadership and scholarly business practice, exploring strategy for organizations, operationalizing the strategy, transforming organizations and business research, consultancy business project, project management

Liverpool John Moore's University
Uk, Liverpool

Skills

  • MS Excel

  • JDE

  • Conducts safety and quality tool box talks

  • Teach safety and quality policies and procedures

  • Oversee quality tests and inspections

  • Conducts Gemba walks

  • Maintain high standards of housekeeping (5S guided)

  • Effective communication

  • Conflict resolving

  • Waste reduction

  • Fault finding

  • Injection moulding

  • Blow moulding

Competences And Skills

MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Internet Browsing, Microsoft Outlook, Kronos, JDE (Enterprise Resource Planning App), Control lost time injury frequency rates (LTIFR), Conduct safety and quality toolbox talks, Report all near misses and non-conformances, Teach safety and quality policies and procedures of Nampak, Oversee that all quality tests and inspections are conducted, Conduct Gemba walks, Be a link between management and shop floor colleagues, Communicate effectively and efficiently, Clarify any ambiguity, Interact with colleagues to clear misunderstandings, Maintain a positive culture within the workforce, Ensure scrap rate doesn't exceed standard, Look for ways to reduce waste, Remove bottlenecks, Fault finding, Optimizing machines, Injection and Blow moulding expert knowledge, Electrical familiarity

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 840908 5314 081
  • Date of Birth: 09/08/84
  • Gender: Male
  • Driving License: Code 10 (C1)
  • Marital Status: Single

Timeline

Shift Supervisor

Shave and Gibson
07.2025 - Current

Bachelor of commerce Honours (NQF LEVEL 8) - Operations and Quality Management

Production Management Institute (PMI)
01.2022 - 01.2023

Advanced Diploma(NQF LEVEL 7) - Operations Management

Production Management Institute(PMI)
01.2020 - 01.2021

Diploma(NQF level 6) - Operations Management

Production Management Institute(PMI)
01.2018 - 01.2020

Head of the department

Nampak Rigids Pinetown
08.2011 - 07.2024

Machine setter

Nampak Rigids Pinetown
01.2009 - 01.2011

Workshop assistant

Lignotech SA
01.2003 - 01.2004

Matric -

Sidelile High School
01.1998 - 01.2002

NQF level 2 - Plastics Manufacturing

Plastics South Africa(PSA)

NQF Level 3 - Plastics Manufacturing

Plastics South Africa(PSA)

NQF LEVEL 4 - Plastics Manufacturing

Plastics South Africa(PSA)

Masters in Business Administration (NQF level 9) - Induction module, leadership and scholarly business practice, exploring strategy for organizations, operationalizing the strategy, transforming organizations and business research, consultancy business project, project management

Liverpool John Moore's University

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