Production Manager

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POSITION INFO:

Production Manager

GQEBERHA (Port Elizabeth – Eastern Cape)

Our client in the manufacturing industry requires an experienced Production Manager in the operations team, reporting directly to the Business Operations Manager.

Key Result Areas

• Monthly Production batch and equipment scheduling.
• Develop, communicate, and ensure production KPI`s are met and captured monthly, with investigations for targets not met.
• Ensure weekly and monthly schedule adherence is completed monthly, with the relevant comments, track performance and implement improvements for both WB & SB.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems (e.g. non-conformances)
• Improve quality and reduce occurrences of reject batches – Track YoY performance for all KPIs and production metrics.
• Track rejection batches in Solvent Borne, Waterborne and ECoat calculate percentage of production volume.
• Track the WB uptime and make decisions, recommendations and ensure team implement the improvement actions.
• Ensure Monthly work away tracking and reduce work-away value on a continuous basis.
• Monitor capacity and report under and over issues to management, prevent idle mill through effective communication and collaboration with planning.
• Ensure packaging issuing and daily stock management process.
• Manage the raw material ordering and staging process for the clearcoat plant.
• Manage raw material sampling for testing of new stock and recertification, plus printing labels for stock on-site and off-site warehouse.
• Manage the utilization of the Warehouse Controller between the warehouse, production, and production administration, as and when required.
• Manage Team development (increase expertise and skills) (IDP)
• Manage team performance and ensure cross-training takes place.
• Identify and develop succession plan for direct and indirect reports.
• Manage cost centre budget expenses monthly.
• Improve Production dwell times through continuous improvement projects – WB.
• Track and Improve yield losses of batches in the WB and SB, EC sections.
• Manage and update Production HIRA, Aspects and Impacts register, Contingency Plan, Control Plan, FMEA.
• Perform yearly contingency testing
• Ensure that health and safety regulations are adhered to in functional areas of control.
• Manage and support SHEQ initiatives and objectives. (e.g. Monthly site environmental KPI and SHE meetings, plus objectives and projects
• Monitor and review monthly maintenance objectives and targets, Planned Maintenance Schedule, Critical Spares List.
• Ensure monthly and annual Plant services are completed timeously and control costs

Educational Qualifications

• ND Operations Management/Advanced Diploma or equivalent
• 5 – 10 years’ experience production management within the automotive manufacturing
• Valid drivers’ licence
• High intermediate level of computer literacy (ERP & Excel essential)