SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Production Manager required for a reputable manufacturing company based in Komani, Eastern Cape
Requirements:
- Academic background bachelor’s degree is essential
- Degree (Manufacturing / Technical) is an added advantage
- 5-10 years of relevant corporate experience.
- Food, beverage, or high-speed packaging experience.
- At least 3 years at managerial level.
- Strong track record of delivering results in a manufacturing role.
- Computer literacy
- Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
Responsibilities:
- Ensure Production consistently meets budget, goals, targets, and due dates-created value for business.
- Stock losses / store variances.
- Line productivity yield/ Labour productivity
- Control and reduction of power and fuel consumption
- Manage headcount budget and overtime
- Deviations and trend are timeously detected and revealed when found, formulate action plan for recovery and improvement example stock taking.
- Consistently ensure SHEQ management practices is applied, and site conforms to regulatory and QMS requirements. “Risk Audits”
- Work procedures and processes are aligned and improved to ensure smooth flow of work across departments
- Manage, develop, and motivate the Production team – to achieve Production objectives
- Put plans in place for team development in line with the Care & Growth philosophy.
- Create and foster an environment and culture of teamwork
- Adopt an inclusive team leadership approach
- Plan, organize, direct, and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed customers’ expectations
- Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing costs and maintaining current quality standards
- Be responsible for production output, product quality
- Implement operational strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
- Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
