Production Manager

Location: Scottburgh KZN

Salary: R600 000CTC

About the position:

JOB SUMMARY

To manage manufacturing of products within given parameters of quality, time, cost price and labour cost.

To enhance productivity: Productivity is computed by dividing average output per period by the total costs incurred or resources (capital, energy, material, personnel) consumed in that period. Productivity is a critical determinant of cost efficiency.

To ensure that production and production facilities are in line with SHE requirements.

Primary responsibilities

Quality:

Manufacture finished product within ISO and company’s quality standards and in line with master files per customer.

Ensure full traceability of raw materials and packaging.

On time: plan and commit to delivery time for each order, based on production capacity, outstanding orders and customer requirements.  Inform sales management and management of any delays as soon as agreed planning is not respected.

Cost price: manufacture product within agreed acceptable waste levels, respecting quality standards at all time.

Labor cost: plan, utilize and organize labor in optimal way to have maximum productivity levels at all time within set safety, quality and cost price levels.

Safety and health: ensure that legal requirements (SHE) on safety and health are respected and implemented. This include organizing SHE meetings and reporting. You will be chairman of SHE committee.

Maintenance and repair: as part of enhancing productivity, plan, organize, monitor and budget maintenance of all equipment.

 Stock management and warehousing:

• based on information received from management on incoming orders, check stock levels of all required raw materials and packaging and provide management with necessary information on time  (what; by when ; quantity) for them to place orders for these materials in order to avoid out of stocks,  OOS that might cause production interruption or late deliveries.
• Organize stock keeping (warehousing) of raw materials and other SKU’s to avoid waste, to ensure traceability and apply FIFO principle.
• Organize monthly stock takes and year end double count  stock  take

Minimum requirements:

Good organisational skills

Technical skills in maintenance, repairs etc

5 years’ experience in a similar role

Production scheduling experience

Staff management experience

Traceable employment history