Production Assistant jobs in South Africa

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!

Job Description

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the principal responsibility of the Production Manager is to assure the production of product that exceeds customer expectations in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner. This position has approximately 10 direct reports, including supervisors and clerical staff.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive salary
• Competitive health and benefit plan
• Competitive matched retirement savings program
• The opportunity to join a continuously growing organization with focus on Diversity and Inclusion
• The opportunity to work with an industry leader in manufacturing

WHEN YOU JOIN US, YOU WILL

• Provide leadership and coaching to Supervisors to meet all safety, environmental, quality, cost and service goals and objectives.
• Partner with the Quality Control Department to ensure that finished product meets all customer requirements through continuous improvement and utilization of the plant quality management system.
• Partner with the Maintenance Manager to ensure equipment reliability at optimal efficiency and cost.
• Provide leadership and support to the overall reliability strategy including the involvement of production employees in our operational excellence system.
• Partner with the Shipping and Receiving Supervisor to assure that the manufacturing schedule is optimized and makes adjustments as necessary to provide required levels of service to our customers in the most cost effective manner.
• Provide the leadership to maintain a highly engaged workforce. Partner with HR in areas of performance management, employee involvement, organizational change, staffing and employee development.
• Provide leadership to drive continuous improvement through the application of Lean Manufacturing concepts such as Kaizen events working directly with the production and maintenance teams.
• Communicate with Union officials effectively. Participate in grievance procedure as required. Foster a productive labor relations climate.
• Assure employee training (quality, safety, process, etc.) is effective and completed.
• Mentor immediate direct reports and establish an effective team that is accountable and capable to achieve all performance goals.
• Assure plant housekeeping meets company standards and implement and maintain a 5S program to sustain improvements.
• Responsible for implementing safety and environmental initiatives in partnership with the plant leadership team, and lead all necessary investigations.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

• University Degree in a technical field
• Minimum of 7-10 years supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong planning, analytical and troubleshooting skills in an industrial environment
• Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement initiatives including Lean Manufacturing
• Proven track record of operational enhancement and improvements through employee engagement
• Experience in leading and coaching supervisors, engineers and staff
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Proficient with MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Excellent communication (written, verbal, and presentation) skills
• Demonstrated team building talent and hands-on problem solving skills
• Ability to achieve results individually and as a member of a team
• Proven time management and organizational skills

Benefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.