Production Manager Promix

Premier; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in South Africa is seeking a Production / Packing Team Leader to oversee a high-performance team, ensuring quality production and cost efficiency. The ideal candidate will have experience in Lean Manufacturing and strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include optimizing processes, managing resources, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. This is a full-time position with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Manager level experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
• Skills in Operations & Production Management and Supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performance production team to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Optimize production costs and manage resources within budget.
• Maintain health and safety standards and promote a safety culture.

Skills

Leadership

Team Building

Communication

Cost Control

Continuous Improvement

Education

Intermediate Food Safety

Intermediate Supervisory Principles

Intermediate Financial Acumen

Intermediate Performance Management

Intermediate Health and Safety Management

Job description

Job Title: Production / Packing Team Leader

To lead a high-performance production / packing team to deliver our products that meet desired quality and cost specifications.

The Premier way:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Ensure consistent high-quality production: Adapt processes to optimize production efficiencies and product quality, control process variations, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure continuous operations in the value chain.
2. Optimize production and costs: Improve throughput, manage raw material costs by understanding formula challenges, optimize throughput in line with quality requirements, and monitor stock levels against plans and demand.
3. Build high-performance team culture: Motivate and develop the team through competency-based selection, training, coaching, mentoring, performance management, effective communication, and leadership in meetings and initiatives. Ensure good discipline, accountability, and a safe working environment according to the Premier way.
4. Ensure statutory and regulatory compliance: Maintain health, safety, and food safety standards through training, audits, and corrective actions in collaboration with the risk management team. Promote a safety culture.
5. Cost-effective production: Plan, organize, and manage resources within budget and plans. Drive continuous improvement through learning, root cause analysis, benchmarking, and feedback integration.
6. Asset management: Ensure optimal plant asset performance through timely corrective and preventive maintenance following SOPs and maintenance systems.

Job Knowledge & Experience:

• Food safety requirements (FSSC Intermediate, essential)
• Supervisory and management principles (Intermediate, essential)
• Financial acumen for planning, budgeting, and cost control (Intermediate, essential)
• Performance management principles (Intermediate, essential)
• Disciplinary and grievance processes (Intermediate, essential)
• Continuous improvement processes (Basic, desirable)
• Health, safety, environment, and risk management principles (Intermediate, essential)

Experience: Manager level, with skills in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Management, 5S, Operations & Production Management, Kaizen, Supervision, Manufacturing.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Vacancy: 1