DC / Production Manager

The candidate is required to take responsibility for the overall co-ordination and management of safe and efficient receiving, handling, production and distribution of products from the company to customers whilst ensuring that the company performs to ISO Standards, OHS Act Safety Standards as well as maintaining sound industrial relations. The incumbent is also required to ensure that all budgetary constraints are adhered to and inventory losses are less than 1%.

Responsibilities :

• Safety and Security :

Assume 16.2 accountability for the Johannesburg DC

• Provide and maintain a workplace which is safe and without risk to health
• Oversee and review safety statistics, providing improvement recommendations around equipment, processes and site layout to maintain safety standards
• Use best practices within the company to provide recommendations for improvement in safety, team development, and equipment
• Provide appropriate supervision, instruction, training and information to employees so that they perform their tasks in a manner that ensures the health and safety of all personnel
• Liaise with EHS Department on matters of safety and ensure the effective promotion of safety awareness

Plan weekly production and distribution requirements ensuring most efficient utilization of plant and resources.

• Ensure SLA’s are adhered to and improved on where necessary.
• Ensure that all site providers / suppliers are regularly reviewed and enforce strict adherence to SLA’s
• Achieve production standards i.e. OEE. (Casesar Targets). Use of ELS tools to continuously investigate and implement means to improve production capacity and capability.
• Address non-conformances, assuring necessary corrective action is taken.
• Resolve production problems to minimize cycle times. OTIF (Zero service misses).
• Manage equipment availability, downtime and planned maintenance for the site.
• Ensure Production meets identified quality standards

Ensure products are slit and packed and distributed according to work instructions and procedures.

• Propose improvement recommendations at quality improvement meetings; improve production process to reduce non-conformances.
• Ensure ISO 9001 compliance.
• Investigate all non-conformances by using leadership diagnostic tools (ELS).
• Communicate quality related issues with the workforce.
• Investigate alternate means of recycling / reworking non-conforming products at minimum cost, while maintaining quality standards.

Production Management :

• Responsible for overall management of production in the Distribution Centre
• Reduce scrap
• Lead and motivate operations team by establishing expectations, providing regular feedback and establishing development plans for direct reports
• Provide daily, weekly, monthly production data and SHEQ reports
• Ensure that the highest quality products are received and produced to customers specification
• Maintain good industrial relations within DC

Inventory Management :

• Maintain systems to monitor and control inventories, taking corrective action in terms of system parameters, subordinate practice and logistics decisions
• Accurate management of inventory through cycle counts, monthly cycle count audits, Stock Counts and Investigating stock variances i.e. losses and gains

Fleet management and Distribution :

• Manage accurate and prompt distribution to customers and inter branches.
• Manage the accuracy and proper recording of administration in dispatch.
• Manage the maintenance of the delivery vehicles
• Manage reducing cost of the dispatch department.

Staff Management and Development :

• Ensure that the operations team is adequately resourced trained and developed in order to meet departmental objectives and in line with GPS plans.
• Monitor performance of supervisors aligned to the organisations leadership – take corrective action where necessary.
• Development and career planning.
• Monitor and improve communication amongst plant personnel.
• Support the employee engagement program to improve employee relations

Engineering :

• Develop and monitor engineering PMS on machines, equipment and building
• Carry out equipment audits and reporting variances or defects

Housekeeping :

• Ensure the overall look and image of the DC is maintained in with company standards
• Ensure sufficient house-keeping in the DC
• Responsible for the implementation of 5S process

Requirements :

• Grade 12
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent operations qualification
• Recognised qualification in Production Supervision and Management, Logistics or Operations Management
• Minimum of 5 years experience in the Manufacturing or Logistics environment
• 3-5 year supervisory / managerial experience with relevant experience in managing a distribution centre
• Project management skills
• B2B experience required
• Providing functional leadership in relation to Slitting Operators, Material handlers, Operations clerks as well as assistant operators to upgrade talent in technical excellence and process
• Computer literacy- Microsoft office suite and MFGpro

Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not received a response within two weeks of applying