Head of Manufacturing & Production

West Coast Personnel

Parow

On-site

ZAR 781,000 - 1,004,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

West Coast Personnel is seeking a Senior Production Manager to lead and optimise manufacturing and metal fabrication operations in Parow, Cape Town. You will translate sales into production plans, manage capacity and lead cross-functional teams to meet tight deadlines.

The role requires strong leadership, planning, and problem-solving skills with a hands-on approach to drive efficiency, quality and safety across the plant.

Qualifications

  • Senior-level experience in production, manufacturing or factory management.
  • Strong experience in a manufacturing and metal fabrication environment.
  • Proven production planning and scheduling experience.
  • Strong capacity and resource-planning experience.
  • Experience managing complex production environments with multiple projects and deadlines.
  • Strong technical manufacturing knowledge.
  • Proven leadership and people-management experience.
  • Strong commercial and business awareness.
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making ability.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic and operational leadership across manufacturing and production.
  • Oversee fabrication, machining, assembly and finishing operations.
  • Develop and manage production plans and schedules.
  • Translate sales requirements into achievable production programmes.
  • Manage production capacity across labour, machinery, materials and lead times.
  • Monitor production against schedules, targets and customer deadlines.
  • Identify bottlenecks, delays and capacity constraints and implement corrective action.
  • Drive productivity, efficiency and continuous improvement.
  • Reduce waste and optimise manufacturing processes.
  • Maintain required manufacturing and quality standards.
  • Ensure materials, drawings, labour and machinery are available when required.
  • Work closely with Engineering, Sales, Procurement and Logistics.
  • Implement and maintain effective manufacturing procedures, policies and controls.
  • Lead and develop Factory Managers, Supervisors, Artisans and production teams.
  • Drive accountability, performance and employee engagement.
  • Ensure compliance with Health & Safety requirements.
  • Resolve production challenges with practical and commercially sound solutions.

Skills

Production leadership
Production planning
Capacity planning
People leadership
Problem-solving
Time management

Education

N5 qualification

Tools

ERP / manufacturing software

Job description

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership across manufacturing and production.
  • Oversee fabrication, machining, assembly and finishing operations.
  • Develop and manage production plans and schedules.
  • Translate sales requirements into achievable production programmes.
  • Manage production capacity across labour, machinery, materials and lead times.
  • Monitor production against schedules, targets and customer deadlines.
  • Identify bottlenecks, delays and capacity constraints and implement corrective action.
  • Drive productivity, efficiency and continuous improvement.
  • Reduce waste and optimise manufacturing processes.
  • Maintain required manufacturing and quality standards.
  • Ensure materials, drawings, labour and machinery are available when required.
  • Work closely with Engineering, Sales, Procurement and Logistics.
  • Implement and maintain effective manufacturing procedures, policies and controls.
  • Lead and develop Factory Managers, Supervisors, Artisans and production teams.
  • Drive accountability, performance and employee engagement.
  • Ensure compliance with Health & Safety requirements.
  • Resolve production challenges with practical and commercially sound solutions.
Minimum Requirements
  • Minimum N5 tertiary qualification.
  • Proven senior-level experience in Production, Manufacturing or Factory Management.
  • Strong experience within a manufacturing and metal fabrication environment.
  • Proven production planning and scheduling experience.
  • Strong capacity and resource-planning experience.
  • Experience managing complex production environments with multiple projects and competing deadlines.
  • Strong technical manufacturing knowledge.
  • Proven leadership and people-management experience.
  • Strong commercial and business awareness.
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making ability.
  • Strong organisational and time-management skills.
  • ERP, production-management or manufacturing software experience advantageous.
Key Competencies
  • Manufacturing & Production Leadership
  • Production Planning & Scheduling
  • Capacity Planning
  • Metal Fabrication
  • Factory Management
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Quality Management
  • Resource Planning
  • People Leadership
  • Health & Safety
  • Commercial Awareness
Working Hours

Monday – Thursday: 08:00 – 17:00

Friday: 08:00 – 15:00

Location: Parow, Cape Town

Salary: R70 000 – R90 000 CTC per month

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