Packaging/ Bottling Manager

KWV; Paarl; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food and beverage sector seeks a Packaging Manager to oversee bottling and packaging operations. Responsibilities include implementing strategic processes, managing financial accountability, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in packaging and team management, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years’ experience in a similar role.
• At least 5 years of people management experience.
• Solid understanding of bottling/labelling & packaging processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complete bottling and packaging function.
• Ensure all packaging lines operate optimally and cost-efficiently.
• Manage department OPEX and CAPEX.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Planning/organizing

Production process fault finding

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

Purpose: The Packaging Manager is responsible for overseeing the complete bottling and packaging function. The Manager ensures all packaging lines and processes are used optimally and cost efficiency to achieve the set out plan. The incumbent is responsible for and will continually strive to ensure that only food safe, quality products and services that meets all applicable standards and requirements (legal, regulatory and client), are supplied with integrity.

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• At least 7-10 years’ experience in a similar role
• Excellent understanding of Lean manufacturing
• At least 5 years’ experience of people management and performance management systems.

Work Related Experience:

• Solid understanding of and 7 - 10 years’ experience in bottling/labelling & packaging processes
• Excellent communication skills (English & Afrikaans)
• Excellent planning/organising and control/co-ordinating skills
• Production process fault finding skills

Financial Responsibility

• Analyse and interpret financial information
• Accountable for total Packaging department OPEX and CAPEX

Job Summary:

• Develop and implement strategic processes, policies and procedures for packaging department
• Set-up & Maintain Packaging comprehensive cost centre, Capex & Extra-ordinary budget
• Approval / Reject SAP requisitions
• Overall management of variances in relevant business structures (production orders)
• Ensure weekly production reports are completed and reported to GM
• Maintain and update packaging BSC and provide information to Executive: Operations.
• Manage the comprehensive bottling and packaging processes
• Continually liaise with Team leaders and QC Manager
• Identify deviations and or problems and make adjustments when necessary
• Make recommendations in committee meetings (such as technical, quality control and external bottling)
• Identify and liaise with prospective bottling suppliers
• Identify machinery needs and conduct research analysis
• Monitor product quality during production process
• Ensure department comply fully with governance/audit/risk standards
• Ensure continuous improvement on production lines, standards and efficiencies
• Ensure effective handling of projects and insourcing of products
• Ensure limited downtime on production lines
• Continuous improvement in change over times and line speed
• continuous improvement in production efficiencies
• Effective scheduling of production lines
• Regular routine communication via management structure and communication channels
• Create and ensure a positive organisational culture climate and conduct regular one-on-one sessions , motivate, develop and coach employees
• General HR function to employees (approval of leave etc.)
• Oversees health & safety of departments
• Accountable for SLA’s and management of all contract packers to KWV both on and off site

Preference will be given to EE candidates

Closing date for applications: 13 June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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