Performance Manager

Mccormick & Company; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in Midrand, South Africa is seeking a Performance Manager. The role involves providing leadership in loss analysis, maintaining site data integrity, and implementing effective training systems to enhance employee skills. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in engineering, at least 5 years of experience in manufacturing within an FMCG context, and proficiency in data analysis tools like Excel and Power BI.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Opportunities for growth

Respectful company culture

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years working in manufacturing operations in an FMCG company (preferably in the food industry).
• Experience in analyzing complex datasets, generating insights, and building statistical models.
• Background in Total Productive Maintenance / Lean, change management, and organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support for loss analysis and training systems.
• Maintain integrity of site data through training and health checks.
• Coach site employees on data analysis and problem solving.

Skills

Manufacturing operations experience

Data analysis

Proficiency in Excel

Proficiency in Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

SAP Hana

Tableau

Job description

Performance Manager – Midrand, South Africa

This position provides leadership, direction, and functional expertise to the plant for loss analysis, analytics, and training systems. The role supports the Plant Leadership Team in the JTE (Journey to Excellence) strategy focused on building employee capability, providing data‑reliability systems, and driving employee engagement through the implementation of high‑performance work systems to achieve exceptional business results. The person also participates and supports regional continuous improvement forums and programs rolled out in South Africa.

Main Responsibilities

• Create visibility to loss data.
• Lead annual loss analysis to support the site’s OGSM (Objectives, Goals, Strategies, and Measures) and budget targets.
• Help prioritize loss‑reduction projects in collaboration with the site leadership team.
• Provide supporting data analysis and justifications for technology improvements, capital expenditures, and feasibility studies.
• Lead the site-focused improvement pillar.

Lead Site Data and Analytics

• Maintain integrity of site data through training, health checks, and change control.
• Focus on scorecards, downtime database, manual tracking systems, and SAP master data.
• Provide analysis and insights to key performance metrics such as process reliability, productivity, yield, and scrap.
• Collate and publish the site scorecard every month.
• Create and execute the site analytics strategy.
• Establish scorecard review processes based on the appropriate frequency and participants.
• Drive data‑based decision‑making behavior at all levels.

Implement Effective Training Systems

• Coach site employees and SMEs on methodology and tools: basic performance data and trends, problem solving, root cause analysis, and loss‑reduction projects.
• Participate in the training and development pillar.
• Create and maintain site training systems.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline is required.
• Minimum of 5 years working in manufacturing operations in an FMCG company (preferably in the food industry).
• Background in Total Productive Maintenance / Lean, change management, and organizational effectiveness.
• Experience in a CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) is preferred.
• Team and operations leadership experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel and Power BI.
• Familiarity with creating reports using current and future BI tools, e.g., SAP Hana, Tableau.
• Experience analyzing complex datasets, generating insights, and building robust statistical models (comfortable with structured and unstructured data).
• Ability to analyze complex information to make judgments and decisions.

Agencies: McCormick, as needed, will work with external recruitment vendors through our agency portal.

Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick & Company is an equal‑opportunity/affirmative action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. As users of the Disability Confidence Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Why Work at McCormick?

United by flavour.

Driven by results. As a McCormick employee you’ll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities.

You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself – to have a say in where the company is going and how it’s growing. Between our passion for flavour, our long history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.