Production Manager

Limpopo Personnel; eMalahleni; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading personnel agency is seeking a Production / Milling Manager with extensive experience in food safety and team management. Key responsibilities include overseeing milling processes, ensuring product quality, and managing a team of at least 30. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as a mechanical background. The role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in a similar managerial position and relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years food safety or similar experience (HACCP, ISO, FSSC).
• Minimum 10 years as Production/Milling Manager of a team of at least 30.
• Experience in people management, industrial relations, and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure processes in the mill are managed from raw material intake to final product.
• Achieve all technical value drivers set by the company.
• Train and develop department staff based on performance.

Skills

People management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Grade 12

Post graduate certificate/degree

Fumigation course

Tools

Forklift License

Basic mechanical skills

Job description

Minimum requirements

• Grade 12
• GMF Modules including practical test passed
• Minimum 5 years food safety or similar experience (HACCP, ISO, FSSC)
• Minimum 10 years experience as Production / Milling Manager of a team of at least 30 people
• Further qualifications / training / or at least 3 years experience in people management, industrial relations and performance management
• Basic Mechanical skills (Sifters, roll change, V Belts)
• Dryer / Heater Bank System Training
• Higher education (post graduate certificate / degree) will be advantageous
• Fumigation (Pest Control Fumigation course -PCO course) and Raw material grading experience advantageous
• OHS and or safety rep (First Aid / Fire Fighting formal training) experience advantageous
• Raw Material Grading Course passed
• Forklift License advantageous

Required attributes

• Excellent people management
• Analytical thinking
• Technical Value drivers driven and competent
• Positive attitude and assertive
• Structured thinking
• Problem solving
• Deadline driven
• Attention to detail
• Multilevel Communication skills
• Team building skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good management skills
• Innovative

Role and responsibilities

• To ensure that the process in the mill are managed from raw material intake, conditioning, determination, basic maintenance and milling quality product as per agreed specification into final product bins.
• Achieving all the technical value drivers as set out by the company (Milling tons, Milling gain, extractions, rejects, hygiene, downtime management, key tasks assessments).
• Determine training and developmental needs for department from appropriate performance management.
• Daily Milling meetings & planning (hand over shifts, objective for day and week, downtime and non-conformance root cause and action plan discussion to correct and prevent via management systems in place.
• Verification of raw material transfer grading and accurate recording of results.
• Ensure that both maize mills run at the installed capacity to increase productivity and profitability
• Milled tons are reconciled to bin levels and packed product including addressing stock issued.
• Optimise Drying system, mix back product and grinding machines efficiently.
• Monthly leak declarations, weekly and daily control to prevent any negative environmental impact.
• Ensure pests are controlled and that zero tolerance is achieved.
• Ensure consistent product quality.
• Daily participation in Product Review.
• To ensure all Product milled complies with customer specifications.
• Ensure availability of raw materials (vitamins, maize from product bins)
• Correct allocation of bin stocks to ensure support to packing department.
• Record and report production summary
• Optimize usage of mill plant capacity.
• Ensure all scales are calibrated according to service frequencies
• Track and Control Maintenance needs and schedules
• Managing mill staff through performance, training and discipline
• Clear, open and honest communication.
• Managing shifts, leave, working hours and overtime of mill staff.