Production Manager

Lim Personnel; eMalahleni; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Production / Milling Manager to oversee processes in the mill, ensuring quality product output and managing a team effectively. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in food safety, production management, and strong leadership skills. This position requires excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, along with the capability to maintain high standards of quality and safety in the milling process.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years food safety or similar experience (HACCP, ISO, FSSC).
• Minimum 10 years experience as Production / Milling Manager of a team.
• Basic Mechanical skills including Sifters and roll change.

Responsibilities

• Manage processes in the mill from raw material intake to final product bins.
• Achieve technical value drivers set out by the company.
• Verify raw material transfer grading and record results accurately.

Skills

Excellent people management

Analytical thinking

Structured thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Good interpersonal skills

Education

Grade 12

Post graduate certificate / degree

Job description

Overview

The purpose of the role is to ensure that the process in the mill is managed from raw material intake, conditioning, degermination, 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.

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.