Production Manager

Tiger Brands; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 480 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the wheat milling industry is seeking a qualified individual to manage production operations at their facility in Pietermaritzburg. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in milling and possesses strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills. Responsibilities include ensuring production efficiency, compliance with health and safety standards, and leading a team to achieve operational targets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the wheat milling industry.
• Ability to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays.
• Knowledge of fumigation and grain insect management.

Responsibilities

• Achievement of overall production parameters.
• Continuous availability of equipment and reduced downtime.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and food safety legislation.
• Lead training and staff leadership to improve plant availability.

Skills

Qualified wheat and/or maize miller

Leadership skills

Analytical and decision-making skills

Excellent communication skills in English

Creativity and solution orientation

Education

SAGMA / GMF trade tested

Job description

Overview

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing. Responsible for managing all aspects of moderately complex manufacturing operations in an 8,50 tph and 31,25 tph flour mill. Responsible to deliver results that meet quality, customer service, safety, innovation and cost criteria.

Responsibilities

• Achievement of overall production parameters.
• Continuous availability of equipment.
• Reduced downtime due to equipment breakdown.
• Reduced milling and engineering costs.
• Inventory Management:
  • Finished product model stock levels maintained.
  • Consumable model stock levels maintained at agreed levels.
  • Vitamins and additives model stock levels maintained.
  • Manufacturing losses eliminated.
• Financial Management:
  • Continuous Improvement.
  • Zero write‑offs.
  • Targeted production efficiencies achieved.
• Corporate Governance: Adherence to Company Policies and Procedures. Adds to the value of the company and is also beneficial to all stakeholders in the long term.
• Health and Safety / RISK / Environmental: Compliance with statutory and company requirements at all times.
• Quality Assurance: Good Manufacturing Practices in place and maintained.
• Food Safety adherence compliance to legislation.
• Consistent finished product scores.
• Decrease in customer complaints.
• Training, Staff Leadership and Teamwork: Improvement in plant availability and production efficiency percentages.
• Reduction in product deviations.
• Maintain high morale.
• Operational: Targeted manufacturing efficiencies achieved within prescribed quality specifications.
• Mills run at design capacity.
• Milling downtime.

Key Professional Competencies

• Core knowledge – Academic: Qualified wheat and/or maize miller (both preferred). SAGMA / GMF trade tested. Knowledge of fumigation on grain insects and the management thereof.
• Leadership: Owning it, driving long‑term results, staying a step‑ahead.
• Personal effectiveness – Assertive and diplomatic: Creative and solution oriented, self‑motivated, capable of working independently and delivering on time, an assertive, goal‑oriented self‑starter with good interpersonal and organizing skills, driving long‑term results, staying a step‑ahead. Ability to pay attention to detail, sound analytical and decision‑making skills, exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, be stress tolerant. Effective communication, interpersonal skills, integrity, creativity, continuous learning.
• Experience – Function: ~5 years.

Hours – Shifts, weekends and PH

• Hours – Shifts, weekends and PH.

Industry

• Wheat Milling industry.
• In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under‑represented designated groups.