Production Manager Promix

Premier; Vereeniging; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee a high-performance production and packing team. This role is crucial in ensuring the delivery of high-quality products that meet stringent specifications while optimizing production efficiencies. You will foster a culture of continuous improvement and safety, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. If you have a passion for operational excellence and team development, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food safety requirements and supervisory principles.
• Experience in financial acumen for planning and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performance production team to ensure product quality.
• Optimize production processes and manage raw material efficiently.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Management Experience

5S

Operations Management

Production Planning

Production Management

Kaizen

Supervising Experience

Job description

To lead a highperformance production / packing team to deliver our products that meets desired quality and cost specifications. (The Premier way).

What will you do :

• To ensure Mixing and Packing process delivers consistent highquality products in line with required specifications by :
• Adapting process as required to optimise production efficiencies and product quality
• Control process variations to ensure product quality
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure continuous operations in the value chain.
• Optimize production gain (throughput)
• Ensure cost effective raw material management by :
• Understanding formulas challenges of the raw materials in the delivery pipeline
• Optimizing the throughput in line with the product quality required
• Monitoring stock levels in line with plans and demand.
• Ensure high performance culture in the production team by :
• building and motivating capability though competencybased selection
• training and development coaching mentoring performance management
• effective communications
• leading and participating in Invocoms and meetings as needed
• ensuring good discipline and accountability
• establishing good working relationships with union representatives
• ensuring a conducive and safe working environment according to the Premier way.
• To ensure full statutory and regulatory compliance to all health and safety and food safety requirements in line with Premier standards and SOPs by ensuring training of relevant personnel audits and corrective action of all findings in collaboration with the risk function.
• Promote employee safety culture
• Ensure best cost production through planning organising and managing the function in line with agreed expense budget and resource plans.
• To ensure continuous improvement of the production process and function through :
• Ensuring a culture of learning and continuous improvement in the Invocom
• Perform route cause analysis when needed and ensure corrective action with relevant stakeholders
• Driving continuous improvement of production processes based on the feedback from quality and the production team and doing internal and external benchmarking from time to time.
• To ensure optimal plant asset management through implementation timeous corrective and preventative maintenance in accordance with company SOPs and maintenance system.

Job Knowledge :

• Food safety requirements (FSSC 22000 Intermediate Essential
• Supervisory and Management principles and practices Intermediate Essential
• Financial acumen to support planning budgeting and cost controls Intermediate Essential Performance management principles Intermediate Essential
• Disciplinary and grievance management process requirements Intermediate Essential
• Continuous improvement processes Basic Desirable
• Health Safety Environment and Risk Management principles pertaining to industry Intermediate Essential

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Lean Manufacturing,Six Sigma,Continuous Improvement,Lean,Management Experience,5S,Operations Management,Production Planning,Production Management,Kaizen,Supervising Experience,Manufacturing

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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