Production Manager - Safety, Throughput & Team Leadership

AgroFresh Inc.; Elsiesriver; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AgroFresh in Cape Town state-of-the-art manufacturing environment seeks a Production Manager to lead safe, cost-efficient production across shifts. You will drive production plans, coordinate labour and materials, and work with Maintenance, Quality, EHS and Supply Chain to meet quality and delivery targets.

You will coach supervisors and teams, improve throughput and equipment reliability, and manage costs while ensuring product quality and process control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or related.
• 7+ years manufacturing experience, incl 3+ years leading production teams.
• Strong technical understanding of processes and equipment performance.
• Proven ability to lead teams and deliver safety/quality improvements.
• Experience using production data and Excel to manage performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe production operations across shifts.
• Translate demand into achievable production plans.
• Coordinate labour, materials and equipment to meet targets.
• Analyze losses and implement improvements in throughput and waste.
• Develop and coach the production team.
• Improve equipment reliability with maintenance.
• Ensure product quality and process control; investigate deviations.
• Manage production costs within budgets.
• Use data to drive accountability and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or related

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

AgroFresh in Cape Town state-of-the-art manufacturing environment seeks a Production Manager to lead safe, cost-efficient production across shifts. You will drive production plans, coordinate labour and materials, and work with Maintenance, Quality, EHS and Supply Chain to meet quality and delivery targets.

You will coach supervisors and teams, improve throughput and equipment reliability, and manage costs while ensuring product quality and process control.