Production jobs in South Africa

Responsible for providing support in the various human resource functions, which include recruitment, payroll, employment contracts, health and safety, administration, employment equity, disciplinaries and reporting, not limited to.
Job description:
• Keep accurate and complete labour information.
• Assist in overseeing entire administration of employee's life cycle
• Manage HR filing and other employee records.
• Assist in establishing EE/Skills development committee and compilation of EE
• Maintain up-to-date information on people movement
• Submission of weekly and monthly reports; timeous submission of payroll inputs.
• Recruitment and probation management
• KPI process and performance management - Monitor process
• Collation of reports
• Disciplinary hearings: Observation of proceedings, formulating of charges, ensuring consistency
• Any other assigned responsibilities related to the above
• Always present a professional and favorable image of the company.
Experience:
Essential: Matric
Minimum of a National Diploma in Human Resources Management/ Labour Relations
Human Resources Degree will be an advantage
Send CV to abe3@abelanani.com

CNC MACHINIST
Job Description:
• Have a good understanding of different types of CNC operations
• Ensure that tools manufactured/machined within the company meet Quality Standards and / or according to relevant works instruction.
• Must be able to write small programmes within the controller, be able to set up jobs on machine independently, able to read and analyze 3D and 2D drawings
• Clear understanding of machine speed and feed
• Participate actively in departmental team meetings, prioritize work allocated for machining
Job Requirements:
• Grade 12/ N3 and N6 Certificate in Engineering studies/ Mechanical Engineering
• Qualified in trade certificate tools, jigs and die making
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment and tool room experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Send CV to abe3@abelanani.com

MAINTENANCE MANAGER
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Oversee maintenance of all production equipment, ensuring a high standard of upkeep and compliance with all safety, quality and budgetary needs.
• Lead maintenance staff ensuring the team has the skills to support current and future needs across mechanical, electrical and control disciplines - training and development, performance management and planning and prioritizing.
• Establishes effective collaboration and teamwork between Maintenance, production, and R&D teams.
• Determine and implement appropriate maintenance tactics: predictive, preventive, corrective, break-down.
• Manages the timely and cost-effective procurement of spare parts, maintenance services and supplies to support equipment availability.
• Ensures plant compliance with all governmental regulations and health and safety codes.
• Special projects as assigned by management.
• Identify opportunities to enhance technology and innovation to improve departmental effectiveness
Requirements:
• Three years’ experience in plant maintenance.
• Strong people management skills. Excellent communication and technical skills are essential.
• Customer service and stakeholder engagement skills using the concept of internal customer.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Proven project management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field, equivalent related work experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Send CV to abe3@abelanani.com

DIGITAL PRINT OPERATOR
Corporate gifts manufacturer is looking for an energetic and highly motivated team member to join our digital print team.
Job Description:
• Operate digital printing machines to produce quality colour and pantone matched products.
• Manage machine speed, monitor toner, colour, finish and adjust to maintain quality.
• Prepare, set up, change over and restart machines with new jobs when needed.
• Maintain safety, quality, maintenance and good manufacturing practices.
• Read and understand a job ticket to ensure the correct product is produced according to specifications.
• Manage workflow effectively to ensure deadlines are met.
• Perform preventative maintenance.
• Visually inspect product throughout the run for quality checks, registration, ink coverage, and numbering sequence.
• Perform colour calibrations and maintain consistent colour output.
• Inspect finished product for quality and accuracy.
• Monitor and maintain inventory and consumables
• Other duties as assigned
Required Knowledge/Skills:
• Ability to read, interpret general instructions
• Basic mathematical skills.
• You should be familiar with the operations of Konica Minolta and Roland machines, Corel Draw and Adobe Suite programmes
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
• Able to work with minimum supervision.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
Send CV to abe3@abelanani.com

PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS
We are looking for supervisors to lead multiple teams in our production departments. All applicants need to have 2 - 3 years of experience working in a similar role within the clothing and textile industry or corporate gifting industry and have the ability to successfully lead a team.
Job description:
• Supervise production team and execute production schedule to ensure maximum production capacity is achieved every day
• Monitor processes and orders, to ensure that they will finish within the allocated time, and mitigate the risk of order delays
• Investigate production problems and resolve
• Improve efficiency; ensure daily production targets are met.
• Communicate production status to management
• Adjust schedules for on-time delivery
• Ensure that final product meets quality standards and customer specifications
• Ensure that team follows company policies and safety standards
Requirements:
• Qualification in one of the following areas: Operations Management with a specialisation in manufacturing techniques / Quality Management / Clothing Management
• Proven 2 - 3 years of experience in a managerial or supervisory role within a production environment
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Exceptional planning and management of tasks
• Strong management and leadership skills
• Highly organized and has the ability to multitask.
• Outstanding time management skills.
Send CV to abe3@abelanani.com

PRODUCTION PLANNERS
We are seeking to employ 5 individuals with outstanding planning and organisational skills, to help us facilitate and plan workflow throughout our production processes.
Responsibilities:
Plan and prioritize orders in production to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
Determine manpower, equipment, and raw materials needed to cover production demand in each department
Monitor orders in production daily, to ensure that they will finish within the allocated time, and mitigate the risk of order delays
Plan the execution of all production-related work to meet customer demands as well as planned production dates.
Ensure that employees are updating order statuses accurately and timeously on all relevant production planning platforms.
Address issues with relevant department heads when they arise, aiming for minimum disruption
Obtain output information (number of finished products/orders, percentage of defectives, delays, etc.)
Prepare and submit status and performance reports for production meetings
Collaborate with department heads to ensure that customer expectations are met
Communicate changes and additions to the production schedule as needed
Requirements:
Proven experience as a production planner
Experience in Manufacturing resource planning
Good at math and statistics
Excellent communication abilities
Strong problem-solving skills
Analytic and detail-oriented
Send CV to abe3@abelanani.com

MARKETING ASSISTANT
Marketing Assistant
To ensure that the showroom and all displays are neat, tidy and operational at all times.
Assist clients with sample picking, registration, system queries
Liaise with marketing department on marketing initiatives being implemented in showroom and action
Plan and execute showroom promotions with marketing department
Identify which display stock is required and replenish/
Issue samples to clients
Offer clients quick training sessions on product knowledge and marketing tools available
Deal with client queries in the showroom and escalate when necessary.
Work with customer care and marketing department when required.
Miscellaneous administrative tasks when required.
Qualities required:
Ability to work in a high paced environment and to multitask
Exceptional communicator both written and verbal
Familiarity with promotional gifting industry is an advantage
High level of customer service skills
Highly organized, efficient, and able to work in a busy environment
Send your CV to abe2@abelanani.com

SHOWROOM ADMINISTRATOR
Showroom Administrator
Showroom reception – Receive clients and direct or refer to the relevant department to assist
Processing of quotes and orders for showroom clients
Process sample orders for showroom clients
Provide customers with product information
Merchandising the showroom
Always ensure that showroom is neat and well stocked
Refer clients to Marketing team for training
Deal with client queries in the showroom and escalate when necessary.
Converting big quotes into orders
Skills Required:
Friendly sales demeanor
Ability to work in a high paced environment and to multitask
Deliver superior customer service
Effective listening, communication and negotiating skills
Excellent verbal and written communication
Accuracy and attention to detail
Send your CV to abe2@abelanani.com

JUNIOR SALES ADMINISTRATOR
Manufacturing company requires a Junior Sales Administrator with 1-2 years’ experience
Duties and responsibilities:
• Provide administrative support to the sales Manager and sales staff
• Send out bulk emails daily
• Updating and maintaining electronic personalized catalogues
• Dealing with email enquiries pertaining to marketing tools
• Bulk data entry for the sales team (sales figures; outstanding orders; quote prospects to follow up on)
• Record and send out daily statistics to the Sales and Layout team
• Do product / client research and create databases of possible new clients
Requirements:
• Must be fluent in Microsoft Office and should demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
• Matric qualification
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Ability to multitask and work on multiple streams of work
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Must be well spoken and presentable
Please forward your CV to abe1@abelanani.com

LAYOUT / GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Company in branding industry requires graphic / layout designers.
Duties and responsibilities:
• Design, layout and produce artwork as per client requirements.
• Communication with sales team on requirements for artwork.
• Create artwork concepts and mockups for marketing presentations
• Achieve daily set targets for number of layouts completed
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to artwork
Requirements:
• At least two years relevant work experience in graphic design.
• Must be computer literate and experience in Corel Draw a must.
• Must be able to work under pressure.
• Ability to multitask and work on multiple streams of work.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Understand and interpret client’s artwork brief and requirements
• Understanding of different branding methods i.e., screen printing; pad printing; dye sublimation and digital printing
Please forward your CV to abe1@abelanani.com

ACCOUNT MANAGER – INTERNAL SALES AND MARKETING
We’re looking for target driven Account Managers to maintain client accounts and serve as our client’s main point of contact. The ideal candidate will have a passion for helping others and a drive for providing exceptional customer service. Applicants should have knowledge of the corporate gifting industry and be well educated in branding methods.
Responsibilities:
Serve as the main point of contact in all matters related to client needs, pricing requests, product knowledge, and queries
Daily liaison through email, phone, online presentations, screen-share and in person meetings
Monitoring and analyzing customers spend pattern and develop marketing opportunities to increase business
Liaising with internal production and scheduling departments to ensure that the client’s deadlines and requirements are met
Face to face Meetings with clients to brainstorm and assist them with their marketing campaigns
Ensuring that your daily sales targets and KPIs are met
Develop a thorough understanding of our products to upsell and cross-sell
Generate progress reports for clients and senior leaders within the organization
Required skills:
Professional experience in a sales or customer service role
Ability to multitask and juggle several responsibilities simultaneously
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Submit your CV to abe1@abelanani.com