Production Manager (m/f/d)

Job Description

Job Description
JOB TITLE:           Production Manager
BASED AT:           Johannesburg
INDUSTRY:          Food Production

SCOPE AND GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
The Position of JHB Production Manager involves working closely with the National Operations Manager and Production Supervisors and all relevant departments to ensure coordination between all the departments on a daily basis to ensure cost efficient lean manufacturing.

POSITION REPORTS TO:                National Operations Manager
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

• Do the weekly Production Plan and scheduling.
• Capture, review and report on Daily, and Monthly OEE’s.
• Reconciliation of Daily Production Jobs.
• Communicate changes of the weekly production plan to the Supply Chain.
• Ensuring of adherence to Food and Health and Safety in the production areas.
• Optimise people, plant, machinery & throughput.
• Compiling of monthly, weekly and daily production reports for the National Operations Manager.
• Coordinate with the Site Engineer to minimize downtime and planning of preventative maintenance.
• Report and measure departments against set budgets.
• Conduct internal audits on the SOP’s in the plant.
• Participating in performance evaluations of staff and production supervisors.
• Assist with resolving employee concerns and conflicts.
• Handling of all relevant HR issues concerning to the production departments.
• Assisting Supervisor with maintaining Production and Department goals.
• Monitor and assisting in maintaining and improving the Food Safety Standards.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in a Production Manager role.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the food industry
  • Bakery, Powder Blending will be an advantage
• Minimum of HACCP or FSSC22000 qualification required.
• Experience in demand planning and production scheduling is required.
• Understanding or exposure to Syspro would be an advantage.
• Experience in OEE calculations and reporting of it.

REMUNERATION
Market related package, details will be shared on application.