Trainee Factory Manager

2 weeks ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa National Ceramic Industries Full time

The focus areas that are crucial that need mastery for the incumbent to exit the program successfully and be ready to assist in managing one of our business units.


The 4M (Materials, Machines, Methods, Man) are:

  • Process understanding and appreciation
  • Raw materials and materials handling
  • Efficient and effective utilization of equipment
  • Maintenance and equipment availability


Organisation of work
  • Development and implementation of inputs that deliver required outputs


People management
  • Productivity improvement through capacitated and capable employees

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist Business Unit to achieve factory KPI, Volume output, Unit cost and maximise profitability
  • Safety and risk management in terms of legislation
  • Recruitment, training and development of personnel
  • Asset preservation through development, implementation and management of effective systems
  • Develop and implement best practice in all areas of the factory
  • Driving continuous improvements and waste elimination in order to reduce costs and improve quality
  • Product development to ensure sustained fashionable and value for money product ranges
  • Project management of capital projects
  • Financial control of factory costs
  • Sourcing of new local and international suppliers
  • Ensure the factory is focused on agreed key performance indicators
  • Cultivate a culture of excellence and accountability

Key strength and Abilities

  • Able to work autonomously
  • Must be energetic, active and a gogetter
  • Manage growth and change in a professional and entrepreneurial manner
  • Adaptive and creative to meet targets
  • Developing and leading teams and individuals toward common longterm objectives and shortterm goals
  • Hands on and results driven
  • Focused on customer and business needs
  • Tenacious on goal delivery
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Analytical and detailoriented problem solver
  • Ability to notice opportunities
  • Challenge established practices to test validity
  • Engineering and project management skills to drive and deliver continuous improvement
  • Strong work ethic
  • Strategic and big picture thinker
  • Emotional intelligence and robustness, diplomatic

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

  • National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical / Metallurgist) and/or Millwright Qualification
years' FMCG and/or Manufacturing working experience

  • Prior knowledge, experience and understanding of 2 of the 4 M's
  • GCC Factories or currently studying would be an added advantage


In support of our commitment to gender diversity, driving change and in line with our Employment Equity Plan, preference will be given to females.



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