Production Manager

5 days ago


Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa SA Van Conversions (Pty) Ltd Full time

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HR Manager | Bachelor's in HR Management | Recruitment Manager

Job Summary:

Oversee the build process within the company and to ensure that production lines run without any problems and minimum downtime. Analyze and improve organizational processes, and work to improve quality, productivity, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will own the entire production process. They will strategize with other internal teams to ensure operational excellence. They will also run a quality assessment to ensure customer satisfaction.

Duties/Functions/Responsibilities

  • Make important policy, planning, and strategy decisions.
  • Create and implement organizational/ production changes on an operative level.
  • Identify and address problems and opportunities for the company.
  • Develop, implement, and review operational policies and procedures.
  • Manage and support SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality) initiatives and objectives.
  • Analyse/ control production costs and identify/rectify waste measures.
  • Cost management of products and assist with new production costing models.
  • Manage use of raw materials to meet production targets as set out in weekly forecasts.
  • Analyse budgets and continuously control production costs and identify/ rectify waste measures.
  • Manage all activities within the production process, including maintenance and the workforce.
  • Manage all teams within your production departments and the communication between the workshop and upper management.
  • Monitor reasons for absenteeism and minimize the impact on production, liaising with the HR Manager.
  • Create and maintain contingency plans in the event of interruptive production.
  • Implement the standard operating procedures.
  • Determine training needs of staff members.
  • Create and implement organizational/production changes on an operative level.
  • Focus on growing business and revenue by implementing necessary changes to product/ production line to enter new markets or grow existing territories.
  • Ramp up production to ensure the company is operating at required capacity.
  • Manage customer and internal quality standards, liaising with Quality Manager.
  • Responsible for ensuring cleanliness in all production areas.
  • Prepare the production areas for factory inspections and audits.
  • Liase with the Stores Manager and Procurement to ensure a smooth supply of raw materials to the production line.

Required Skills Set:

  • Leadership.
  • Understanding of policy, planning, and strategy.
  • Ability to develop, implement and review policies and procedures.
  • Ability to oversee budgeting, reporting, planning, and auditing.
  • Excellent communication, numeracy and computer literacy skills.
  • Understanding of necessary legal and regulatory documents.
  • Identify problems and implement preventative strategies to minimize risk.
  • Being able to develop good working relationships and trust with various teams.
  • Ability to address problems and opportunities for the company.
  • Being results and deadline-driven.
  • Ability to build alliances and partnerships with another organisation.
  • Strong business and industry expertise.
Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Manufacturing, Management, and Strategy/Planning

Industries

Manufacturing

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