Production Controller

3 months ago


Randfontein, South Africa RCL FOODS Careers Full time

At **RCL FOODS** we grow what matters

Join Our Team as a Production Controller in the WET PET PLANT

Are you passionate about driving efficiency and ensuring top-notch production processes? Our dynamic production plant is seeking a skilled Production Controller to join our team

The role will report to the** the Plant Manager - Pet Food** and will be based in **Randfontein, Gauteng.**

The incumbent will be responsible for managing the entire WET PET Plant, including all aspects relating to people, products, raw material and quality, ensuring the production and packing of products in line with the production plan and according to RCL FOODS safety and quality standards.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**Production Management**:

- Agrees and implements production plan with the plant manager and planning and is able to make production decisions within the production plan. (e.g. if a production line breaks down, prioritises production requirements and re-allocates labour accordingly).
- Analyses shift results and implements any necessary changes to increase production.
- Ensures that quality standards are implemented and adhered to.
- Diagnoses plant problems (fault finding) and liases with Engineering Foreman for plant repairs.
- Conduct daily production meetings with the different production disciplines to analyse previous shift results and implements any necessary changes to meet demand.
- Responsible for ensuring sufficient staff and adequate raw materials.
- Interprets fault finding to optimise production.
- Monitors operational efficiencies and recommends and implements corrective action to improve operational efficiencies.
- Identifies causes and costs of waste, contamination and inefficiencies and takes appropriate action to reduce these amounts.
- Monitors and ensures adherence to Company standards and SOP’s.
- Ensures that Plant is maintained in a high level of engineering, cleaning and Safety standard.
- Assists in capacity planning exercises to optimize plant performance
- Assist in drawing up preventative maintenance schedules for the plant
- Ensure that shift repairs and maintenance are carried out by the artisans and operators to reduce the impact of downtime
- Ensures that quality standards are implemented and adhered to.
- Monitor and reduce wastes such as product, packaging, steam, air, water and electricity
- Identifies reasons for staff non-conformance (e.g. training required, managing poor performance, refusal to obey lawful instruction, absenteeism) and takes appropriate action.
- Monitors processes and changes and ensures that corrective action has been taken in the event of a non-conformance
- Preparation of daily/weekly/monthly reports
- Attend daily/weekly/monthly meetings with specific reference to health and safety, production and yields

**Safety, Health, Risk, Environment & Quality**:

- Ensuring compliance with legal requirements - OHS, HACCP, FSSC 2000
- Maintain the food safety and safety systems in the plant
- Implementation of policies and procedures to manage and maintain RCL FOODS facilities and assets
- Quality and safety assurance during and after completion of food production
- Prepares for all internal and external Audits
- Ensures adequate level of compliance with the said policies, procedures and standards to meet all certification requirements at any given time.
- Ensures Business and Factory strategy for SHERQ is executed at a tactical level

**Cost Management**:

- Drives a cost conscious culture
- Monitors and ensures material usage losses and conversion cost losses are eliminated against budgets.
- Ensures budget constraints are complied with and variances are actioned
- Identifies sources of waste and takes action to minimise waste.
- Monitors Rand per Ton costs and shares info with teams
- Monitor and Control sundry costs indirects such as PPE, consumables, etc.
- Has discretion to prioritise production, and deploy resources to meet production plan within agreed budget.
- Stock control and quality of raws and finished product
- Manage and improve productivity and yields

**People Development/Recruitment**:

- Identify training gaps for subordinates based on losses/business need and interface put a plan together with HR/Training to close them
- Develop Personal Development Plans for subordinates and monitor progress
- Assist in the selection of new personnel to fill vacancies or replacements
- Recommends change to procedures and develops performance standards.
- Work according to HR policies and procedures; adhere to quality and safety standards
- Make joint recruitment decision with the Plant Manager
- Draws up criteria & job roles for positions within teams
- Develops and implements performance guidelines. Schedules and prioritise training in accordance with the production plan and shift roster.
- Conducts employees’ Performance Development Plans and gives feedback
- Coaches and counsels employees to ensure that agreed performance standards are met.



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