Saw Mill Manager

2 weeks ago

Nelspruit, South Africa RAKKGALAKANE RECRUITMENT Full time

**Saw Mill Manager, Nelspruit, Rneg + Profit Share**
- **Grade 12**:

- **BTech(Wood Tech)/National Diploma(Wood Technology) qualification/BSc(Wood Technology**:

- management qualification (**MBA / MBL** or equivalent) advantageous;
- **5-10 years’ proven previous experience in a sawmill production environment** with contactable references essential (**both dry mill as well as wet mill experience**:

- Good knowledge of **quality / SANS Standards / relevant SABS grading specifications**;
- Knowledge and understanding of OHS Act;
- Advanced knowledge and proficiency of Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook and Word);
- Exposure to **Planned Maintenance Systems** with the emphasis on **preventative maintenance;**:

- **Mechanical and Electrical knowledge of sawmilling machines and operations.**

This position reports to the Operations Director.
- Responsible to **oversee the overall management and performance for production and quality standards as well as all functions at the particular mill**, which includes:

- **Production function**/activities (including staff **requirements and cost control of 2 Log Yards, 2 Wet Mill lines, Green Chain,**:

- **Stacking, Kilns, Boilers, Destacking, Recovery, Dry Mill, Finger-Joint and Despatch sections;**:

- **Maintenance and Technical workshop function** (including PMs, resources management, etcetera);
- Value added / laminating departments / function;
- Ensuring that the various properties (mill / plant, equipment, yard and buildings) are managed / maintained in a planned and cost-effective way;
- Production **KPIs to be achieved in such way that the particular mill consistently remains in the top 12 sawmills in RSA (Crickmay comparison);**:

- Ensuring that **monthly targets, company goals and objectives** (e.g., recovery, sizes, sorting, stacking etc**) are met;**:

- Management **of people / HR experience is an integral part** - strong managerial skills, strong people management skills as well as good personal relations (towards all stakeholders);
- Performing all administrative duties pertaining to the position;
- **Maintaining and improving safety standards and housekeeping practices**;
- Managing **overall operating expenditures**;
- Encouraging and fostering a sense of high, positive morale among the workforce;
- **Advanced Production and Processing knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, end products and other techniques to maximize the manufacturing processes**;
- Systems Evaluation through identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system;

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