Production Manager

4 days ago


Durban, South Africa Maxe Full time

**Strategy**:

- Develop the plant medium to long term manufacturing strategy
- Assist with developing operational strategy.
- Align plant Manufacturing Strategy to the overall business strategy
- Provide Strategic and Change Leadership to the Manufacturing Function and Teams
- Achieve/exceed the annual Manufacturing Operational Plan in accordance to set goals, targets and criteria

**Production Planning**:

- Plan, schedule and monitor production (Sales forecasts, requirements, stock levels, maintenance requirements, change overs, etc.)
- Schedule and arrange maintenance and repairs for manufacturing operations
- Efficient resourcing to deliver on forecast requirements
- Approve Production Plans
- Analyse and interpret Production statistics/data in order to identify opportunities for improvements

**Production Management**:

- Deliver operational results in accordance with plant plans, budgets and KPIs
- Ensure appropriate standards are established for plant utilisation and efficiency, and that performance is constantly monitored against these standards
- Meet all production & operational deadlines & implement continuous improvement savings
- Optimise the manufacturing processes
- Ensure the optimal and efficient use of plant and production resources
- Manage plant improvement projects
- Investigate and resolve manufacturing related problems and sub-standard performance
- Establish best practices for plant utilisation and efficiencies
- Oversee the activities of production contractors in the plant

**Raw Materials**:

- Monitor the level of production material (WIP) to ensure sufficient material to support production
- Oversee the monthly stock takes and ensures that records are correctly entered
- Manage WIP to what is required and implement measures to control and keep this to a minimum (max 3 days)

**Maintenance**:

- Implement Planned Maintenance in line with the Planned Maintenance schedule

**Continuous Improvement**:

- Keep up to date with latest production trends, technologies and developments
- Benchmark manufacturing processes and technology against best practices
- Continually measure, monitor and provide improvement plans for improving business systems efficiency and cost reduction programs
- Provide strategic leadership into the production processes by implement improvement projects through systems, people development and process improvements

**Reporting & People Management**:

- Compile Production Reports
- Participate, present & report on all Production issues at HOD meetings
- Monitor the achievement of daily production targets
- Manage individual, team and departmental performance to achieve organisational objectives
- Manage labour stability and complement in line with budget, including managing production headcount
- Participate in the implementation and utilisation of equity related processes, as required
- Plan, organise and monitor production work in plant and within own areas of responsibility
- Determine the training needs of the Department
- Manage workforce discipline and sub-standard performance
- Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
- Ensure discipline is maintained in department (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)

**Quality Management System**:

- Manage, implement and uphold the Quality Management Systems for all production processes
- Improve employees awareness within the department of Quality Targets and Objectives
- Ensure compliance within the ISO Quality System as well as conformance to the ISO 14001 standard (future)
- Actively drive quality initiatives both internal to the factory and address external customer complaints
- Lead problem solving an implementation of root causes to eliminate customer complaints

**SHE**:

- Ensure a safe, neat and health and healthy working environment for all staff
- Ensure compliance to all SHE legislation and requirements (ISO14001 and ISO45001)
- Operate according to standard operating procedures and within parameters of applicable legislation.
- Ensure any prescribed statutory inspections and / or tests be performed by a competent person and that the records in this regard are kept and maintained.
- Ensure that all machinery is installed, operated and maintained in such a manner as to prevent the exposure of persons to hazardous conditions or circumstances.
- Continually monitor and highlight identified hazards and risks in the workplace.
- Facilitate improvement programs to continually improve upon identified risks (risk mitigation to achieve zero harm).
- Examine the causes of accidents/incidents in connection with machinery in the workplace and make appropriate recommendations and implement corrective actions to prevent its recurrence
- Report all machinery failures as contemplated under the General Machinery Regulation as prescribed
- Comply with Legal requirements within area of responsibility
- Implement and maintain a robust 5S systems within the workplace
- Comply with Legal requi



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