Factory / Plant Manager

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Rite Recruitment Full time

Our client, a Food Manufacturer (FMCG) in Johannesburg requires the services of a Factory Manager.

The Factory manager will be responsible for executing the strategy and supporting plans of the business. This position will report to the Operations Executive.

**Key Objectives of this Role**:

- Ensure all operations are executed in an effective, efficient and cost-effective way
- Improve operational management systems, processes, and best practices
- Oversee the purchase of materials, plan inventory and oversee warehouse efficiency
- Manage operational budgets and forecasts
- Ensure quality control standards are met and monitor production KPIs

**People Responsibility**
- Develop, design, lead the management team, emphasizing accountability and people effectiveness.
- Foster best practices, create a successful work culture, and build team morale and prosperity.
- Plan structures, implement best practice scheduling, and optimize plant available hours.

**Manufacturing**
- Lead manufacturing, supply chain, and procurement teams towards achieving strategic targets.
- Develop, design, and implement programs to build efficiencies, create capacities, and reduce costs and wastage.
- Monitor, improve, and report on key performance metrics, asset health, people planning and development, operational opportunities, and efficiencies.
- Asset care and maintenance of all plant and equipment.

**Procurement and Supply Chain**
- Manage inventory Levels and ensure best practices on ordering and management of stock.
- Lead and co-ordinate Procurement team to drive efficiency, cost savings and compliance.

**Technical and Compliance**
- Ensure legislative and regulatory compliance, including but not limited to food safety, health & safety, quality control, environmental, and asset management.
- Develop technical, analytical, monitoring, and reporting frameworks with related systems and databases.

**Financial Management**
- Manage all manufacturing costs to enable the lowest cost production and optimal asset utilization.
- Conduct maintenance reviews, capex reviews, and cost of labor analysis.
- Budgets and cost planning.

**Business Planning**
- Emergency Preparedness
- Business Continuity
- Insurance Reviews
- Total Site Housekeeping
- Waste Management

**Behavioural Competencies**:

- Self-motivated with a strong passion for working in a factory setting.
- Ability to drive change for improvement and motivate staff to embrace change.
- Relationship building with staff within the factory and stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail, advanced documentation system orientation, and solid planning and organizational skills.
- Focused, self-motivated, agile, and results-driven with high personal standards.
- Clear and confident communication, providing feedback as required

*
- At least 6 years as Operations Manager or in a similar role
- Qualification (Degree) in Business Management, Operations Management, or related field preferable
- Knowledge of organizational effectiveness (OEE’s, waste reduction etc.) and operations management

**Key Competencies**:

- Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
- Highly energetic, enthusiastic and acts with honesty and integrity
- Ability to solve problems and make decisions
- Ability to influence others and use initiative
- Attention to detail
- Must be deadline driven
- Strong leadership ability
- Outstanding organizational skills

**Technical skills and experience**:

- Relevant Degree/Diploma in Operations Management or another similar qualification will be required.
- At least 10 years’ experience in the FMCG industry.
- At least 8 years’ experience in an Operations/Production management role, Supplementary advanced training in Food Safety Systems would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of technical processes, procedures, and requirements of food manufacturing processes.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office.

**Job Type**: Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Johannesburg, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- Qualification (Degree) in Business Management/Operations Management or related field?
- Knowledge of organizational effectivness (OEE;s, waste reduction and operations management?
- Strong Knowledge of Microsoft Office?
- Ability to solve problems and make decisions?
- Strong leadership ability, attention to details, influence others?

**Experience**:

- Operatins Manager: 6 years (required)
- FMCG: 10 years (required)

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