Operations Executive

6 days ago

Durban, South Africa AVI Limited Full time

**AVI Ltd. **is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

**NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED** operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

**Job Specification**

**Key Performance Areas**:

- Leading and directing the factory to reach strategic goals, operational goals and key performance targets with astute business awareness and sound commercial rationale.
- Leading the site leadership team to collectively ensure a safe working environment, production efficiency, strict cost management and reliable supply of quality products.
- Foster a culture of excellence, continuous improvement and teamwork on the entire site with the support of the site leadership team and central support functions, and according to our manufacturing principles to improve and sustain all areas of the operation.
- Ensure policy and strategy alignment, thought leadership and innovative thinking to ensure future success and sustainability of the factory.
- Ensure adherence to people practices which include People Development, Communication, Industrial Relations and Performance Management.
- Manage the factory within defined systems, which include: Demand Planning Systems, Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety, Health and the Environment (SHE), Risk Management, Resource and Information Management, budgeting and cost management.
- Act as an ambassador for the NBL culture and values and to uphold standards and ethics.
- Be the custodian of quality and a food safety ethos and principles as a food manufacturer.
- Deliver innovation projects, capital projects and other improvement projects on site.
- Take ownership of the site and its ongoing condition, compliance and performance.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Experience**:
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Essential
- 5+ years’ experience in a Factory/Plant Management leadership role within a unionised environment
- Extensive experience in a manufacturing environment at a senior level
- Proven track record in setting and executing on strategy
- Ability to demonstrate leadership of multi-functional teams

Advantageous
- Experience in a complex dry blending and packaging plant
- Experience in a food manufacturing environment

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or Chemical) or Food Sciences is essential
- Business related post-graduate qualification would be advantageous

**Additional Requirements**:

- Ability to demonstrate a detailed understanding of Production, Engineering/Maintenance and Inbound Logistics with a broad understanding of Finance, HR, R&D, and Marketing
- Ability to innovate and identify opportunities for Continuous Improvement is essential
- Strategic and analytical thinking ability with strong delivery focus
- (repeated above)Ability to work within a complex structure, influence others and communicate at all levels
- Commercially minded with strong financial skills and an ability to develop business cases
- Ability to communicate clearly and influence at senior levels of the organisation
- Ability to optimise business performance and develop a performance-driven culture
- Ability to remain composed and resilient while being flexible and open to change

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