Production Manager

6 months ago


Midrand, South Africa Kontak Recruitment SA Full time

Chloorkop & Midrand, Gauteng - Manufacturing

**Production Manager (JB4132)**
Chloorkop & Midrand, Gauteng
R600 000 to R700 000 Annually CTC
Permanent

**Minimum Requirements**:
Education: Grade12 plus relevant degree/diploma (BSc Eng Industrial / Cost and Management Accounting)
Experience: Minimum of 10 years of production management experience, industry experience is advantageous
Excellent communication, numeracy and computer literacy skills
Excellent people management skills and management of staff
Ability to identify problems and implement preventative strategies to minimise risk
Being able to develop good working relationships and trust with various teams
Strong problem-solving skills, analytic ability and very detail-oriented
Working well with many different departments and external suppliers
Always keeping the customer in mind
Follow principles for continual improvement
Being results and deadline-driven
**Duties and Responsibilities**:
Carefully and accurately conduct production planning to ensure that company's required minimum and target stock levels are maintained at all times
Evaluate and factor in MRP sales forecasts in production planning for the month ahead and prioritise critical and unforeseen issues according to strict timelines
Create and manage production schedules for on-time product completion
Partner with Procurement to ensure that all required and relevant raw materials are on hand in sufficient quantities and available
Partner with Dispatch to ensure required stock is on hand and ready for delivery to customers with no delays
Distinguishing between local and export packaging & labelling requirements as per customer specifications
Partner with Quality to ensure that quality standards are prioritised and adhered to to ensure that all products are consistently manufactured to the highest standard
Ensure all OHS and quality standards are met, conduct ad-hoc inspections to ensure adherence to OHS and Quality standards and aim to achieve an incident-free operation
Effectively manage the fault-finding process in cases where a product tests “out-of-specification”
Continuously monitor production, resolve issues and immediately communicate and/or escalate to senior management on all issues impacting production
Pro-actively evaluate production equipment and schedule regular maintenance for equipment to ensure continued production and mínimal downtime
Proactively manage the production team by ensuring adequate scheduling of staff and setting daily productivity goals for each production line
Motivate, support and train production staff to ensure they are equipped and able to produce the required products at the expected quality standard
Maintain up-to-date and accurate production records, ensure metrics, reports, and production documentation is available
Ensure efficiency during the production process and implement improvements to the production process when required with the approval of the relevant senior manager
Continually evaluate production workflow procedures to identify areas where efficiency can be improved without compromising safety or quality
Analyse budgets and continuously control production costs and identify/rectify waste measures
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