Production Team Manager

2 months ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa International Flavors & Fragrances Full time

Job Overview

As a Production Team Leader at International Flavors & Fragrances, you will play a crucial role in leading the production team to achieve output while maintaining safety & food safety standards. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that all production goals are met with the assistance of support functions, without compromising the company's culture & value principles.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure all resources are available to production leads
  • Active visibility on production floor
  • Ensure production employees are trained & competent in all production related functions
  • Ensure all food safety requirements are met (maintain system)
  • Update all lost time
  • Ensure reduction in repeated lost time
  • Fault finding & repairing equipment
  • Ensure discipline action is actioned on time & manage misconduct (for example trends)
  • Ensure all people related issues reported by leading hands are dealt with
  • Ensuring Output vs Target is reached daily for production plants
  • Ensuring staff compliment is managed, based on demand
  • Ensure startup times are maintained
  • Completion of SAP functions
  • Adhere to all systems Safety & Food safety and ensure it is implemented on the production floor
  • Investigate & correct all near misses & incidents
  • Visibility on floor especially during breakdowns
  • Ensure all equipment is inspected and fit for use post maintenance or service
  • Make sure staff are properly utilized during stoppages (cleaning, training or alternative production)
  • Assisting in trouble shooting
  • Report on breakdowns
  • Ensure proper shift hand overs
  • Maintain & initiate cost savings

Knowledge Sharing to Improve the Team

  • Developing technical skill of teams
  • Innovating thinking to eliminate hazards & improve site continuously

General Tasks

  • Internal auditing
  • Participation in Safety functions
  • Actively participate in Engagement action plans and events
  • Assist operations team with Problem solving

Food Safety Responsibility

  • Adhere & maintain all food safety standards and systems
  • Guide the team on right first time principle & ensure there is no compromise on food safety rules
  • Ensure records are maintained

Company Culture

At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.



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