Plant Manager

Undergraduate Degree or Diploma in Metallurgical / Industrial / Mechanical Engineering is required
Minimum 10 years in a manufacturing environment of which 5 years must be in a managerial position
Accountable for overall production - manage the operations of the plant, ensuring output of products manufactured within the required technical and quality specifications as prescribed by the technical, quality, time and cost requirements and standards
Accountable for the appropriate resource allocation, planning and scheduling of equipment and people within the area, overall plant efficiency in terms of time, budget and quality expectations and SOPs
Accountable for ordering and managing stock levels of Raw Materials and finished products by optimising working capital and serve levels to customers
Oversee and manage any new production projects
Oversee maintenance and facility projects
CAPEX
Environmental, Health & Safety (ISO)
Overall warehouse management
Operational Responsible for overall production, overseeing maintenance and stores. Co-ordination and support of the ISO Management System which includes final approval of related Quality documentation
Manage and oversee any new projects/installations in the production process
Manage and champion various safety programmes
Learning & Growth execute skills and competency gap analyses and implement appropriate training and development intervention to close the gaps, improving production and maintenance technical levels. Responsible to transfer knowledge to staff who are required to operate in specific technical functions
Financial (budget) meeting all the budgetary and other financial objectives as required by the EXCO (Global)
Accountable for production and maintenance operational and capital budgets
Development of all foundry operations expense and capital budgets, including workforce planning
Customer achieving customer satisfaction objectives by providing professional and effective product and other advisory services
Meeting and achieving all applicable SHEQ SOPs for the Production Area
Communication of all safety related aspects which may have a negative impact on the business
Investigate and advise on process and product improvement and cost reduction initiatives to the business
Research improved processes and raw materials to achieve improved efficiencies and effectiveness, resulting more cost-effective outputs
Work on a team to procure all foundry equipment and develop maintenance agreements
Support development and design of all operations infrastructure
Develop operations processes to support foundry planning, as production forecasting
Drive development and execution of Maintenance programs (remains) (including master data and functional location development, reliability strategies, maintenance strategies, maintenance programs, spare parts, critical spares, and capital replacement programs Group Leader: Maintenance Programme KPA
Support development of training and competency development programs and equipment ramp-up profiles (GL Maintenance)
Work collaboratively with maintenance, engineering, support services, and plant business areas to achieve all business plan objectives (GL Production)
Staff your area with the resources planned per the master staffing plan and deploy them accordingly to manage the execution of programs (Lean Engineer)
Monitor, performance manage, grow and develop all direct report staff (x 60), as well as ensure process are adhered to ensure a capable and competent maintenance workforce (People Management KPA)
Review progress and cost tracking reports and make corrections to execution as required
Investigate incidents, near misses, damage or delays at sites, to ensure that proper procedures are being carried out (GLs and SHEQ Leader)