Production Manager

Gauteng, Heidelberg
- (, Market related)

Production Manager - FMCG/Meat Processing - Heidelberg, Gauteng

**We are looking for an experienced Production Manager with a background in Meat Processing to join our team in Heidelberg**

**QUALIFICATIONS**
Diploma/Degree in Production Management/ Operations Management or business related

**EXPERIENCE**
Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a similar position in a Meat Processing environment.

**KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED**
- Basic Knowledge of HACCP
- Knowledge of quality assurance
- Knowledge of production planning
- Food safety and good manufacturing practices
- Ability to report on agreed KPA’s
- Excellent business English, both verbal and written
- Established proficiency in MS Office with emphasis on Excel, PowerPoint and AX would be advantageous
- Proven statistical and analytical ability
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work in highly stressed and complex situations

**KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPA’S)**

**1.**
**BEHAVIOURAL DIMENSIONS REQUIRED**
- Analytical ability
- Honest and hardworking
- Ability to work efficiently on own or as part of a team, in a

highly pressurized environment
- Problem solving skills
- Good Project Management skills
- Manage a Production team, sufficiently scheduling the

production line and team shifts
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Flexible in terms of working hours (overtime and weekend

work when required)
- Subscribe to the principle of a place for everything and

everything in its place
- Good sense of urgency

**2.**
**BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS**
- Plan and organise production schedules
- Assess Projects and resource requirements
- Effectively order raw materials from the suppliers for

production
- Estimate, negotiate and manage budgets and timescales

with clients and managers
- Ensure that Health and Safety regulations are met in your department and in the factory
- Determine quality control standards on products

developed
- Oversee Production processes within your area of

responsibilities
- Manage stock and raw material movement to ensure

enough stock availability.
- Organise the repair and routine maintenance of

production equipment
- Effective plan and execute customer order through

accurate production numbers
- Organise relevant training sessions in your department
- Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
- Develop standard operating process where they don’t exist

and manage execution these procedures in your

department.
- Manage your stakeholders to ensure you deliver excellent

customer experience
- Manage suppliers of the raw materials to ensure quality of

raw material and that raw materials are always available for

productions
- Manage quality of productions and minimise or eliminate

waste

**3.**
**OTHER DUTIES**
- Manage and support SHEQ initiatives and objectives.
- Define, propose and implement the annual production.
- Cost management of products and assist with new

product costings models.
- Analyse budgets and continuously control production

costs and identify/rectify waste measures.
- Manage all activities within the production process,

including maintenance and the workforce.
- Handle logistics, warehousing and stock of raw materials

used in production.
- Manage all teams within your production department

(contracts/leave/pay).
- Create and implement organisational/production changes

on an operative level.
- Focus on growing business and revenue by implementing

necessary changes to product/production line to enter

new markets or grow existing territories.
- For more information please contact:

- Maite Maboa