Packhouse Production Manager

2 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Zeal HR Full time

**Packhouse Manager - Production Manager**

**Main purpose of the position**:
Planning and execution of the packing of citrus on a production line. This involves managing the staff (+/- 170) and other resources to pack product on specification and minimize production cost to ensure goals are achieved.

**Key areas of responsibility will amongst other include**:

- Ensure the right product with the right quality in the relevant carton
- Ensure that hourly and daily production and quality targets are met
- Identify areas and reasons for poor production and address them
- Overseeing of production processes
- Supervise and motivate team and identify necessary training
- Overseeing mixing of wax chemicals and post-harvest chemicals
- Ensure that the BRC standards are follow and that the food safety standards local and international are met, health and safety guidelines are followed.
- Report any equipment failure and maintenance requirements to management
- Record all relevant production and technical data
- Effective control of all employees relative disciplinary, grievance and absenteeism related matters
- Present daily production progress and planning reports to management.
- Manage Fruit degreening process.
- Organising logistics between Farms and Packhouse.

**Requirements**:

- Formal qualification in production / operations management will be an advantage
- Minimum of (2) years’ experience managing a team of over 100 people in production environment, good people management.
- Proven computer literacy
- Experience of compact sizing machine will be an advantage
- Experience of paltrack system will be advantage
- Knowledge of quality of fruit, defects and standards of different markets.
- Good communication skills
- Own transport

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