Area Manager

**High-level Job Objectives**:

- **People Focus** on empowering, developing, and motivating teams and individuals to perform at their best. Ensure continuous development for yourself and team.
- **Customer Focus** on regular, meaningful interactions to drive an inclusive partnership.
- **Food Safety Focus** in ensuring that all sites take the necessary actions and ensure training interventions are taken to eliminate food safety risks.
- **Compliance Focus** to ensure that all regulatory measures are consistently applied.
- **Financial Focus** on managing expenses within budget, accurately and timely. Ensure continuous development and understanding of relevant financial processes for yourself and team. Asset Care in ensuring that all sites take the necessary actions and ensure training interventions to prevent damages and maintain facilities, equipment, and machinery. Business Development by setting clear targets to acquire new business and upsell on existing contracts.
- **Innovation Focus** on creative solutions that supports us in being the industry leader.

**Job Specification**:

- Attend monthly meetings to discuss all aspects of the site such as progress reports, client feedback and team performance, aggregate hygiene reports, and budgets.
- Use information obtained at the site to complete inspections, micros, audits, and customer feedback.
- Conduct and report meetings with Site Manager and Supervisors.
- Responsible for all portfolio operational activities, including operational problem-solving.
- Lead & manage Site Managers, who in turn must manage their teams in order to produce a food-safe portfolio, daily.
- Enforce a hygienic & safe working environment, with compliance to all statutory safety regulations.
- Manage individual and team performance of HR Resource, and coach & develop Site Managers.
- Maintain customer relationships, meet Customer expectations and eliminate plant damage & downtime.
- Manage and achieve the Portfolio Financial Budget.
- Adhere to and promote the Company Value System by compliance with the Ecowize Way.
- Responsible for Growth in the Area of Responsibility.
- Address staff issues with the supervisors and liaise with the HR department.
- Draft compliance reports for the various sites.

**Job Requirements**:

- Minimum 5-year previous experience within the Food Production Industry is an advantage.
- Previous experience with the Total Quality Management system would be advantageous.
- Own reliable transport essential and willingness to travel.
- Experience in FMCG and or cleaning industry essential.
- Able and willing to work three night-shifts per week.
- Previous experience in HR-related matters.
- Good command of the English Language.
- ND Food Technology (advantageous).
- Computer Literate.
- **Vaccination Certificate required**
**The successful incumbent must have the following qualification, experience, and skillsets**:

- **Customer centric to drive operational excellence.**:

- Exceptional interpersonal skills, strong negotiation skills, and must have the ability to build strong client relationships.
- Ability to solve problems efficiently and to be pro-active in identifying potential problems.
- Tertiary qualification in Food Safety, Business Management.
- At least 5 years’ previous work experience in key account management (cleaning operations is preferred).
- Ability to project manage start-up sites effectively.
- Ability to bring teams together and motivate staff.
- Must have a strong preference to work within the Ecowize culture and values; Respect, Honesty and Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, Open Communication, and Service Excellence.
- **High work standards, excellent communication skills, energetic and driven.**:

- **Must have a valid driver's license and own reliable vehicle.**:

- **Must be willing and able to work regular nightshifts.**

Please ensure that you have the minimum job requirements, before applying.
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