General Manager Operations

7 days ago

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Pollock & Associates Full time R2 000 000 - R2 500 000 per year

A strategic, hands-on operational leader is required to take full responsibility for a high-performance processing site, ensuring safe, compliant and cost-effective production while driving profitability, operational excellence and continuous improvement.

This role oversees end-to-end operations, including supply chain, production, maintenance, quality, HSE, environmental compliance, warehousing, logistics, people leadership and financial management. Full accountability for site performance and the P&L.

The role requires strong commercial awareness and the ability to optimise costs, output, uptime and product quality. You'll lead a compact team of ±50 employees while managing outsourced logistics and specialist contractors. Success demands hands-on involvement, operational discipline and the ability to drive continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements

  • Tertiary qualification in Production/Operations Management or Engineering (with Operations post-grad advantageous).
  • 5–10 years' leadership experience in production/processing environments, ideally minerals, mining, metallurgical or related manufacturing.
  • Proven experience managing plant operations, supply chain alignment and product offtake.
  • Strong stakeholder management across suppliers, communities and group affiliates is critical.
  • Strong financial acumen with P&L control, budgeting, KPIs and cost-reduction initiatives.
  • Demonstrated success in small/medium organisations where the GM operates as an owner-mindset leader.
  • Working knowledge of regulated environments, ISO/QMS, HSE and environmental compliance.

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