Production Manager

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Production Manager's primary responsibility is to supervise the company's meat manufacturing process and ensure that production lines operate smoothly with little downtime. Collaborating with department managers and upper management to guarantee that all meat products are produced in accordance with industry and safety standards and to a certain quality level.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Matriculation or Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification in production, management & operations preferred.
• 2- 4 years experience in the meat industry.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership abilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and support SHEQ (safety, health, environment and quality) initiatives and objectives.
• Define, propose, and implement the optimised production plan.
• 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 continuous improvements and the workforce.
• Handle logistics and stock of raw materials used in production.
• Manage all teams within the production department.
• Create and implement organisational/production changes on an operative level.
• Implement strategies to improve the production environment as required by top management,
• Hands on production role with excellent knowledge of all aspects of meat primals.
• Co-ordinate and operate the production line in terms of people, product, and equipment and maintain all associated paperwork.
• Report all aspects of production to the factory manager on a daily basis.
• Maintain constant adherence to all company, customer and legal requirements regarding food safety and quality assurance.
• Ensure that the highest levels of service, quality and workmanship are maintained at all times.
• Drive adherence to all HACCP systems and ensure that good manufacturing practices are always applied.
• Ensure department is audit ready at all times.
• Monitoring of productivity and performance of the department.
• Understand company quality policy statement and implement its requirements.
• Ensure that all customer expectations in respect of quality are met and exceeded where possible.
• Monitor packaging waste in the department to ensure minimal waste.

PERSON SPEC:

• Own reliable transport.
• Must be Willing to work Retail Hours, i.e.: Saturdays/Sundays/Public Holidays/ Overtime/Shifts.
• Excellent communication, numeracy, and computer literacy skills.
• Good people management skills and management of staff.
• Identifying problems and implementing preventative strategies to minimise risk.
• Being able to develop good working relationships and trust with various teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytic ability and be very detail oriented.
• Working well with many different departments and external suppliers.
• Always keeping the end-user/customer in mind.
• Being results and deadline driven.
• Leadership and team management.
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of meat processing equipment.
• Familiarity with safety and sanitation standards in food production.
• Budget management and cost control.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good Communications skills on all levels.
• Attention to detail.
• Time management.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Must be able to work under pressure.
• Performing any other task, not specified herein, which from time to time may be assigned by the Warehouse Manager.
• Ensure personal hygiene standards are maintained.
• Be actively involved in the OHS and Food Safety System, partake in OHS and Food Safety System activities as and when directed.
• Ensure Vision, Mission and Values underpin all activities.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person