Position: Branch /Operations Manager
Branch: Durban (Jacobs)

Qualification:

Engineering qualification (either Civil; Mechanical; Chemical; Industrial; Electrical) and ideally a business management course and /or experience in an Engineering/Manufacturing environment pertaining/relevant to construction materials production.

Experience:

A young business minded person/manager who is an engineer with an analytical mind, however must have been in manufacturing or engineering management as opposed to functioning as an engineer only.

• Having done some business course, or having had exposure to finance – i.e. P&L; costs; budgets; cost of manufacturing etc.
• Must have hands on management experience (managing line managers etc.)
• Knowledge of manufacturing in an engineering environment/construction materials production a plus.
• Previous exposure in a road construction environment advantageous.

Reports to:

General Manager – Operations

Reporting Staff:

Line managers (Production; Safety; Administration; Workshop; Junior Ops manager; Logistics; Sales)

Responsibilities:

- Ensuring that branch meets its obligations ito volumes, productivity & profitability
- Ensuring max use of assets (fleet; equipment) and effective cash flow
- Tenders & Quotes
- Ensuring that company policies and procedures are carried out (operational, safety etc)
- Management of multi-disciplinary team of line managers (Administration; Production; Workshop; Junior Ops; Logistics) to general staff in a
unionised environment
- Building & maintaining customer relationships
- Identification & management of risks (including financial, products, safety etc)
- Ensuring development of staff

Inherent requirements:

- Good management skills (planning, organising, control) – must want to and must be motivated by management of people at different levels
- Leadership skills – provide direction for line managers
- Proven awareness of risk
- Adaptability
- Stress Tolerance
- Must enjoy being hands on in a business (high involvement manager)
- Very high Safety orientation
- Good communication skills at all levels
- Problem-solving & Judgement