Purpose of the Job:
The Production Manager manages daily production activities end-to end to ensure that the daily production plan is achieved. The Production Manager impacts on the production activities by guiding production shift leaders and their respective teams to produce quality products complying with all Customer Specifications, Food Safety requirements and Quality Specifications and Legal requirements with the assistance of his Supporting department. Clear guidelines and communication between all departments needs to be managed.

Job Responsibilities
• To take full responsibility of the all shifts in terms of management of staff, management of production and quality targets and to ensure the smooth running of production processes
• To take full responsibility of the quality and production that is produced within the shift in the line with company ‘s quality systems, processes and procedure and GMP
• Monitor, measure and report on production related to process performance, general issues
• To ensure good communication is given either verbally or written to all members of staff
• Data collection and reporting -use and mastery of IQMS and other tools to meet business needs
• Stock takes, and cycle counts as well variances must be properly managed.
• Work with production planner to ensure we produce according to the plan.
• Safety-adheres to all safety standard in the factory, ensures compliances in all production sections.
• Quality-drives quality improvements reduce waste of all materials in the production areas.
• To ensure that KPI targets and production deadlines are met at all costs.
• To ensure that all employees comply with the company procedures & policies.
• To work closely with Operations Manager
• Managing of all production and or processing functions is of high essence.
• To have problem solving & trouble shooting skills is of paramount important.
• To ensure that the training skills are met for current & future demands of the shifts.
Key Competencies / Skills
o Variances and spoils
• Reduce spoils & variances
• Reduce scrap and rework
• Manage waste and improve in recycling
• Ensure daily and Monthly stock accuracy.
• Daily production figures to balances daily.
o Downtime and Attendance
• Ensure managing of Downtime and continuous improvement.
• Ensure all breakdown are reported immediately to relevant Managers
• Ensure all KPI’s are manage and continuous improvement implemented
• Staff attendance to be manage
o Management of employees
• Effective delegation of tasks and duties and follow up.
• Ensure discipline in the work place
• Ensure staff development and multi skilling
• Ensure “First Time Right” is applied throughout.
• Ensure High GMP standards

Knowledge, experience and skills required
• Active Listening i.e. be able to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times;
• Reading Comprehension i.e. Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking i.e. talking to others to convey information effectively;
• Critical Thinking i.e. using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of Alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring i.e. Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action;
• Coordination i.e. adjusting actions in relation to others' actions;
• Social Perceptiveness i.e. being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do;
• Active Learning I.e. Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making;
• Complex Problem Solving i.e. identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions;
• Judgment and Decision Making i.e. considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one;
• Oral Comprehension i.e. the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Planning ability;

Our ideal candidate should have the following:

• Grade 12 / Matric or equivalent
• BTech in Operations / Production management.
• 5 years minimum experience in food manufacturing environment.
• Experience in DMS, SYSPRO or SAP and Shop ware
• Computer Literate (Excel, Power point, Outlook, Word)
• HACCP Certificate & experience
• GMP Certificate & experience
• Exposure to learn manufacturing practices
• 5 S implementation knowledge