Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to:
? Achieve production requirements against targets:
? Adherence to Production plan
? Adherence to MPS
? LM Variance
? C/L
? OEE
? ME
? Efficient Asset utilization
? Achieve product quality
? Managing people.
? Managing capital and NPD projects, trials and feasibility studies.
? Manage plan and control annual budgets.
? See to annual maintenance plan of all equipment within department. (Adherence to Planned maintenance)
? Management of all quality systems ISO 9001/2000.
? Develop and implement annual departmental business plans and assist in site’s business plan.
? To establish a positive and disciplined environment with the workers and manage all HR issues within department.
? To effectively manage performance and drive MDWT processes.
? See to skills development within department.
? Actively participate in daily and weekly management meetings.
? Must be able to work under pressure and see to queries associated with department.
? Innovation and business improvements in support of operational and segment goals.

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills:
• Strong leadership capabilities.
• Strong technical aptitude
• Degree as minimum qualification (NQF 7 equivalent or above)
• Packaging experience
• World Class Manufacturing exposure (such as 5S, problem solving, visual management)
• Minimum 3 to 5 years supervisory / management role
• Strong RCA (root cause analysis) abilities
• People management and leadership skills.
• Proven computer literacy in SAP & MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• The successful candidate must be innovative and drive best practices.