Head of Production - Feitoria (Permanent position) at Nando's

• The Head of Production leads the end-to-end manufacturing function to ensure efficient production, high quality output and cost-effective operations in line with the business goals. The Head of Production will be responsible for driving efficiencies, improving productivity, driving world class manufacturing and compliance and fostering a continuous improvement mindset amongst all employees in the department.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, Operations or Industrial Engineering.
• Advanced Technical Degree or MBA
• Knowledge of supply chain financial measurements of Operations, Capital Management experience
• Extensive experience using MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), ERP and other relevant computer software and systems effectively
• Operational systems experience using SAP and Shopware

5+ years’ experience in:

• applying Lean and 5S techniques in a Lean manufacturing environment
• production experience in a food, chemical, beverage or related batch and ISO 9001 manufacturing environment
• in cross-functional project or program management
• World Class Manufacturing exposure to both processes and equipment

Production Management:

• Lead and oversee daily, weekly and monthly production activities to meet the demand and delivery schedules
• Implement and monitor production plans, budgets and key performance indicators
• Drive continuous improvement in efficiency, yield and quality

Quality and Compliance:

• Ensure products meet quality and regulatory standards
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to maintain consistent product quality and minimize rework or waste
• Uphold strict adherence to occupational health and safety, environmental and labour legislation

Process Improvement and Lean Manufacturing:

• Drive and implement the world class manufacturing project.
• Implement Lean, six sigma and or Kaizen methodologies to reduce waste and optimize production flow.
• Analyse production data and identify areas for cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
• Oversee equipment maintenance and reliability programs

Strategic Planning and Reporting:

• Contribute to the business strategy, capacity planning and capital investment and decisions
• Prepare regular reports on production performance, cost analysis and resource utilization

Productivity, planning & Inventory:

• Meet sales and budgeted monthly volumes
• OTIF to the customer
• Timeous completion, distribution, and management of the production plan
• Managing Production planning to timeously meet business demand requirements within inventory management targets, product allergens, product colour impact and optimize on efficiency constraints.
• Ensuring plant achieve an ATP and MPS% OF > 98%.
• Ensuring and maintaining plant uptime of > 95%
• Improve plant OEE to a world class standard at > 75%

People Management:

• Ensuring all SOP in the factory are reviewed and staff are trained
• Developing a culture that is responsible and accountable
• Driving World Class Manufacturing behaviours
• Ability to manage several different employees within the department and ensure that all areas within Production work as a coherent whole towards the same goal
• Identify training needs and implement with succession plans
• Develop a team that understands modern food manufacturing practices
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork and high performanc

Deadline:19th November,2025