Plant Manager - Randfontein at RCL Foods

Minimum Requirements    

• Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in the Engineering, Operations Management or Supply Chain Management
• A minimum of 5 – 10 years’ work experience as a senior manager in Manufacturing and operations management at site level
• Operations experience in an FMCG environment is an added advantage.
• Strategic implementation in either or all of Total Process Management (TPM), World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and Lean Six Sigma Execution
• Experience in oil crushing, extraction, refinery and packaging would be an additional added advantage.
• Track Record and intricate knowledge and understanding in the follow areas: Lean, Cost optimisation, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), Supply and Operations Management (S&OP) / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Duties & Responsibilities    

Strategy into Action Operationalization

• Provide input into the business strategy by keeping up with the latest trends and developments relating to manufacturing excellence.
• Provide input into annual SIAs (strategy in action) and execute annual objectives.
• Provide input and contribute to the relationship between cross-functional operations teams ensuring service delivery.

Operations Management

• Drive manufacturing productivity through agreed KPIs and efficiencies.
• Report on a weekly basis on actual Processing KPIs versus budget and address non-conformances promptly.
• Drive factory appearance and image through maintaining high housekeeping standards.
• Respond to factors that cause variances against planned production versus output and adjust production plans accordingly.
• Manage Processing yield factors and initiate plans to reduce losses.
• Analyse downtime, provide valid explanations for loss of production and put action plans in place to prevent recurrence.
• Manage labour resources within budget to obtain required outputs.
• Liaise with New Product Development to ensure appropriate staff, equipment and materials are available to run successful trials.
• Guide and prepare the production team for customer and statutory audits.
• Support the plant management system to ensure SIC delivery.
• Work closely with the planning department to align production capacities and product mix requirements.
• Continuously adjust staff requirements and equipment availability to meet the constantly changing production plan and priorities.
• Monitor volumes and equipment and communicate any issues to the Manufacturing Executive and Engineering Manager promptly.
• Work closely with the engineering department to ensure that equipment performance and maintenance priorities are aligned and changed to meet production requirements.

Safety, Health, Risk and Quality

• Monitor the Production team to ensure all legislative and industry standards are achieved and prompt action is taken where required to ensure there are no areas of non-compliance.
• Chair and facilitate regular safety meetings and ensure action points are delivered upon.
• Drive the adherence and maintenance of FSSC 22000 and ISO 45000 standards within the Total Integrated Management System throughout Processing.
• Ensure that documentation required for the Total Integrated Management System is applied consistently throughout Processing.
• Drive in-process quality control in line with the supply chain and external customer requirements throughout the manufacturing process.
• Ensure environmentally sustainable practices are implemented and adhered to and that resource usage is managed effectively (e.g., conservation of water, electricity, and gas).

Maintenance

• Ensure that an equipment maintenance programme is formulated and implemented to maintain the working condition of equipment and schedule routine or non-routine maintenance.
• Monitor the execution of the maintenance programme to guarantee equipment performance as a key enabler of production outputs.

People Management

• Lead Production teams towards meeting strategy and targets through communication and utilisation of the full talent management system.
• Manage and deliver on the Production teams succession plans to enable the development of a future generation of leaders and specialists and ensure optimal turnover and retention levels.
• Implement Employment Equity within area of responsibility to ensure diversity is achieved at all levels and statutory targets and requirements are met.
• Identify development and training needs of the team and liaise with the HR and L&D department in order to action.
• Conduct Plant meetings and ensure that records are kept and shared amongst all parties and objectives are delivered upon.
• Manage the employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and Company policy.
• Develop sound relationships with shopstewards to minimise industrial conflict.

Financial Management

• Report and manage all input costs within area of responsibility and manage any over and under spend appropriately to ensure that issues are addressed before significant financial loss occurs.
• Authorise expenses within area of responsibility and within level of authority and monitor spending activity.
• Innovate and implement cost containment measures (BIC Initiatives).

Contract Management

• Manage contractors and outsourced activity in area of responsibility against standard.

Project Management

• Manage project plans in conjunction with project teams.
• Oversee project implementation in area of responsibility.