Processing Manager - Spartan at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• RCL Foods is seeking a Processing Manager to join our Baking (Speciality) Business Unit. The role will be based in Spartan and report to the Factory Manager.

RCL Foods entrusts the Processing Manager to manage the processing plant ensuring maximum efficiency whilst maintaining compliance with legislation, customer specifications and Company standards and processes. This will include:

• optimising the mix
• meeting the production plan targets
• optimising staff performance and business profitability
• minimising costs, non-conformances and down-time
• supplying the customer with the required quality products at the right time.

Minimum Requirements    

• Minimum of grade 12 AND 5 years relevant experience preferably in a unionised food processing plant with 2 years in a management position OR
• A Diploma/ Degree in production management/engineering and 3 years relevant experience
• Food manufacturing qualification would be preferable
• Minimum 4-5 years’ experience in Food-related FMCG Environment and 2-3 years Management position
• Food processing experience would be advantageous
• Knowledge of TQMS systems would be preferable
• Continuous Improvement methodology and skills

Duties & Responsibilities    
Strategy into Action Operationalization

• Provide input into the Business strategy by keeping up with the latest trends and developmental processing.
• Provide input into annual SIAs and execute on annual objectives.
• Provide input and contribute to the relationship between cross-functional processing teams ensuring service delivery

Operations Management

• Drive Processing asset productivity through agreed KPIs and efficiencies.
• Report on a weekly basis on actual Processing KPIs versus budget and address non-conformances promptly.
• Drive Processing’s appearance and image through maintaining high housekeeping standards.
• Respond to factors that cause variances against planned production and perform root cause analysis.
• Manage Processing yield factors and initiate plans to reduce losses.
• Analyze downtime, provide valid explanations for loss of production and put action plans in place to prevent reocurrence.
• 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 Processing team for customer and statutory audits.
• Work closely with planning department to align production capacities and product mix requirements.
• Continuously adjust manloading and equipment availability to meet the constant changing production plan and priorities.
• Monitor volumes and equipment and communicate any issues to the Factory Manager 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 Processing 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 ISO 22 000/ 14 000/ 18000 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 processing plant.
• 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 Oversight

• 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.

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.
• Authorize expenses within area of responsibility and within level of authority and monitor spending activity.
• Innovate and implement cost containment measures.

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.

Staff Management

• Lead Processing teams towards meeting strategy and targets through communication and utilization of the full talent management system.