Production Coordinator at Lactalis South Africa

Job Description    

• Join Lactalis at our Bonnievale Plant in the Cheese department, where your main responsibilities will include planning and scheduling cheese production, ensuring quality standards, maintaining machinery, and managing staff to maximize productivity.
• Candidates must have at least 3 years of relevant experience in an FMCG environment, demonstrate solid knowledge of cheese-making, and possess strong supervisory skills.
• The role requires compiling and managing production results while ensuring full compliance with Safety and Health policies, procedures, and legislation. Fluency in English, computer literacy, and proficiency in Excel are essential.

Required Skills    

• Grade 12 or equivalent qualification.
• NQF4 Dairy Manufacturing Technology (Cheese) or S3 Dairy qualification in cheese making.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a supervisory role.
• Computer literate.
• Ability to manage and build a successful team.
• Strong interpersonal understanding and organizational awareness (advantageous).
• Knowledge of complex equipment and ability to operate all machinery in the cheese factory.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work overtime, weekends, and public holidays.
• Willingness to study long hours independently.
• High accuracy and strong sense of punctuality.
• Reliable, trustworthy, proactive, and energetic.
• Ability to work well with people.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Schedule bulk cheese production into daily, weekly, and monthly vats based on forecast figures from Head Office.
• Compile the yearly budget and LSA Forecast when required.
• Manage the department budget effectively.
• Analyze production results continuously to meet or exceed goals for quality, quantity, yield, and grading.
• Communicate departmental goals and focus points to the team during meetings.
• Ensure maintenance work requests (job cards) are completed.
• Lead, coach, and discipline subordinates when necessary.
• Manage the department through the BPCS system.
• Complete monthly cycle counts.
• Review INV019/GMP Reports and explain deviations when necessary.
• Ensure ISO, HACCP, and NOSA procedures are updated and adhered to.
• Schedule training sessions or renewals to maintain compliance with ISO, HACCP, and NOSA standards.
• Ensure minimal findings during official audits (SABS, Woolworths, Pick ‘n Pay).
• Ensure waste is only dumped at the designated dumping site.
• Record product waste per shift.
• Monitor daily usage of chemicals and water.
• Perform yield monitoring and make necessary adjustments.
• Check CIP (Cleaning in Place) processes.
• Prevent shift changes if the workplace is not clean.
• Ensure pre-cooling and conveyors are clean.
• Verify previous day’s production with a physical count.
• Maintain quality and safety systems.
• Conduct cheese grading.
• Perform daily mass balance and GMP checks.
• Open towers weekly.
• Update work instructions when needed.

Closing Date    

• 2025/12/01