Production Manager at Dalitso Holdings

Job Summary
Key performance Areas:

• Assume responsibility for proper failure prevention strategies of production equipment and facilities
• Take necessary action to eliminate delays ensuring adherence to production and shipping schedules, including prevention of deviations
• Maintain compliance with company policies, cGMP’s, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices, ensuring no product recalls
• Advise department management on matters relating to daily operations and makes recommendations for improvements when feasible
• Setting and evaluation of KPI’s for department and team members
• Audit own performance and recommend own objectives and standards of performance
• Ensure and Maintain high levels of performance
• Review, perform/ensure investigations are done effectively and in a timely manner.
• Provide positive and motivating example for employees
• Investigate and take appropriate action related to product/process variations
• Develop department employees through orientation, training, establishment of objectives, communication of rules and policies, while building employee morale and motivation.
• Evaluate performance and production of staff; maintains records of performance.
• Develops information and compiles reports concerning scheduling, production goals, equipment and maintenance problems and other studies or reports as requested
• Assumes legal responsibility in terms of the OHS Act for the area
• Operate within and meet Budget requirements
• Maintain Budgeted or Better Recovery to Expense Ration
• Work in a team environment with other department management to coordinate a production schedule to achieve required deadlines, objectives and budgets
• Conducts continuous review and follow-up on projects to ensure completion of assigned work.
• Advise department management on matters relating to daily operations and makes recommendations for improvements when feasible
• Setting and evaluation of KPI’s for department and team members
• Audit own performance and recommend own objectives and standards of performance
• Ensure adequate resources are available to manufacture product (equipment, supplies, and labour)
• Review, perform/ensure investigations are done effectively and in a timely manner.
• Provide positive and motivating example for employees

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Production Management/Industrial/Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering or Pharmacy or Equivalent
• Registered with South African Pharmacy Council
• 5 – 6 years’ management experience in the Manufacturing and Packaging Environment
• Formal training and/or experience in a recognized Quality Management System(s) and/or exposure in a Good Manufacturing Practices environment
• Proven Leadership skills
• Proven communication and employee relations skills required
• Excellent computer skills
• LEAN or Six-Sigma background would be advantageous