Production Manager - Pies at RCL Foods

Job Description    
RCL FOODS is searching for a Production Manager to join our Pies Team located in Krugersdorp. The purpose of this vacancy is to manage the manufacturing processes, equipment and facilities at the Krugersdorp site in the most cost-effective way ensuring maximum efficiency and optimal mix whilst maintaining compliance with legislation, customer specifications, quality and company standards in order to achieve production plan targets.

The successful incumbent is to determine and drive best practices, benchmarking and consistency management across the Production Department
Minimum Requirements    

• A Diploma/ Degree in Production management
• 7 years relevant operational experience in an FMCG manufacturing environment with at least 5 years in a management position
• Cost management (Processing budget vs expenditure)
• Achieve Processing strike rate
• Waste management
• Cost saving (deliver against cost saving and business improvement initiatives)
• SHEQ compliance within the Processing Department
• Training rolled out according to training plans

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Production Planning
• Input into the strategy for both factories from a Production perspective by researching and considering best practice, local conditions, trends, as well as competitor activity.
• Provide input into annual SIA’s and execute on annual objectives.
• Input into identifying ways to fine tune systems in line with changing work practices.
• Provide input and contribute to the relationship between cross functional Production teams to ensure an integrated approach in mobilising the total plan.
• Identify innovative ways to use minimum resources to achieve maximum outputs.

Production Management

• Contribute towards and drive continuous improvement and innovation at process and procedure level to enhance effectiveness, efficiency and performance in the Production Department.
• Ensure that the Production Department has the capacity to deliver against the Production Plan.
• Establish the most efficient use of resources, i.e. cost, people, time etc. for the Production Department, and allocate work accordingly.
• Liaise with New Product Development to ensure appropriate staff, equipment and materials are available to run successful trials.

Safety, Health, Risk and Quality Oversight
Input into the establishment of systems and sound practices in order to comply with best practices, legislation or other regulations / guidelines.
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.

Financial Management
Assume overall responsibility for the budget for the Production Department:

Contract Management
Liaise with Procurement for the selection of contractors / service providers as required.

Project Management
Manage project plans in conjunction with project teams.

Technical Training
Lead and manage the regional training team that is responsible for GMP, Health and Safety, Food Safety, and all SOP’s thereby ensuring legislative audit requirements are met and relevant documents are kept.