We strive to inspire, motivate, and empower everyone to achieve a healthy life by manufacturing high-quality nutritional supplements, foods, beverages, and more. Since 1947, we’ve led the field in formulating, producing, and distributing - and we will continue to do so.
In 1947 Mr Jack Grieve founded Vital Health Foods. From its humble beginnings in the sm...
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To effectively manage production processes, people and machines to ensure that optimal efficiencies of materials, equipment and labour are achieved, and to implement and drive continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
To manage production to achieve targets most efficiently and cost effectively
Increase the productivity of the department by efficient planning
Ensure efficient use of resources (staff, equipment, materials) in the department
Analyse statistical data to identify problem areas and opportunities
Timeously submit all production reports
To ensure that Food Safety and Quality Standards are always adhered to and remedial action is taken when required
To minimize risk to the organization through effectively managing company assets and maximizing processes and controls
To learn key processes, layouts of services, production processes and production flow layouts
To learn the automation of machines and the manufacturing procedures
To ensure compliance with all Safety, Health and hygiene legislative requirements and company policies and procedures
To ensure that staff is trained, equipped and motivated through effective staff management processes
To monitor costs to ensure operation within budget and to maximise investment and utilization of resources.
Requirements
National Higher Diploma or degree in Engineering, Business Management or Operations Management
5-8 years’ management experience in a FMCG production environment and /or technical experience in Operations
Intensive knowledge of relevant legislation (HACCP, OSH Act, BCEA, EE and SD)
Extensive Project Management experience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
Unwavering focus on delivering results and problem solving.
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