With its regional headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, Rich Products Corporation Africa provides an extensive array of premium bakery, topping and icing products across South Africa and parts of the African continent.
We maintain an on-site Product Solution Centre with a state-of-the-art research and development facility, as well as a bakery and foods...
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Consolidate daily usage of raw materials & packaging across all Production Departments. Filing of relevant documentation to ensure traceability is maintained.
Execute daily consumptions for closed production orders.
Execute consumptions for WIP production orders to enable accurate reconciliation & functionality for the MRP process.
Analyse all closed production orders for exceptions & raise queries with respective production managers.
Draw usage variance reports for closed production orders & circulate to production & finance team. This included trending of components that show repeated losses.
Facilitate BOM changes to ensure accuracy of product costing
Audit shop floor controls relating to daily movement of stock and finished product (system movement to correspond to physical movement)
Support CI team during Mass Balance exercises to ensure correct losses are built into BOM.
Annual review of standard losses and identify opportunities for improvement / cost reduction.
Review all COGI Transactions to assess root cause. Work with Production Managers to eliminate challenges
Training of Production Team for shop floor movement of stock using the Scanners.
Conduct monthly health check on system hardware (scanner / docking station) to ensure 100% availability.
Control system hardware from an Asset Management perspective. Coordinate repairs with external 3rd parties where required.
Represent Production Team at the monthly service review with 3rd party service provider. Escalate challenges or opportunities for improvement
Key Deliverables
Weekly usage variance reports for all closed shop order
Exception reports on production orders.
Compile / Update relevant Dashboards
Weekly report of plant performance metrics, root cause analysis and subsequent action priorities
Minimum requirements
3 – 5 years FMCG experience
National Diploma, B-Tech or BCom in Finance
Tertiary qualification in Production/Operations Management
SAP knowledge including Usage Variance analysis is critical
Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
Solid grasp of manufacturing processes and systems.
Proficient using MS Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint). Excel advanced is recommended
Ability to sit for extended periods of time performing tasks requiring analytical and logical thinking
Ability to utilize a personal computer to identify and resolve process issues
Ability to clearly communicate business process improvement concepts in writing or orally.
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