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MAIN JOB PURPOSE:
To ensure the production and packaging of company products, according to the production plan and within company’s quality and safety standards.
JOB SUMMARY:
Production Management
Agrees and implements production plan with production manager. Support, guide and direct within the production plan. (e.g. if a production line breaks down, prioritise production requirements and re-allocates labour accordingly).
Analyses shift results and implements any necessary changes to increase productivity
Ensures that quality standards are implemented and adhered to and diagnoses plant problems (fault finding) and liaises with Engineering Foreman for plant repairs and interprets fault finding to optimise production. Ensure that shift repairs and maintenance is carried out by the Team Leaders and operators to reduce the impact of downtime
Conducts shift handover meetings and daily production meetings with the different production disciplines to analyse previous shift results and implements any necessary changes to meet demand
Responsible for ensuring sufficient staff manning and adequate raw materials availability
Identifies root causes and costs of waste, contamination and inefficiencies and takes appropriate action to reduce these amounts. Monitor and reduce wastes such as product, packaging, steam, air, water and electricity
Monitors and ensures adherence to Company standards and SOP’s. Ensures that Plant is maintained in a high level of engineering, housekeeping and Safety standards
Implements total productive maintenance to improve PQCDSMI (Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, Morale, and Innovation) in order to deliver against set Factory targets
Implement recommendations from SHE, Quality or engineering. Ensures responsible management of SHE, Quality and Engineering using the SHE, Quality and Engineering Teams as Subject Matter Experts
Operational Systems
Ensure that all employees adhere to the operational systems standards (SAP, PAMCO, DFOS, TMIS, PMIS, FINPRO, ABC quality, ESS, time keeping etc) and manages the business processes defined within these operational systems
Identifies reasons for staff non-conformance (e.g. training required, managing poor performance, refusal to obey lawful instruction, absenteeism) and takes appropriate action
Monitors processes and changes and ensures that corrective action has been taken in the event of a non-conformance
Coordinates the implementation of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) and world class principles in the factory
Safety
As a section 16.2 appointee is required to ensure that the OHS act and company SHE regulations and standards are implemented and adhered to within the sphere of his/her responsibilities
Takes corrective action in the case of non-compliance as per the Section 16.2 requirements
Prepares for quarterly and annual Audits
Ensures adequate level compliance with the said policies, procedures and standards to meet all certification requirements at any given time
Ensures Business and Factory strategy for Safety is executed at a tactical level
Cost Management
Drives a cost-conscious and zero waste culture
Monitors and ensures MUC losses and conversion cost losses are eliminated against budgets
Ensures budget constraints are complied with and variances are actioned
Identifies sources of waste and takes action to minimise waste
Monitors Rand per Ton costs and shares info with teams
Monitor and Control sundry costs such as PPE, telephone, tearoom etc
Manages and accounts for inventory control for area of responsibility
People Development
Identify training gaps for subordinates based on losses/ business need and execute plan together with HR/Training to close them
Develop Personal Development Plans for subordinates and monitor progress
Industrial Relations
Initiates disciplinary action/enquiries and recommends dismissals
Resolve conflicts within immediate team and facilitates conflict resolution within subordinate teams
Builds and maintains levels of trust with the Union Leadership and Shop Floor to facilitate win/win situations
Eliminates industrial action
Training and development
Performance management and Human Resources coordination
Projects Management and re-engineering project management. Manage ad hoc projects related to continuous improvements as detailed in PDP targets
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
Completed Degree/ BTech or National Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Chemical/ Industrial Engineering preferred
Strong leadership and management experience of large teams who work shifts
Sound strategic and operational Production management experience
Budget and cost reduction experience
Compilation of training manuals, coordinate and facilitate training
Strong Industrial Relations experience through to CCMA. This must be within a unionized environment
Support, guide and drive OHS and SHE regulations and standards and ensure compliance
Manage multiple stakeholders and numerous re-engineering projects
Knowledge and understanding of the following will be an advantage:
WCM (World Class Manufacturing)
High precision packaging robots
Expert project management experience
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