Production/Plant Manager

Network Recruitment

  • Pretoria, Gauteng
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
The Plant Manager will oversee the production, maintenance, and quality assurance functions. This professional multi-tasker will coordinate the plants manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with company objectives, quality systems, and customer expectations. The ideal candidate will be exceptionally detail oriented and able to lead a team, serving as liaison between plant workers and upper management. This person must be dedicated to achieving operational excellence and have a genuine interest in helping the company succeed.
Requirements:
  • Ideate and implement strategic improvements for production, quality, and labour utilization throughout the facility
  • Provide leadership to ensure the effective utilization of plant personnel and equipment
  • Collaborate with functional departments in the implementation of improvements
  • Investigate and implement innovative manufacturing processes to reduce costs and improve product quality
  • Apply Lean Manufacturing principles in designing, specifying, and validating world-class manufacturing processes that achieve organizational goals
  • Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) in operations management, business, engineering, or a related field
  • Min 10 years manufacturing/production experience
  • Coordinate manufacturing operations for production
  • Drive continuous improvement programs
  • Ensure that production line schedules are in accordance with production plan
  • Manage materials replenishment, quality standards, and performance metrics in support of organizational goals and objectives
  • Manage cost structures for manufacturing by keeping operational expenses within the budget allowance, and investigate cost-reduction measures
  • Create documentation protocols and ensure that all records of operations are properly maintained and reviewed
  • Plan, organie, direct, and run optimal day-to-day operations
  • Manage production, assets capacity, and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining quality standards
  • Ensure production output, product quality, and on-time shipping
  • Allocate resources effectively and create and manage budgets
  • Collect and analyze data to find areas of waste and overtime
  • Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity
  • Stay apprised of whether standards, metrics, and performance targets are being met in order to ensure effective return on assets
  • Keep up to date with the latest production management best practices
  • Maintain Lean Manufacturing processes
  • Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives
  • Monitor operations, initiating and driving corrective actions when needed
  • Oversee work schedules to ensure coverage
  • Provide a clear sense of direction and focus to team members
  • Build a trusting relationship with workers and address employees issues or grievances as well as recruit, manage, and develop plant staff
  • Ensure that OEE targets are met, and waste/scrap is kept within limits
  • Ensure proper asset maintenance and utilize assets to produce optimal results
  • Manage, review and update the process flow
  • Commit to plant safety procedures and legal compliance and in-house policy adherence

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