Job Summary
Qualification- Relevant Diploma or Degree in Production / Operations Management, Food Technology, Food Science, Engineering or related field.
- Minimum 5 years in manufacturing or production operations, including two years in a supervisory or management role; food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
- Technical knowledge of production planning, GMP and food-safety systems, allergen controls, FIFO, OHS, SOPs, root-cause analysis, calibration and maintenance coordination.
- Competent in production documentation, KPI reporting, cost analysis and Microsoft Office.
- Plan and schedule production against forecast demand; sequence allergen, GMO, Halaal and Kosher work correctly; communicate delays, shortages and plan changes promptly.
- Ensure accurate weighing and blending using approved equipment and readable formulation sheets; label all materials and products correctly; rework approved overruns and rejects.
- Enforce food-safety protocols, cleaning SOPs, clean-as-you-go practices, FIFO, specifications and quality standards; address non-conformances and identified gaps.
- Review production costs and resource use; identify waste and cost drivers; implement practical actions that improve capacity, efficiency and profitability.
- Set goals, allocate work, provide direction, manage leave, discipline and performance, resolve conflict, build accountability and complete quarterly KPIs.
- Provide on-the-job training, upskill team members and retain training material and signed registers.
- Keep equipment and apparatus serviceable; arrange prompt repairs and routine calibration; maintain an inventory, location and maintenance-history register.
- Store and label dangerous, allergenic and GMO materials per SOP and SDS requirements; enforce PPE, OHS, housekeeping, document control and intellectual-property rules.
- Report departmental metrics; acknowledge queries, provide timelines and updates, solve problems or escalate, and route cross-functional requests appropriately.
About
Objective Personnel is a professional recruitment partner and placement agency that has been making it’s mark on the industry for over 40 years. The company boasts a highly stream-lined service that offers its clients the freedom to focus on running their businesses while Objective Personnel deals with recruitment. Objective Personnel is well suited to filling any vacancy, from entry level to the CEO, and everything in between. If your business has employment opportunities that need filling, Objective Personnel will help you fill them with competent and qualified screened candidates. Situated near Johannesburg, Objective Personnel focuses on the whole of South Africa.
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