Job Summary
Our client in Johannesburg is looking to appoint a Production Manager.
Requirements:
- Tertiary education related to production management would be advantageous.
- Competent team manager with good leadership skills
- Able to work with production forecasts
- Excellent at building customer relations.
- Team player who can lead a diverse team.
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment.
- Understanding corrugated manufacturing processes is a Must.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and prioritize the production of high-quality packaging consistently through improvement and innovation.
- Ensure delivery of sustainable cost-effective, fit for purpose, packaging
- Improve speed of service delivery avoiding production errors or loss.
- Ensure production lines run smoothly with minimum downtime.
- Ensure client specifications are met in all aspects related to quantities, dimensions, ply and delivery
- Ensure company standards related to Health and Safety, Housekeeping and other relevant standard operating procedures are met.
- Ensuring that the manufacturing schedules are met.
Staff Management:
- Day-to-day supervision of factory staff.
- Conducting periodical performance reviews.
- Communicating with management regarding staff-related issues and resolving grievances.
- Dispute resolution.
- Ensuring that employees wear appropriate PPE and use safe working practices.
- Maintaining Timekeeping records and Leave Management
- Identifying abuse of sick leave and absenteeism and escalating disciplinary measures to management
- Identifying poor performance and implementing procedures to increase employee productivity.