Job Description

Minimum requirements:

• Grade 12 and higher education
• Minimum 10 years experience as Production Manager
• Food safety or similar experience (HACCP, ISO, FSSC)
• Fumigation, Grading and OHS experience advantageous
• Computer Literate MS Word and Excel
• Own transport
• GMF/SAMGA Modules including practical trade test passed
• Management Experience
• General HR experience - Time sheets, Leave, Performance assessments, Disciplinary action, Training plans.
• Budgeting experience
• Excellent Planning ability

Essential skills:

• Communication skills and Team work
• Analytical and Structured thinking
• Problem Solving skills
• Deadline driven
• Attention to detail
• Situational Leadership style
• Proactiveness
• People development
• Agile
• Sense of urgency
• High degree of resilience

Role and responsibilities:

• Daily production planning
• Ensure that all production units run at the installed capacity to increase productivity and profitability
• Production is reconciled to stock issued and packed.
• Ensure consistent product quality
• Plan production by machine to ensure all products scheduled are produced to ensure all product packed complies with customer specifications
• Ensure availability of raw materials
• Product mixing with approved product specs.
• Ensure daily stock control and minimizing shortages
• Ensure that equipment is maintained
• Record and control stock usage and losses.
• Optimize usage of mill plant capacity.
• Ensure all scales are calibrated according to service frequencies
• Track and control maintenance needs and schedules
• Management of Staff compliment
• Prepare and ensure adherence to budget.
• Identify,
• diarise training for staff in your department
• Ensure OPRPs are managed effectively.

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