Job Description

Do you thrive in fast-paced production environments and have a passion for ensuring quality and efficiency? Our Client is looking for a driven Section Head: Production in Pretoria to lead their team. Translate strategy into action, manage a team, optimise processes, and ensure adherence to security, quality, and safety standards. If you have 5-8 years' production or manufacturing experience (printing a plus!), a BSc/BTech in Engineering, and a knack for problem-solving and people leadership, this is your chance to make a mark in the secure, high-stakes world production.

To plan, control and coordinate all functions within the production department, and ensure that products comply with customer specifications and the companys requirements.

• Translate the strategy into an operational plan; develop departmental policies and procedure to ensure production output is aligned with the company strategy.
• Ensure effective process flow, proper control of all production activities and resource planning in order to achieve the business plan.
• Manage the production team to produce quality product in compliance with quality standards and policies.
• Collaborate with the PEM (Production, Electrical Manufacturing) Department to set priorities for servicing and maintenance of production equipment, ensure staff members are trained to operate machines safely and effectively.
• Ensure adherence to processes and systems for the safeguarding of security material and product.
• Ensure optimal cost control within the department through increased operational efficiency, including overtime and wastage.
• Source and analyse data and produce production progress reports to assist management with decision-making, resolve problems and offer systemic or situational solutions to problems.
• Work with supporting departments to identify and resolve issues related to printing and processing of quality notes.
• Ensure continuous improvement and optimisation of processes and procedures by identifying problems through root cause analysis and providing solutions.
• Manage team performance, set objectives and goals and ensure high performance standards are achieved according to performance agreement.
• Ensure development gaps are identified and individual development plan (IDP) are developed for staff member to close identified gaps.
• Ensure the departmental training needs are submitted to the HR Department and actioned through relevant learning and development interventions.

• Ensure adherence to all safety, health, environment regulations standards and conduct incident investigations.
• Manage compliance to all legislations, municipal by-laws and regulations relevant to the function.
• Ensure adherence to the risk management plan, identifying potential threats or risks and proactively implement corrective action as necessary.
• Compliance to ISO system and investigate all incidents and log non-conformances on Action-Hub, develop and implement corrective actions.

• BSc or B.Tech in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Production Management qualification (Added advantage)
• 5 - 8 years experience within the printing industry or in a production role in a manufacturing environment, coupled with 2-3 years experience in a management position

• Production management
• Quality management
• Continuous improvement systems
• Knowledge of implementing and maintaining SHEQ
• Employee relations management
• Performance management
• Project management
• Change management
• Interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills
• Conflict management skills
• Negotiation skills

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