Operations Factory Manager

SUMMARY:
Excellent Opportunity for an Operations Factory Manager, Sugar Processing Mill, Durban North, KZN (R 1.2M, NEG)

POSITION INFO:

Our Client, a well-established and highly prestigious South African Sugar Processing Giant is seeking to URGENTLY appoint a suitably qualified and dynamic Operations Factory Manager to inspire a team of direct reports in their Durban North Operations.

MAIN PURPOSE FOR THE ROLE:

• Report into the General Manager.
• Developing the Sugar Mill Processing Operation’s manufacturing strategy with a view towards long term growth, optimal efficiency and sustainability and ensuring Manufacturing is managed within budget and achieves cost synergies.
• Align resources and implement world class manufacturing (WCM) practices to optimise performance and ensure the operation realises its full potential.

KEY COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

• B, Engineering (Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical or equivalent)
• An additional Business / financial qualification would be a distinct advantage
• 10 years’ experience in Food Processing Manufacturing (production and/or maintenance)
• Sound business acumen, manufacturing expertise and the ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area
• Experience in Food Processing and packing operations would be an advantage.
• Strong track record in management and leadership

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Champion and embed the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) benchmarks and the New Operating model by aligning resources and implementing world class practices to optimise performance and ensure the operation realises its full potential
• Adhere to SHERQ & Sugar Safety and Quality standards and promote world class best practices in these areas
• Align Manufacturing performance across all disciplines to achieve business imperatives and goals and manage delivery against KPIs
• Build and maintain or oversee relationships with key stakeholders and 3rd party suppliers
• Contribute to the development of business strategic plans, goals and KPI’s
• Develop leadership talent within the business unit and across in-Country manufacturing operations
• Drive change in the Factory through recognizing the need, encouraging a change mindset
• Drive operational and maintenance excellence across manufacturing by making informed trade offs and driving initiatives that will deliver products at cost and quality levels that optimise profitability
• Drive rigorous performance management, biased towards rewarding strong performance and compliance with critical behaviors, and including managing consequences where required
• Drive synergies with the group, effectively partnering with group counterparts to identify, share and embed opportunities for optimisation
• Ensure alignment with commercial requirements, as relevant and drive effective supply side planning processes
• Ensure collaboration between teams onsite , across the Illovo business and with Head Office to share and adopt best practices
• Ensure enablers are in place to promote success (e.g. systems and processes)
• Ensure production targets are met by delivering on the manufacturing plan as part of S&OP
• Ensure talent and performance management is best in class across the Manufacturing function and build a strong leadership team and talent pipeline for Manufacturing through ongoing coaching, mentoring and guidance.
• Ensure the Manufacturing function fully leverages available support from the Illovo group (HO and other countries) and any other suitable external resources
• Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any issues
• Identify loss/waste/barriers to flow areas and prioritise weekly activities to address these, to ensure that improvements are made
• Identify, motivate, plan and manage capital projects, ensuring required economic and community outcomes are delivered on
• Initiate and develop the business case for key capital projects, ensuring required outcomes are delivered on
• Manage and coordinate sharing of identified best practices, frameworks and minimum standards within function through Head Office platform, and provide additional opportunities for problem identification and knowledge sharing
• Manage the setting and monitoring of process standards
• Monitor and manage technical & operational risk compliance through robust governance processes to maintain adherence to group risk and assurance standards and requirements.
• Plan, structure and lead the execution of improvement events/projects in the Factory using appropriate processes and tools
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement throughout operations with a strong focus on Factory efficiency and recoveries
• Promote and adhere to the Group’s Standard Operating procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
• Report on performance and key adverse or positive developments to Country and Group Functional Heads
• Set direction, implement and monitor continuous improvement by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are being applied
• Set direction, implement and monitor effective team communication processes (e.g. shift handovers; team alignment processes etc.) to drive stable operations and sustained performance
• Together with the team, drive the planning of shift, daily, weekly, monthly performance targets against business/operational goals

APPLY NOW !

PLEASE NOTE:

• Closing date for applications is 23rd April 2021
• Should you not receive our relayed invitation for an interview with the client within two weeks of the closing date, please accept that your application has not been unsuccessful.
• The client reserves the right to make an appointment aligned to their EE Plan.
• The client reserves the right not to make an appointment.  

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