Production Manager

SUMMARY:
Production Manager

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications

• Matric

• Background in Paint manufacturing
• Production experience
• Must be computer literate
• Must have own transport

• Ensure sufficient trained staff is employed in order to efficiently execute the production plan according to the plant’s capability.
• Ensure that all subordinates are informed of and understand the company policies.
• Ensure that you are familiar with and follow the company’s disciplinary code if so required.
• Communicate with Human resources if any help/ assistance is required.
• Communicate with all role players where required.
• Working with Managers, Supervisors and operating staff to control plant output.
• Ensure the correct use of equipment at all times.
• In the event of a breakdown you are expected to promptly react in order to reduce unplanned downtime
• Ensure that effective quality checks are in place.
• Ensure that product weights are always checked against calculated filling weight
• Ensure that product labels agree with filling plan.
• Ensure that yields are double checked before batch card is released to admin.
• Ensure that correct warehouse allocation labels are applied.
• Determine, negotiate and agreeing in-house procedures, standards and /or specifications
• Ensuring that manufacturing processes comply with agreed standards
• Monitoring and auditing the operations of the plant to ensure that the team conforms to policies and procedures.
• Assist with investigating product related customer complaints.
• Rectify any non-conformance, corrective and preventive actions.
• Work with the QC personnel in modifying batch card instructions that is clear, easy to understand and relevant to the equipment and production staff.
• Ensure that these instructions define the correct sequence, speeds and time required for the relevant product.
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• Any gap found in the detail of the instructions needs to be updated on the system immediately
• General office administration.
• Ensure filling lines are utilized as per production plan and manipulate arrangement to help with effectiveness and efficiency.
• Calculate expected additional packaging materials based on the yield of every bulk batch and communicate with relevant staff.
• Ensure that filling machines are run at standard cycle speeds.
• Aim to achieve a minimum efficiency of 95% using the combined calculation of set-up times, performance and downtime.
• Ensure that correct ‘month of production’ colour stickers are used.
• Ensure that no product is packed on broken / defective pallets.
• Dealing with daily operations
• Communicate and arrange with other departments to assist production flow and output.
• Recording, analysing and gathering information on Plant to constantly improve production output.
• Recording, analysing and gathering information on the plant.
• Work with the reworks stock and identifying rework opportunity for reworks stock that is non-standard / discontinued
• Ensure that you maintain a safe workplace at all times.
• Conduct annual risk assessments of all work spaces and equipment in your area. Factory and Maintenance Manager to assist.
• Ensure that your subordinates are supplied and using the correct PPE at all times.
• Determine variances on batches and rectify any non-conformances.
• Ensure that stock take preparation is completed on the day before stock take.
• Verification of the variances must be complete by close of business on the same day of stock take.
• Explain variances from the stock take figures
• Ensure that your designated area/s is kept neat and tidy at all times.
• All products must be clearly identified and kept in their place at all times.