Production Manager

Recruiter:

Talented Recruitment

Job Ref:

DBN001754/KA

Date posted:

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Location:

Durban, South Africa

JOB SUMMARY:
Production Manager required to join Manufacturer based in Ballito. Required to oversee workers and equipment they operate on the factory floor. Responsible for contributing to and carrying out production strategy decisions.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Requires experience working on the factory floor and gaining technical experience with the equipment. The successful candidate will be innovative and resourceful, able to handle pressure, an assertive problem solver with decision making abilities and a team member who is self-motivated. Must have good business acumen and be able to communicate at all levels, be organized and self - disciplined.

Responsibilities:

Execution of the company manufacturing strategy
Input into Planning, Leading, organizing and controlling the manufacturing team.
Maintaining and improving waste generation and disposal.
Maintaining and improving Process Safety and QA requirements.
Input into the monthly Print plan according to material availability.
Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.:
Manage daily and weekly production plans.
Ensure samples are made up and sent in time.
Plan staff shifts
Lead the daily walkabout meetings
Manage production staff
Create and understand Investigation reports
Follows SOP’s
Assist with audits and responses.
Ensure equipment is calibrated and validated.
Hire and Train Factory Staff - participate in interviewing and selecting staff & train new hires on factory policies and procedures.
Delegate Tasks to Factory Staff as Necessary
Production Managers constantly walk the factory floor to make sure all employees are performing their assigned tasks. This involves keeping employees content and motivated.
Create and Enforce Quality Control Standard Operating Procedures
Create and Implement Machine Maintenance Standard Operating Procedures
Ensure factory equipment is running at optimal efficiency
Analyse Factory Production Data and Devising Improvement Strategies as Necessary
Keep a close eye on key production metrics. By constantly analysing this data
Identify and address dips in production before they become major issues.
Create Production Data Reports and Present them to Decision Makers
C production reports based on data analysis. Present these production reports to decision makers in strategy meetings on a regular basis.
Implementing continuous improvement and project management initiatives
Production management
Production HR
Production Quality Control
Production planning
Generating processes and procedures
Team motivation
Health and safety in the production area

Specific tasks

Training and evaluating production workers
Maintaining daily production worker register
Preparing for and Planning production in advance for each day
Knowing the order of production on the schedule
Open the production area every day
Hold daily morning meetings with all team leaders
Commence daily production in accordance with production schedule
Complete spec sheet checklist for every new production item
Ensure all start times, breaks and closing times are maintained
Maintaining production quality controls
Supervising all production teams and their team leaders
Managing production speed
Managing worker rolls and responsibilities
Accounting for all manufactured stock
Maintaining accurate daily production score registers
Managing production HR
Ensuring a neat production work environment is maintained
Ensuring safety on the Production floor and in production common areas
Motivate teams and ensure targets are met.
Maintain production data on the warehouse management system

Experience

Production management
Manufacturing experience
Staff and teams management
Quality control
Production planning

Knowledge areas

Numerically strong
Strong communication and supervising skills
Conscientious and thorough
Planning skills
Good understanding of contract management principles
Understanding of basic labour law

Personality traits

Strong leader and personality
Strong people management skills
Happy to roll sleeves up and get hands on
Practical and logical
Analytical

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