Production Manager

JOB SUMMARY& PURPOSE
• Responsible for assisting the Operations managers in the management of the Midrand pre-packing facility.
• To assist in actioning all necessary procedures and protocols
• Assistance in executing and maintaining Maintenance, health and safety, and food safety policies
• Production and productivity management

Production procedures and protocol

Execution of production planning and scheduling
• Reaching set goals for productivity targets
• Monitoring and improving productivity
• Ensuring that all orders are completed timeously.
• Follow protocols and packing specifications
• Waste control and reporting
• Controlling the ripening protocols in place for avocado’s and mangoes

Housekeeping

• Managing the housekeeping of the facility
• Arranging movement of unused equipment
• Communicating with waste management the company on disposals and removals

Maintenance & health and safety

• Management of maintenance budget
• Manage preventative maintenance and services of equipment and building
• Signing off on all the completion of all maintenance documentation and reporting on all findings and completing corrective action reports
• Ensuring that all implemented SHEQ policies and procedures are adhered to daily.
• Completion of monthly SHEQ

Quality control

• Ensuring that all quality control standards adhere to

Dispatch and receieving

* Ensuring that all vehicles arrive and depart on time.
* Logging of calls for late vehicles
* Ensure that dispatch records are completed timeously and without errors on the ERP system and manual dispatch documentsDispatch and receiving
* Arrange and prepare loadouts of fruit or equipment as per instruction
* Manage stock arrivals and ensure that it is captured on the ERP system accurately by admin staff.
* Assiting stock controller in mapping out where stock should be held(managing capacity)

Labour management

* Manage wage bill according to budget
* Adhere to sound labour practices within the operation that have been implemented
* Execute training for employees
* Report timeously on predicted overtime and assistance in management thereof
* Manage staff planning on a weekly basis in accordance to volumes and seasons
* Ensure working environment is safe and healthy.

Key Skills
Skills

• Multitasking
• Excellent communication skills
• Good interpersonal relationship skills
• Maintaining excellence under pressure
• Organizational skills
• Leadership skills

Knowledge
• Production planning
• Productivity and performance management
• Food safety systems
• Maintenance

Attitude/Behaviour
• Good communicator
• Motivational
• Stong belief in team work
• Patience
• Accountability