SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE:
Based at: KZN North Coast
Reporting to: CEO/Managing Director
Position Overview:
The production and operations executive will ensure that daily manufacturing activities of products are made efficiently, meet quality standards and stay on schedule.
Role Responsibilities and Key Activities:
Production & Operations:
- Planning department
- Management of Logistics & transporters
- Overseeing BOM’s
- Develop and Improve Production Planning system
- Involved in the Production Planning on a daily basis
- Assessing the Sales Report daily
- Mentoring / Leading staff
- Assisting with all related customer & sale Rep concerns
- Production Facilities
- Leading / Mentoring senior production Managers
- Implementing Production / Lean Manufacturing Good practices
- Design and re-design production layouts & processes
- Managing production related issues
- Assisting with customer queries and new designs
- Developing of the team
- Assessing all relevant administrative reports from the production departments & stores
- Assist with Block planning and Block distribution to all departments
- Manage and deal with all HR related situations
- Managing staff compliments during all seasons of the business
- Managing all Relevant RAW materials for production
- Sign off orders
- Credit notes sign off
- Manage all Quality issues with the team
- Technical input
- Possible solutions / Sourcing solutions
- Preventative measures
- Disciplinary requirements
- Stock Take
- Arranging stock take days with Team
- Physically involved with Stock Take process
- Re-designing the process for stock take as needed in collaboration with Finance executive
- Managing the stock take process
- Health & Safety
- Manage all relevant H&S processes and systems in conjunction with HR Executive
- Manage ASIB inspections as well as ensuring that we are ASIB approved
- Deal with Ithala related to all ASIB, H&S and building requirements
- Involved with all relevant training on Fire, First Aid training
- Ensuring that all requirements from the company appointed Insurers are adhered to
- Looking at future and possible risk
- Maintenance
- Manage & develop all maintenance related projects in conjunction with the team
- Monitoring & signing off of all maintenance related purchases for daily maintenance and projects
- Meeting daily with the Maintenance manager to discuss project progress as well as general maintenance
- Developing and Mentoring the Maintenance Team
- Managing the team and their related projects with the involvement of the maintenance manager
- HR
- Developing a good and open communication channel with all staff
- Assisting staff in all HR related situations in conjunction with HR Executive
- Chairing Disciplinarians when needed.
- Security
- Manage all related security issues from Neveon side with IGS
- Communicate directly with IGS on any and all related security issues
- Arranging of polygraph testing & assisting in investigations and cross examinations
- Staying in communication with relevant groups and SAPS contacts in the event of situations
- Projects
- Design of projects
- All project related planning & Timelines
- Sourcing suppliers and Contractors
- Obtaining quotes
- Project managing of projects
- Looking at cost saving for projects
- Obtaining info from peers as well as experts
- Miscellaneous
- Getting involved and obtaining skills to teach others
- Embroidery machine
- Border machine
- Assisting in new product development – Technical aspect
- Assisting Admin, HR, Production & Sales on miscellaneous items
- Cape Town Production
- Managing and assisting Cape Town Production Team in Production & Projects
Qualifications:
- Matric, B.Comm, Engineer – Industrial Management or similar
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel / Word / Pastel
Experience:
- Strong interpersonal skills and relationship management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential
- 5-10 year experiences
- Experience in production and operations
Skills/Attributes/Knowledge:
- Good communication skills.
- Planning and control.
- Self-motivation.
- Managing the customer relationship.
- Able to work independently.
- Attention to detail
