Description:
Ensures operational throughput
Evaluates operational workflows and procedures to improve job processes on an ongoing basis.
Ensures optimization of resources with respect to current workloads.
Ensures maintenance and optimal usage of resources and recommends additions or replacement of resources.
Monitors and ensures that all resources conform to guidelines.
Manages and ensures fast and effective collection and delivery of parts.
Ensures fast and timeous delivery of parts to customers according to schedule.
Ensures optimization of machinery to maximize capacity utilization.
Manages and ensures effective and efficient maintenance of production processes.
Reports production statistics, productivity etc. to the General manager on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
Ensures that areas under supervision comply with OSH Act and housekeeping guidelines.
Ensures that staff is trained, skilled and that their expertise is optimally applied.
Ensures that the working environment contributes to improve staff morale and increase productivity.
Provides input into the compilation of the regional budget.
Optimizes resources to control and reduce costs.
Inspects facility and equipment to determine need and extend of service, equipment required, type of equipment required and production staff required.
Responsible for planning of the day-to-day operations
Coordinating with other departments, such as HR, Sales and Purchasing, to ensure effective communication and alignment of goals.
Maintain & set production objectives, KPI’s and challenges.
Requirements:
Competencies / Knowledge / Skills
· Remains positive and optimistic when setbacks occur.
· Set high goals and standards of performance for self, subordinates and others.
· Applies original thinking in approach to job responsibilities and to improve processes methods, systems, or
· Clearly communicate, conveys and receives information and ideas to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the listener, helps them understand and retain the message. Keep others informed as appropriate.
· Demonstrates good written, oral, and listening skills.
Qualifications
· 10 years of experience in a production environment
· Diploma / NQF level 5
Study field
Production Management / Technical Engineering
Attention to detail: Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all areas involved, no matter how small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently.
Discipline: The ability to adjust to existing rules, procedures and policy. Finding reinforcement from the right authority when in doubt.
Drive and resilience: Remains positive and optimistic when setbacks occur. Always finds a way forward.
Reliability: Demonstrates a high level of dependability in all aspects of the job.
Result-oriented: The ability to take direction action in order to attain or exceed objectives.
Teamwork: participates as an active and contributing member of a team to achieve team goals. Works cooperatively with other team members, involves others, shares information and appropriate, and shares credit for team accomplishments.