Production Manager

About the position

Well established waste management company in Olifantsfontein, Gauteng, is seeking a Production Manager for their waste treatment facility. 

The Production Manager will be responsible for the compliance  and day-to-day production management of the thermal plants.
Requirements: 

• An Engineering or Maintenance qualification (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or Chemical)
• Minimum of 5 years experience
• Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) - Must be able to perform detailed engineering design through Microsoft Excel.
• Must be willing to work as a team and to learn from others
• Display strong communication skills
• Must be willing to go over and above standard duty
• Willing to work over weekends

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Ensure the plant is operated in accordance with safe work procedure, license; ISO System requirements and 5S Standards
• Achieve production and performance KPA targets set out for the business unit(s)
• Manage and motivate employees to achieve outlined targets
• Review SCADA trends to ensure plant performance
• Ensure weekly and daily production schedules are affected
• Leave and Training (On the Job) Management
• Plan with maintenance to ensure effective asset reliability and duty of care
• Shift planning and monitoring
• Assist with plant shutdowns
• Schedule monthly KPA’s with employees
• Weekly Performance Reporting
• Hands On when required

Desired Skills:

• maintenance
• production management
• waste management

Employer & Job Benefits:

• Provident fund