About the position
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Location: Blackheath, Cape Town
NON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Managing 30-plus staff members.
- Must have a strong technical background.
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The role entails full ownership of factory operations within a growing trailer manufacturing business.
This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for production planning and execution, people management, quality control, safety compliance, and continuous improvement across the production floor.
The successful candidate will be accountable for meeting production targets on time, to specification, and in an efficient manner, while developing and maintaining a disciplined, safe, and high-performing production team.
Please note that only candidates who meet all the requirements will be contacted for the opportunity.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Minimum requirements:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Managing 30-plus staff members.
- Must have a strong technical background and technical knowledge that will be beneficial:
- Hands-on or supervisory experience in 12V electrical installations.
- Welding and metal fabrication.
- Plumbing systems.
- Trailer manufacturing.
- Cabinet building and fit-out.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate production projects to meet delivery deadlines.
- Balance labour, materials, and capacity to optimise throughput.
- Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly production performance.
- Maintain weekly turnover targets.
- Lead and manage a production team of approximately 30 employees, including 5 foremen.
- Set clear expectations, track performance, and address underperformance decisively.
- Develop foremen and operators through coaching, training, and clear work standards.
- Maintain discipline, attendance, and workforce stability.
- Ensure trailers are built to the required specifications and quality standards.
- Implement and enforce quality checks throughout the production process.
- Identify root causes of defects and drive corrective actions.
- Enforce health and safety standards across the factory floor.
- Maintain high housekeeping and workplace organisation standards (5S or equivalent).
- Ensure compliance with legal and internal safety requirements.
- Continuously improve production processes, layouts, and workflows.
- Identify waste, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies and implement practical solutions.
- Drive standardisation and repeatability in manufacturing processes.
- Provide technical guidance and problem-solving support where required.
- Ensure correct manufacturing methods are followed across departments.
Desired Skills:
- production management
- manufacturing
- supervisory
- technical
