Production Manager - Ottery
Kelly
- R45,800 per month
- Permanent Intermediate position
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Cape Town
- Posted 25 May 2025 by Kelly
- Expires in 33 days
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Job 2611740 - Ref 888367192257167
About the position
SUMMARY
Are you ready to embark on a rewarding career in a dynamic and innovative manufacturing environment? A leading manufacturer is seeking talented individual to join their team and contribute to the success of our thriving company.
Our client is looking to employ a Production Manager, based in Ottery, Cape Town
RESPONSIBILITIES
Production Coordination
- Implement production schedules to meet customer demands
- Coordinate production activities with other departments
- Allocate resources including personnel, equipment/material to maximise efficiency and productivity
- Monitor production processes/workflow, adjusting schedules/resources
- Analyse production processes to identify areas for improvement/ cost reduction
- Conduct root cause analysis of production issues and implement corrective action
- Implement inventory control measures to minimize waste
- Maintain accurate production records/documentation
Personnel Management
- Manage subordinates in line with company policies, procedures and industry collective agreement.
- Responsible to lead, motivate, train and control any allocated persons
- Ensure that subordinates record and report quality problems immediately
- Monitor and direct workflow of subordinates
- Hold regular performance reviews to discuss performance against objectives, counselling employees where performance is not in line with the standards
- Motivate team to develop with a focus on ongoing improvement. Implement good ideas, give credit where due, support, counsel and discipline where necessary
- Foster a positive and collaborative work environment that encourages teamwork and continuous improvement.
- Promote a culture of workplace safety.
- Practical hands-on passing on of skill ("Show and do")
- Guide team to ensure that members deliver output and performance in line with company quality standards
- Communicate and confirm values and goals and clarify roles on an ongoing basis
- Proactively communicate consequences of misconduct to team members
- Conduct discipline and counselling where necessary, staying within the limits of orderly actions in terms of the disciplinary code
Health and Safety
- Ensure organisational health/safety standards / safe working practices are maintained
- Work safely and report on safety hazards or issues
- Report any accidents, incidents and near misses
Food (Product) Safety:
- Food safety standards are site specific and at these sites employees should:
- Apply the site's food safety principles and standards
- Report any food safety hazards or issues to your Supervisor/Manager
- Comply to and maintain all GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) in relation to the Company's FSMS (Food Safety Management System)
Quality
- Apply the company's quality principles and standards
- Maintain Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
Reporting and Administration
- All reports and administration related to the position
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Matric is a must!
- Tertiary
- Degree or NQF 6 Production Management / Operations Management is essential!
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a Production Manager role
- Plastics manufacturing experience is must!
Desired Skills:
- Production
- Leadership
- Communication
- Management
Desired Qualification Level:
Kelly
About the agency
We focus on the permanent recruitment of general administrative and office support personnel together with sales and service professionals for leading African firms with a particular focus on higher volume roles.
With a detailed understanding of each client’s business, Kelly’s expert consultants exhibit in-depth knowledge pertaining to the industry sectors in which they recruit and consult, which include:
• Contact centres
• Engineering and technical
• Financial Services
• HR
• ICT
• Procurement
RAPID PERSONALISED PLACEMENT SOLUTIONS – FOR US IT IS PERSONAL
• For more than 50 years now, Kelly has been at the forefront of successful service delivery within the African recruitment industry. Our ability to understand and respond to market changes swiftly and powerfully enables us to consistently support our clients fulfil their recruitment needs swiftly
• Our highly skilled and competent recruitment specialists have an in-depth understanding of our clients’ markets, are committed to service excellence and are passionate about connecting people with the world of work
• By leveraging our scale, position, state of the art technology and unrivalled national database of candidates, Kelly has the competitive advantage in key client and candidate acquisition channels ensuring we are consistently able to give you the perfect match, fast.
As an Adcorp Group firm, we are galvanised by our Group’s Purpose to enable agile, focused and skilled workforces for the future, workforces that are inclusive of people of all abilities, genders, ages and ethnicities; workforces that make a positive contribution to society.
With deep, trusted and long-standing relationships with our clients and a reputation for rapid, personalised placement solutions, Kelly continues to deliver the most comprehensive and innovative recruitment service to the African market in our chosen sectors.
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