Title: Production Assistant Manager
Area: Ladysmith
Industry: FMCG Manufacturing / Cold Storage / Supply Chain
Ref No.: TRG 2264
Salary: Market related TCTC avail/neg R30 000 R40 000 kpm
Start Date: As soon as possible
An opportunity for an experienced FMCG/Cold Chain/Supply Chain PRODUCTION ASSISTANT MANAGER is required for permanent employment based in Ladysmith.
- Assistant Production Manager duties include assigning materials, equipment, and human resources to the production department, and overseeing quality control and costs.
- You may be requested to prepare production schedules.
- To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate exceptional planning abilities, which would ultimately translate to high production rates.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reporting to the Production Manager.
- Assisting the Production Manager with administrative tasks like production schedules and timesheets.
- Overseeing quality control throughout the production process.
- Responsible for the correct operation, upkeep and maintenance of all factory equipment.
- Responsible for the maintenance and improvement of hygiene standards in the factory.
- Responsible for identifying improvement gaps and taking corrections and corrective actions.
- Assisting the production manager in improving the overall productivity of the factory, by ensuring production costs and inventory are managed and reduced/optimised.
- Ensuring that production is completed before deadlines.
- Procuring and monitoring the efficiency of production equipment.
- Updating the Production Manager on the status of projects.
- Liaising and coordinating production with other departments.
- Assisting in keeping Production in line with the Health and Safety as well as Food and Safety Policies and Procedures
CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Ability to confidently and proactively supervise production teams.
- Exceptional analytical ability toward solving production-related concerns.
- Knowledge of procuring materials, equipment, and labor needed throughout the production process.
- Proficiency in food safety, quality control, managing budgets, and production costing.
- Competence with computer-based administration, record-keeping, and procurement systems.
- Ability to work independently under the Production Manager, and as part of a production team.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills toward managing human resources and liaising with other departments.
- Availability of working extended hours to meet deadlines, when necessary.
- Understanding of the labour laws for the manufacturing industries.
- Understanding of organized labour and operations of workers unions.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
- Bachelor''s or Associate Degree, with course work in Production Management, Operations Management, or similar.
- Min 3 experience in a Supervisory role.
- Min 5 experience working in a Fast-Moving Consumable Goods (Cold storage) manufacturing related industry essential.
- Computer literate.
- Drivers licence.
- Local residency required.
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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- We will ONLY consider applications from suitably experienced candidates that meet the requirements of this vacancy.
