Group Site Manager: Manufacturing
We have an exciting job opportunity based in Cape Town for a Group Site Manager: Manufacturing. Furniture manufacturing experience would be advantageous. The successful incumbent will receive a highly competitive salary. Only candidates with experience and knowledge will be considered.
The General Site Manager will direct and control all business activities relating to a specific manufacturing site, from sourcing and managing raw materials through to the manufacturing process, quality control, warehousing, and final distribution to the Company's customer base. Responsibilities include:
- Taking responsibility for related Admin, HR, IR, Maintenance, Asset Management, Risk Management, Facilities Management, Health and Safety, as well as Site Security.
- Developing annual site budgets and managing/control of all site costs.
- Planning and directing all site activities with your Management team.
- Overall responsibility for managing plant, premises and building facilities, and continuous improvement through lean initiatives.
- Managing the workforce, maintaining discipline, and developing staff.
- Providing training and ensuring multiskilling of staff.
- Managing operational risk and providing a secure and safe working environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage plant efficiencies to ensure they are maximized and that daily production plans are completed while maintaining quality standards.
- Manage the on-time ordering and receiving of raw materials, and maintain an accurate stock control system.
- Manage on-time delivery of planned orders/loads, ensuring subcontractors are managed according to their agreed SLAs.
- Manage maintenance infrastructure and ensure a preventative maintenance plan is in place, keeping machine downtime to less than 2% of operating hours.
- Manage and coordinate all offsite warehousing requirements.
- Manage the security infrastructure of the business, ensuring the safety of staff, plant, and assets.
- Lead the operational human capital interventions of the assigned business.
- Identify projects that would enhance the performance of the operation.
- Show year-on-year improvement on efficiencies by applying Lean techniques and ongoing training of staff.
Other Skills
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Accountable for one's actions.
- Diplomatic and Assertive.
- Create a united and disciplined workforce.
- Ability to handle a large workforce of over 800 employees.
Desired Experience & Qualification
Qualifications required
- Relevant Bachelor’s Degree (3 years) / NQF level 7.
Experience required
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience.
- Must have manufacturing experience.
- Furniture manufacturing experience would be highly advantageous.
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