We have an opportunity for a DEPUTY Factory Manager at a Vereeniging Factory.
Seeking a, energetic, goal & career orientated individual. You must have a solid and traceable track record. This is a demanding but rewarding role with excellent career opportunities. This is an international company with excellent benefits including:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Support CEO, SNR Factory, and other Deputy Factory Managers as well as Junior Factory Managers in operational management and team development of all the factories.
- Excellent maintenance skills required
- Recruitment, training, and development of personnel
- Asset preservation through the development, implementation, and management of effective systems
- Develop and implement best practices in all areas of the factory
- Being a credible leader that develops and guides operational teams and individuals in achieving targets
- Driving continuous improvements and waste elimination to reduce costs and improve quality
- Product development to ensure sustained fashionable and value-for-money product ranges
- Project management of capital projects
- Development of new products and technology
- Financial control of factory costs
- Safety and risk management in terms of legislation
- Sourcing of new local and international suppliers
- Identification and development of future leaders in the business
- Ensure the factory is focused on agreed key performance indicators
KEY STRENGTHS / ABILITIES:
- Able to work autonomously
- Must be energetic, active, and a go-getter
- Manage growth and change in a professional and entrepreneurial manner
- Adaptive and creative to meet targets
- Developing and leading teams and individuals toward common long-term objectives and short-term goals
- Hands-on and results-driven
- Focused on customer and business needs
- Tenacious on goal delivery
- Elevated level of attention to detail
- Analytical and detail-oriented problem solver
- Ability to notice opportunities
- Challenge established practices to evaluate the validity
- Engineering and project management skills to drive and deliver continuous improvement
- Strong work ethic
- Strategic and big-picture thinker
- Emotional intelligence and robustness, diplomatic
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Minimum BSc Degree in Engineering (Mechanical / Chemical / Electrical / Industrial or Metallurgist)/
- Previous Millwright / Electrical Qualification will be advantageous but not a necessity.
- Excellent Managerial Skills
- Min 5 -10 years solid & traceable track record in a similar position
Preferred age range: 30 - 45 years of age.
