Production Controller - Cape Town at Tiger Brands

THE JOB AT A GLANCE:

Contract Duration: Permanent
Main Function:

• To ensure all that the required quantity of products is prepared according to their respective product specifications by following prescribed Food Safety and Quality Management Systems and to produce cost-effective top-quality products and achieve yields.

RESPONSIBILITIES

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE:

Key Attributes and Competencies

•  Ensure that all sub-ordinates perform according to company standards.
•  Establish departmental objectives and performance standards or Key Performance Indicators
•  Supervise by objectives and Key Performance Indicators and make sure that employees achieve the require standards all the time!
•  Institute disciplinary action where appropriate
•  Manage and maintain productivity levels.
•  Conduct Performance Appraisal with sub-ordinates and coach for non-performance if need be.
•  Ensure that all new employees receive adequate training (Departmental and Induction training)
•  Coaching and training of employees who don’t perform according to required standards.
•  Prepare employees training & development plans and make sure that are escalated to HR.
•  Evaluate and assess the impact of training/coaching.
•  Make sure that all employees attend training when scheduled.
•  Manage and promote good Food safety standards.
•  Conduct audits (Food Handling standards) within a quality management system and evaluation of results thereof.
•  Maintaining occupational health, safety and general housekeeping
•  Monitor critical control points (CCPs) as an integral part of a hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP & FSSC2200) system.
•  Take action when a non-conformance is detected against the critical limits of a
•  Identify good manufacturing practices to control microbiological contamination during food handling.
•  Manage Pest Control and waste materials as part of a food safety system.
•  Order correct amounts to ensure quality of raw materials not affected.
•  Adhere to process flows and recipe specs to ensure product consistency.
•  Adhere to HACCP guidelines during the manufacture of all products.
•  Relevant product documentation correctly completed to ensure traceability.
•  Monitoring and controlling actual expenses (and revenue), against projected budget.
•  Determining the elements of a budget relevant to an area of responsibility
•  Managing and monitoring of timekeeping of direct reportees

QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Matric (Grade 12) with Mathematics
• Post Matric Qualification in Production or Operations Management
• Added Advantage: Advanced Certificate / Diploma in an Engineering field

Core knowledge

• Safety rules and regulations, Food Safety, Government policies on Safety Health and safety legal compliance, Project management, Risk management

Experience

• Three years' experience in a food manufacturing environment 
• Two years production supervisory experience 
• Experience with Micro

Skills

•  Good Communication skills
•  Computer Literate (Excel, Work, Outlook, PowerPoint and MIS Systems)
•  Coaching and Training of people
•  Motivating others
•  Planning & Organising
•  Teamwork & team building
•  Continuous Improvement
•  Managing Results
•  People Management
•  Financial skills