Production Manager - Durban at RCL Foods

• The suitable candidate will be required to manage all operational requirements related to manufacture of baked goods and food safety. The production manager is fully responsible and accountable for plant, materials, methods, quality, equipment, outputs and people within the production floor. The production manager will ensure processes are executed in accordance with health, safety and quality standards.
• This role will be based in Durban and reporting to the Production Manager.

Minimum Requirements    
Education / Qualifications

• NQF level 5/6, Diploma or Degree in Operations Management
• SA Chamber of Baking Certificate – preferably Theory in Bread Making

Experience

• 5+ years manufacturing management experience. 
• 3+ years perishable food manufacture and FMCG. 

Skills/Knowledge

• Practical knowledge of ERP system, JDE advantageous
• Full understanding of FSMS and OHS systems
• Good computer literacy, especially Excel

Duties & Responsibilities    
Manufacturing goals

• Identify Mfg. Performance Measurements (preliminary)
• Ensure manufacturing cost targets are met
• Ensure manufacturing delivery targets are fulfilled (on time in full)
• Ensure output quantity targets are met
• Ensure manufacturing quality targets are delivered
• Recommend revisions to detailed manufacturing standards, performance metrics, targets, goals and organisation structure
• Ensure maximum baking yield
• Ensure maximum plant and labour utilisation

Manufacturing reports (analysis and strategy)

• Report and explain manufacturing results against target
• Compare manufacturing capabilities to targets with focus on optimisation and improvement
• Identify manufacturing deficiencies and propose improvements
• Develop and implement manufacturing improvement programme
• Perform and report on competitive benchmarking analysis

Manufacturing reports (operations) (to be presented daily/weekly/monthly)

• Gather and report production operation information
• Collect labour costs, machine costs; explain trends and variances
• Calculate, monitor and manage yield, efficiency, adherence to schedule, consumption (energy, water, fuels, etc), changeover time, asset effectiveness, waste, safety performance, shift performance; explain trends and variances
• Perform root cause analysis and make recommendations

Manufacturing Operations

• Work with Maintenance Manager in the Installation of machines/equipment; plan and execute
• Improve Process; continuous evaluation and improvement
• Manage and communicate breakdown impact and expedite delivery
• Line scheduling maximising resource utilisation
• Material Availability - Stores
• Determine minimum stock levels and safety stock levels
• Ensure stock on hand matches to stock levels
• Ensure material availability at all times (zero stock outs)
• Determine optimal inventory days and run accordingly
• Ensure requisition of stock to shop floor aligns with production consumption
• All stock accounted for, variances explained and investigated ERP system responsibility

Work closely with the cost accounting department

• Reconcile and close production orders
• Monitor inventory and financial transaction ensuring all inventory transaction processed
• Ensure that all production variances are explained
• Update BOM when necessary to ensure accurate costings
• Ensure all damages and scrap accounted for within the system
• Ensure that all Production reporting is extracted direct from JDE (or via Hubble)
• Responsible for accurate and on time data off the factory floor into JDE

General Audit Compliance
Responsible for ensuring the facility is audit ready at any point in time. This relates to

• Health and safety audit
• Food safety audit
• Halaal
• Weights and measures
• DOL audits

People Management

• Set daily objectives for staff, ensuring full productivity and value add to the business
• Manage staff performance weekly and give regular feedback, taking disciplinary action when necessary and giving recognition where it’s due.
• Conduct formal performance reviews twice yearly with direct reports
• Ensure regular staff communication sessions
• Leave planning, ensuring no leave is lost
• Participate in recruitment of new employees
• Ensure new employees receive appropriate training