Production Manager : Woodyard at Sappi

We’re on the lookout for an experienced Production Manager to manage the plant according to budget, quality, safety, and environmental performance in order to maximize production.

As a Production Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Ensure that the availability and efficiency of the plant is always as high as possible by arranging with his staff and engineering personnel whenever necessary, for the stoppage of equipment that needs to be repaired, replaced, maintained, or cleaned
• Reinforce existing process standards by monitoring the plant reports and logbooks daily, taking corrective action when a deviation from normal is noticed, and setting new standards when product specifications change or plant and equipment changes
• Brief personnel on a regular basis about sectional, departmental, and company information as regards change to the structure, organisation, manpower, health and safety, quality, and environmental issues
• Ensure that the budgeted production targets are met and that the correct quality objectives are met safely
• Propose and justify modifications to the plant and monitor the installation in liaison with divisional engineers in accordance with the change management procedures
• Produce weekly and monthly production reports. Explain over/under budget, production, and raw material usage, and explain reasons for plant downtime
• Maintain work discipline in the section by taking the necessary action timeously and applying the Sappi disciplinary code consistently and fairly
• Liaise with equipment vendors, suppliers of raw materials, and the mill’s Commercial and Purchasing departments to ensure an adequate supply of equipment and raw materials and that the quality of these meets specifications
• Ensure that the health and safety standards applicable to the section are complied with by issuing directives to subordinates and obtaining services from supporting departments such as engineering, instrumentation, and electrical on a daily basis
• Supervise any major shutdown or start-up to ensure the most effective passage of the event by giving instructions on the process

    What are we looking for?

• National Diploma in an Engineering discipline or Pulp and Paper Processing while B Tech, BSc, or BEng in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering would be preferred
• At least 5 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing  environment