Factory Manager

Our Client, a National blue-chip Group Leader in the FMCG industry, is seeking to URGENTLY appoint a dynamic Factory Manager to be based at their Noordsberg, KZN Manufacturing Facility [R’s NEG]

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

• Report directly into the General Manager
• Be responsible for developing the FMCG Manufacturing strategy with a view towards long term growth, optimal efficiency and sustainability
• Ensure Manufacturing is managed within budget
• Achieve cost synergies
• Align resources and implement world class practices to optimise performance and ensure the Mill realises its full potential.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Contribute to the development of business strategic plans, goals and KPI’s
• Align Manufacturing performance across all disciplines to achieve business imperatives and goals and manage delivery against KPIs
• Together with the team, drive the planning of shift, daily, weekly, monthly performance targets against business/operational goals
• Identify loss/waste/barriers to flow areas and prioritize weekly activities to address these, to ensure that improvements are made
• Drive rigorous performance management, biased towards rewarding strong performance and compliance with critical behaviours, and including managing consequences where required
• Drive operational and maintenance excellence across manufacturing by making informed trade-offs and driving initiatives that will deliver products at cost and quality levels that optimize profitability
• Drive synergies with the group, effectively partnering with group counterparts to identify, share and embed opportunities for optimisation
• Ensure alignment with commercial requirements, as relevant and drive effective supply side planning processes
• Manage the setting and monitoring of process standards
• Identify, motivate, plan and manage capital projects, ensuring required economic and community outcomes are delivered on
• Build and maintain or oversee relationships with key stakeholders and 3rd party suppliers
• Report on performance and key adverse or positive developments to Country and Group Functional Heads
• Set direction, implement and monitor continuous improvement by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are being applied
• Set direction, implement and monitor effective team communication processes (e.g. shift handovers; team alignment processes etc.) to drive stable operations and Monitor and manage technical & operational risk compliance through robust governance processes to maintain adherence to group risk and assurance standards and requirements.
• Initiate and develop the business case for key capital projects, ensuring required outcomes are delivered on
• Oversee effective talent and performance management within function
• Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
• Ensure enablers are in place to promote success (e.g. systems and processes)
• Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any issues
• Plan, structure and lead the execution of improvement events/projects in the Factory using appropriate processes and tools
• Build a strong leadership team and talent pipeline for Manufacturing through ongoing coaching, mentoring and guidance.
• Drive change in the Factory through recognizing the need, encouraging a change mindset
• Manage and coordinate sharing of identified best practices, frameworks and minimum standards within function through problem identification and knowledge sharing
• Manage continuous improvement and process innovation projects in Operations to drive quality, productivity & efficiency, through ownership of the change management process and embedding of new processes and practices

KEY COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT:

• Minimum Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Degree (or equivalent)
• A Business / Financial qualification would be an advantage
• Minimum 10 years of working experience in the FMCG Manufacturing Factory (production and/or maintenance) environment
• MUST have Sugar Milling experience.

APPLY NOW, BY FORWARDING YOUR CV (indicating current remuneration) + copies of qualifications TO  -seekers.com.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Willingness to relocate (if not resident in KZN)
• Closing date for applications is 13th May 2022.
• The client reserves the right to make an appointment aligned to their EE Plan.
• Should you not receive our relayed invitation for an interview with the client within two weeks of the closing date, please accept that your application has not been unsuccessful.
• The client reserves the right not to make an appointment.

SHOULD THIS OPPORTUNITY NOT BE SUITABLE TO YOU, PLEASE FORWARD IT TO A FRIEND.

Jean E. Louw | Executive Partner Director | Cell: +27 71 355 2771 | Career-seekers Recruitment Solutions | | Level 1 BB-BBE Contributor | Company Registration Number:  2006 / 003910 /23