Production Manager, Centurion

SUMMARY:
Production Manager, Centurion

POSITION INFO:

One of our large Manufacturing clients is currently looking for a Production Manager to start as soon as possible or immediately.

MUST have industry experience, (Glass & Aluminium, Curtain Walling) otherwise CV will not be looked at (Non-Negotiable).

JOB PURPOSE:

The Production Manager is responsible for day-to-day production within the glass and Aluminium factory.  Knowledge in the following are compulsory: All the Aluminium profiles; Assembling of Aluminium frames and Aluminium doors; Shopfronts, curtain walls, sliding stacking doors; CNC Machine (Operating and programming); Working with the Draughtsman and Estimators to ensure accurate ‘Cutting Slips’

Minimum requirements:

• Matric
• Bilingual (Afrikaans & English, read, write, speak)
• Driver’s License and own transport required
• Must be computer literate and can work on Starfront & AutoCAD
• 5 years’ experience with Shopfronts, Curtain Walls, Sliding and Stacking doors, Spider Fittings – please indicate in CV – NON-NEGOTIABLE
• MUST know how to use a CNC Machine – please indicate in CV

Duties include, but are not limited to:

General and Administrative:

• Supervise the Production Team to produce and prioritize jobs and, when necessary, reorganize to meet deadline changes and updates.
• Comply with all OSHA safety requirements.
• Communicate effectively with the General Manager/Owner, the Sales Team, and the Production Team, informing and updating them regularly to guarantee that production, sales, and customer objectives are met.

Production Operations:

• Meet all customer commitments through the production of timely, efficient and high quality products and service.
• Maintain Order Entry discipline.
• Assures all work entered into production follows the order entry standards and procedures.
• Approve exceptional or extraordinary jobs and specifications.
• Update and maintain production schedule.
• Assist with estimating. 
• Organize workflow according to workload to meet delivery schedule and to complete assigned jobs.
• Maintain production control records and provide information to sales representatives, customers and management with regard to delivery dates, schedules and operating problems.
• Develop, manage and maintain an automated workflow system that interfaces order entry, prepress, and digital and print production
• Coordinate and maintain the order entry standards and procedures for the company.
• Coordinate and schedule for prepress/digital training relating to the digital standards and procedures.
• Schedule, plan and conduct Morning Production Meetings.
• Prepare, update, and communicate the production schedule.
• Oversee all staff scheduling, time off requests and overtime.
• Manage the coordination and control of all jobs/work orders.
• Monitor quality, accuracy, and timeliness of all orders to ensure customer commitments are met through production of high quality material that meets customer delivery expectations.
• Assures all staff has the resources, software applications and information to perform their function.
• Ensure the completion of all duties with a minimum of waste and abuse to equipment.
• Ensure employee safety training is conducted as required by Company Policy.
• Perform the functions of the General Manager/Owner in the General Manager/Owner’s absence.

Production Personnel:

• Initiate hiring when needed to cope with expanding workload or for replacement of substandard employees.
• Conduct training or authorize training of production employees.
• Conduct formal performance reviews per company policy.
• Initiate disciplinary measures according to company policy when needed and dismiss production employees when all corrective attempts have failed.

Equipment and Supplies:

• Schedule, delegate, and ensure performance of all equipment maintenance following maintenance procedures. Maintain maintenance logs.
• Assure a backup of all work in progress and archived completed work is done in a timely manner
• Coordinate and manage all inventory supplies to ensure minimum waste
• Receive and purchase materials.
• Inform the General Manager/Owner of equipment and production problems.

Please note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

NB! This job is now closed. You can apply for other jobs by uploading your CV.