Production Manager (Commercial trailer experience will be …, Johannesburg

• Implement, manage and support SHEQ initiatives and objectives.
• Budgeting and cost management of products and assist with new product costings models.
• Analyze budgets and continuously control production costs and identify/rectify waste measures.
• Manage all activities within the production process, including maintenance and the workforce.
• Organize workflow to meet specific deadlines and implement production performance measures.
• Report regularly on production performance and timelines.
• Handle logistics, warehousing and stock of raw materials used in production.
• Manage all teams within the production department.
• Create and implement organizational/production changes on an operative level.
• Focus on growing and streamlining production to increase revenue and profitability by implementing necessary changes to products and the production line.

• Liaise with other managers to formulate objectives and understand requirements
• Reports to upper management.

Production Manager Skills

• Excellent communication, numeracy, and computer literacy skills.
• Good people management skills and management of staff.
• Identifying problems and implement preventative strategies to minimize risk.
• Being able to develop good working relationships and trust with various teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytic ability and be very detail oriented.
• Working well with many different departments and external suppliers.
• Always keeping the end-user/customer in mind.
• Being results and deadline driven.

• Experience in reporting on key production metrics.
• Proficient in MS Office and ERP software.

Production Manager Experience & Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Commercial trailer experience will be very advantageous.
• Relevant degree in industrial engineering, production, operations management etc.
• Additional technical qualification will be advantageous.