Production Manager, Johannesburg

Responsibilities include:

• Manage all the activities within production process, including maintenance, repairs and people
• Ensure that the production facility meets health and safety regulations
• Lead the implementation of the ISO9001 standard and ensure the accreditation is maintained
• Define and execute annual production plan
• Provide input into product design to ensure that new products can be produced with time and cost-effectiveness as key drivers
• Analyse budgets and continuously control production costs to identify/rectify waste.
• Develop and maintain a production schedule that ensures accurate and fast turnaround time
• Proactively monitor key inventory items and liaise with the supply chain team to prevent inventory stock-outs issues
• Lead a continuous improvement process in production and manage changes effectively.
• Focus on growing revenue by implementing necessary changes to product/production line, streamlining production workflow and implementing an internal Production SLA.

Advantageous

• Mechanical design experience
• Good understanding of cost accounting and inventory management

Skills

• Excellent communication, numeracy, and computer literacy skills. 
• Good people management skills
• Proactive and strong problem solving skills.
• Good relationships and trust building skills.
• Analytical and detail oriented.
• Customer orientation
• Results and dead line driven.

Systems

• DEARInventory/inventory management system
• CAD and Solid works(understanding)

Requirements

• Degree/Diploma in Production Management/ Operations Management
• Mechanical Engineering Diploma or Management Service/Industrial Engineering.