Manufacturing Director, Roodepoort

The Manufacturing Director is responsible for achieving the required profit contribution by leading operational teams, driving production excellence, and ensuring all strategic, critical, and operational objectives are met. This role carries full accountability for developing and optimising the operating model (people, processes, systems) to ensure efficient, cost?effective, and high?quality service delivery across all production environments.

The successful candidate will establish and maintain best?in?class operational standards, drive a strong performance culture, and ensure alignment between operational outputs and business strategy.

Key Performance Areas (KPAs)

Service Delivery&Operations

Oversee the effective and complete running of all production operations

Implement initiatives to measure and drive operational performance

Ensure continuous innovation and improvement across operations

Maintain all facilities and operations to the highest standards

Design and manage cyclical site visits nationally

Align service delivery outputs with strategic initiatives

Assess operational performance of teams and service partners

Develop measurement tools to continuously evaluate service performance

Financial&Commercial Management

Drive innovation to improve efficiency and reduce costs

Optimise operational costs to achieve savings targets

Identify opportunities for business growth

Ensure service providers fulfil contractual obligations and claim credits where applicable

Manage profitability through cost control and financial insight

Ensure all spending aligns with approved budgets and commercial frameworks

Strategic Leadership

Build and embed a customer?focused service culture

Ensure all operational services align with strategic intent

Identify strategic opportunities for improvement and growth

Leverage technology to drive efficiency and innovation

Compliance&Governance

Ensure full compliance with governance, policies, and operational standards

Ensure adherence to documented processes

Continuously evaluate dashboards and reporting for relevance and value

Proactively manage customer feedback and track resolutions

People Management&Team Dynamics

Lead, motivate, and manage operational teams nationally

Ensure team structures are effective and efficient

Develop and implement training programmes to drive desired culture

Identify training needs and close skills gaps

Collaborate with Operations, Commercial, Projects, and Engineering teams

Manage performance outputs and team contribution

Support HR/IR processes where required• Drive a culture of collaboration and accountability

General Administration

Daily production reporting and benchmarking

Conduct weekly and monthly meetings with production stakeholders

Manage and assess operational outputs

Maintain accurate records of all production activities

Conduct site visits, reporting, and reviews

Health&Safety

Adhere to SHEQ policies and procedures

Maintain ISO standards and implement required measures

Ensure OHS compliance across all operations

Engage with all teams on quality, HSE, projects, and operational impacts

Reporting

Prepare monthly presentations for stakeholders

Report on production outputs and operational performance

Manage SLAs related to production site closures

Maintain dashboards and compile statistics/reports as required

Ad?hoc Responsibilities

Undertake additional responsibilities as directed by management

Lead or support special projects as delegated

Person Specification

Education

BSc Degree, Diploma in Production/Operations, or related qualification

Management degree (EDP, MBA, MBL) advantageous

Matric (Senior Certificate)

Valid SA Driver’s Licence

Experience

10 years relevant working experience

Minimum 8 years Production&Operations experience

Minimum 8 years Senior Management experience• Experience in precast concrete/paving manufacturing environment

JDE experience advantageous

Technical / Core Skills

Production&Operations Management

General Manufacturing

People Management

Supply Chain&Procurement (Strategic Sourcing)

Negotiation Skills• Commercial Contract&Vendor Management

Finance, Law&Auditing knowledge

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project&Outlook (Intermediate)

SAP knowledge

OHS Act, ISO 9001, Risk Management Systems

Competencies

Personal Competencies

Planning&organisational skills

Initiative and proactivity

Pursuit of excellence

Attention to detail

Performance driven

Leadership Competencies

Business acumen

Decisiveness

Strategic intent

Outcome?based leadership

Ownership and accountability

Intellectual Competencies

Problem analysis

Planning&execution

Independence

Confidentiality

Interpersonal Competencies

Relationship building

Teamwork

Listening skills

Managing conflict

Service orientation

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