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Production Manager Jobs in Mpumalanga, South Africa at Onboarded Solutions
Title: Production Manager
Company: Onboarded Solutions
Location: Mpumalanga, South Africa
📍 Greylingstad, Mpumalanga
Our client, a well-established manufacturing business operating a continuous production facility, is looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead its production operations.
This is an opportunity for a technically strong production leader who enjoys being on the factory floor, driving operational excellence, leading teams, and continuously improving plant performance.
Key Responsibilitie
- sLead and manage all daily production activities across a 24/7 multi-shift operation
- .Drive production efficiency, throughput, yield and quality improvements
- .Manage and develop Shift Supervisors and production teams
- .Plan and coordinate production schedules to meet operational targets
- .Monitor production equipment performance and work closely with Maintenance to minimise downtime
- .Analyse production data and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
- .Ensure compliance with quality standards, food safety requirements and company operating procedures
- .Oversee production reporting, stock control and production planning
- .Develop, review and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and production risk assessments
- .Maintain exceptional housekeeping, hygiene and safety standards throughout the facility
- .Work closely with Supply Chain, Maintenance and Quality departments to optimise production performance
- .Lead investigations into production issues and implement corrective actions
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Minimum Requiremen
- tsBachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Food Technology or a related field (or equivalent experience
- ).Minimum 7 years' Production Management experience within a manufacturing environmen
- t.At least 3 years' experience managing supervisors in a continuous production environmen
- t.Strong technical understanding of production equipment and manufacturing processe
- s.Experience with SOP development and risk assessment
- s.Proven experience driving operational improvements and managing production KPI
s.
Advantageous Experie
- nceRendering, animal processing or food manufactur
- ingAnimal feed or pet food product
- ionFMCG or industrial process
- ingSCADA-controlled manufacturing environme
- ntsLean Manufacturing / Six Si
- gmaISO 9001, ISO 22000 or HA
CCPIf you're a hands-on Production Manager with a passion for operational excellence and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from y
ou.