About the position
A leading packaging and manufacturing company is looking for an experienced Production Manager with strong experience in production management, operational excellence, lean manufacturing, team leadership, and continuous improvement to join their team in Theta, Johannesburg South. The successful candidate will take full accountability for plant performance, including safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost management, equipment efficiency, and people development within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities:
- Take full accountability for achieving production targets, labour productivity, waste reduction, and operational efficiency.
- Ensure production plans are executed in line with quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
- Drive machine efficiency, uptime, throughput, and labour utilisation.
- Lead daily production review meetings and implement corrective action plans.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and implement sustainable improvement initiatives.
- Analyse operational data and trends to support continuous improvement.
- Build and lead a high-performance production team.
- Develop supervisors and strengthen leadership capability within the department.
- Manage employee performance, discipline, attendance, and productivity.
- Ensure staff training, competency development, and succession planning.
- Ensure compliance with quality standards, procedures, and ISO systems.
- Reduce waste, defects, rework, and customer complaints.
- Drive a strong health, safety, and housekeeping culture across the plant.
- Collaborate with maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
- Support warehouse operations, stock control, and inventory accuracy.
- Analyse manufacturing costs and drive cost-saving initiatives.
- Lead lean manufacturing and operational excellence projects.
- Implement root cause analysis and systematic problem-solving methodologies.
Requirements:
- Diploma or Degree in Production Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 7–10 years of manufacturing experience in the packaging industry or related.
- Minimum 3–5 years' experience in a Production Manager or similar leadership role in the packaging industry or related.
- Experience within FMCG, packaging, corrugated, print, or converting industries.
- Strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems and manufacturing KPIs.
- Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience driving operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Valid driver's licence.
Benefits:
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Desired Skills:
- Production Manager
- Production Manager
- Production Manager
