About the position
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Textile Knitting Manager to join their team on a permanent basis.
Qualifications & Experience
- Matric (Grade 12) - essential
- Tertiary qualification in Textile Technology / Knitting / Manufacturing - advantageous
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a textile knitting manufacturing environment
- Proven experience in a supervisory or management role within production
- Solid understanding of knitting machinery, yarns, fabrics, and production processes
- Experience managing operations across multiple sites preferred
- Willingness and ability to travel between Cape Town (home base) and Gauteng factories
- Availability to commence by end of 1st quarter
Responsibilities
- Overall management of knitting production operations across two factories
- Production planning, scheduling, and capacity management to meet output targets
- Ensure quality standards are maintained and continuously improved
- Technical troubleshooting of machinery, processes, and fabric faults
- Manage and develop production teams, supervisors, and technical staff
- Monitor KPIs including efficiency, downtime, waste, and costs
- Implement and maintain health & safety, housekeeping, and compliance standards
- Liaise with maintenance, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure smooth operations
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and process optimisation
- Prepare and report on production performance to senior management
Competency
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Excellent technical and analytical problem-solving ability
- High level of numeracy and data-driven decision-making
- Effective communication skills across all levels
- Proven leadership and people management capability
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Hands-on, results-driven, and solutions-focused approac
- Adaptability to manage operations across different sites and teams
If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review.
Desired Skills:
- Production Planning
- textile knitting processes
- machinery
- and fabric construction
- diagnose and resolve technical faults
- leadership and supervisory skills
- Verbal And Written Communication
- Health & Safety
