Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to:

• Achieve production KPI’s against targets:
• Adherence and Attainment to Production Plan (PCTS)
• Production Order Variances
• Operational Expenditure budgeting and control (R/hL)
• OPI NONA & Line Performance
• Efficient Asset utilization 
• Achieve product quality
• Managing people
• Managing capital and NPD projects, trials and feasibility studies.
• See to annual maintenance plan of all equipment within department. (Adherence to Planned maintenance)
• Management of all quality systems.
• Develop and implement annual departmental business plans and assist in site’s business plan.
• To establish a positive and disciplined environment with staff and manage all HR issues within department.
• To effectively manage performance and drive TPM processes and implementation.
• Promote and drive skills development within department.
• Actively participate in daily and weekly management meetings.
• Must be able to work under pressure and see to queries associated with department.
• Innovation and business improvements in support of operational and segment goals.

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills:

• Strong leadership capabilities
• Strong technical aptitude
• Degree as minimum qualification (NQF7 equivalent or above)
• Packaging experience in an FMCG environment
• World Class Manufacturing/TPM exposure (e.g. problem solving, visual management)
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years supervisory / management role
• Strong problem solving and RCA (root cause analysis) abilities
• People management and leadership skills
• High level of computer literacy in SAP & Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• The successful candidate must be innovative and drive best practices