Production Manager / Planner needed at Helderberg Personnel
Job title : Production Manager / Planner
Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline : May 26, 2024
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Purpose of this role:
- Responsible for the overall day to day management of the production facility
- Management of production staff and all other related resources in the manufacturing system
- Management of Procurement, Sheetmetal, Welding, Bakery assembly, Dispatch, Receiving
- Planning and scheduling of all jobs to ensure ontime delivery
- Implement and maintain production processes and procedures that enhances productivity and efficiency
- Enforce regular housekeeping in the production facility
- Managing all raw materials and consumables used in the production facility
- Provide weekly production report to senior management on the progress of each job and proactively report all issues experienced
- Implement and maintain quality system that enhances and monitor the quality of all products produced
Education and Experience:
- Matric
- Relevant Tertiary Qualification
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar position
- Experience as a Production Coordinator or similar position.
- Experience in the Manufacturing and or Engineering sector.
- Bilingual (Afrikaans and English)
- Computer Literate
Competency Requirements:
- Attention to detail
- Good interpersonal communication skills both verbally and written
- Problem-solving skills
- Time management skills
- Dedicated and reliable
- Possess the ability to adjust and to learn new skills
- Great Relationship Management
- Understanding of risk Management
- Adapt to change
- Flexible with the ability to manage stress and work under pressure
- Able to ensure a tidy work environment
Description of duties:
Floor Management
- Inspecting production WIP and finished goods using company standards to ensure it meets specification
- Managing and coordinating with team leaders to ensure that production is within the time frame to meet deadlines
- Communicating any delays for due dates to project managers and identifying reason for delay
- Reviewing blueprints, drawings, and specifications to ensure finished goods meet specification
- Recording inspection results by completing reports, summarizing re-works and waste control
- Inspecting and enforcing production output using industry appropriate methods, such as comparing to standards, measuring dimensions, and examining functionality
- Inputting and tracking data into quality database. Report any red flags or areas of concern
- Implementing improvements to the production process
- Implement approved by management improvements or procedures
- Monitoring the use of equipment to ensure it is safe and functional
- Updating job knowledge by engaging in educational opportunities and regular training
- Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
- Ensure quality paperwork are completed for each job
- Manage crating team leader to ensure that each pallet is correctly strapped for delivery
- Overlook that crating standards are met and initiated training where necessary
- Check that paperwork is filled out to identify discarded inventory a measure the error rate for various stages in supply and production chain
- Design specification sheets to recognize when an item doesn’t fit in with company standards.
- Drive continuous improvement on production floor.
- Identify tools and equipment that are required
Operational
- Production planning, workflow according to projects and deadline
- Identify the start dates for each order and manage the production of each product on the order for on time delivery
- Responsible for setting up master production schedule and execution thereof in all departments of the production facility
- Communicate all deadlines and arrangements to Division Team Leaders and coordinate the execution of duties
- Supply each production staff member with a daily Task List derived from the production schedule and manage and assist staff to meet their deadlines
- Coordinate all production-related paperwork (Job card and all technical drawings and other related information) for each order and ensure that all paperwork is completed and submitted to Office Administrator for record keeping
- Ensure the availability of raw materials and consumables at any given time
- Implement and maintain Tool and Equipment Management System to ensure excellent production efficiency and productivity throughout the production facility
- Assist with any technical changes that needs to be made on any specific product
- Attending weekly production meeting and update senior management on the progress of each order
- Reduce waste generated throughout the production facility
- Assist HR with time and attendance related duties, staff wellbeing and training needs
- Request for Disciplinary action and Issue warnings were requested
- Communicate staff concerns to HR and management
- Attain all paperwork for each order to start and return when orders are completed for filing purposes
- Submit requests for Procurement of Parts and Materials to Office Administrative staff
- Identify material needed and quantity
Process Improvements
- Analyze, document, improve, implement, and maintain processes and procedures that will enhance the throughput of the entire production facility
- Design and maintain production facility layouts that will organize and establish key areas in the facility (Storage, Assembly, Crating, Sheetmetal, Spares, etc.)
- Embark on regular continuous improvement endeavors to ensure peak performance of the Production System (People, Materials, Process, Information)
Quality
- Ensure that all work started in all Divisions has the necessary supporting documents
- Enforce the developed procedures and processes
- Maintain high quality standards with the collaboration of the Quality Controller
- Encourage attention to detail amongst staff and culture of pride in all they do
- Log all waste generated throughout production facility and report extensive issues
- Ensure that materials are received in compliance with company standard and product specification
Staff and Product Development
- Be involved R&D
- Assist in developing new processes and procedures
- Training needs are documented and trained either internally or externally as required
- Apply technical knowledge to improve and develop processes on production floor
- Suggestion and brainstorm innovation ideas with management for approval
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