Roles and Responsibilities
Help in overseeing the production process.
Have overall responsibility for training of operators in the factory.
Ensure production is done in a timely manner and within quality guidelines.
Raise issues, problems and breakdowns with the engineering team as soon as possible and support in timely resolution.
Work with the Process Engineer to prepare the production schedule.
Supervise and motivate factory workers.
Ensure that all factory operators clock in and out every day and that records are accurate and this is checked and verified on a daily basis.
Work with HR on hours for monthly salaries as well as working with factory workers requests for leave and any other HR related issues.
Deal with people – a large part of the Production Manager’s job is dealing with people. It is important to treat people with respect.
Work with department heads to uphold and implement the company’s policies and goals
Ensure maintenance of all machinery/ production planning and stock outs
Daily production reports – updated in the system.
Applicant Requirements
Technical background (manufacturing), either education and/or work
A good communicator
Good team spirit
High energy
Computer literate, specifically email, word, and excel
More than 5 years of experience in a leading role in production
Thorough knowledge of budgets, capital projects, product cost, margin analysis.
Ability to lead, motivate and develop employees.
Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
Ability to develop new manufacturing process, techniques and flows, provide proper and thorough training and achieve successful implementation
