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Production Manager

Responsibilities and Key Performance Areas

• Assessing and improving operational systems, processes, and policies. Manage and lead Production / warehouse performance and ensure quality standards.
• Maintain high levels of accuracy in daily department operations. Examining the quality of raw materials that are used in production, as well as finished product.
• Monitoring and evaluating internal production processes and determine areas of improvement.
• Maintain receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures. Ensure conformance of all products received from suppliers.
• Developing and Implementing Production Plans: create and execute production planning based on business and market demands.
• Resource Management:
  Manage human and material resources to meet production targets and quality standards.
• Supervising Staff, coordinating and supervising staff activities, reviewing performance, and taking corrective actions as needed.
• Quality Control:
  Developing quality control processes. Rejecting products that fail quality standards.
• Continuous batch testing of manufactured products.
  Control, maintain and draft quality standards and procedures, as well as problem solving and quality assurance tasks for all manufacturing processes. Improving production efficiency and managing waste.
• Oversee all product development procedures to identify deviations from quality standards
• Safety and Compliance:
  Ensure adherence to safety, health, and environmental standards within the facility.
• Drive continuous improvement activity in production flow, material movement, quality, safety and delivery.
• Reporting and Maintenance:
  Preparing monthly production reports and overseeing equipment maintenance and repair.
• Stakeholder Relations:
  Maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including Sales team, suppliers and customers.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Matric
• 5+ years Production Management experience
• Financial and business acumen is a plus
• Fully computer literate, with above average mathematical ability