Production Manager

Description:

A Production Manager position is available for a candidate with experience in the maize or feed Milling environment. Please note your CV will not be considered if you do not have milling experience. Requirements:

• Grade 12
• GMF modules including practical test passed
• Minimum 5 years food safety or similar experience (HACCP, ISO, FSSC)
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a Production/Milling Manager, with a team of at least 30 people
• Further qualifications/training/or at least 3 years’ experience in people management, industrial relations and performance management
• Basic mechanical skills (sifters, roll change, V belts),
• Dryer / heater bank system training
• Higher education (post-graduate Certificate / Degree) will be advantageous
• Fumigation (pest control fumigation course - PCO course) and raw material grading experience advantageous
• OHS and/or Safety Rep (First aid / fire fighting formal training) experience advantageous
• Raw material grading course passed
• Forklift license advantageous

Duties:

• Ensure that the processes in the mill are managed from raw material intake, conditioning, and determination, to basic maintenance and milling quality product, as per agreed specifications into the final product bins.
• Achieve all the technical value drivers as set out by the company (milling tons, milling gain, extractions, rejects, hygiene, downtime management, key tasks assessments).
• Determine training and developmental needs for the department from appropriate performance management.
• Daily milling meetings & planning (hand-over shifts, objectives for the day and week, downtime and non-conformance root cause) and action plan discussions to correct and prevent via management systems in place.
• Verification of raw material transfer grading and the accurate recording of results.
• Ensure that both maize mills run at the installed capacity to increase productivity and profitability.
• Ensure that milled tons are reconciled to bin levels and packed products, including addressing stock issued.
• Optimise the drying system, mix back product and grinding machines efficiently.
• Monthly leak declarations, and weekly and daily control to prevent any negative environmental impact.
• Ensure that pests are controlled and that zero tolerance is achieved.
• Ensure consistent product quality. Daily participation in product reviews.
• Ensure that all products milled comply with customer specifications.
• Ensure the availability of raw materials (vitamins and maize from product bins).
• Correct allocation of bin stocks to ensure support to the packing department.
• Record and report production summary.
• Optimize the usage of the mill plant capacity.
• Ensure that all scales are calibrated according to service frequencies.
• Track and control maintenance needs and schedules.
• Manage mill staff through performance, training and discipline.
• Clear, open and honest communication.
• Manage shifts, leave, working hours and overtime of mill staff.

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• GMF modules including practical test passed
• Minimum 5 years food safety or similar experience (HACCP, ISO, FSSC)
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a Production/Milling Manager, with a team of at least 30 people
• Further qualifications/training/or at least 3 years’ experience in people management, industrial relations and performance management
• Basic mechanical skills (sifters, roll change, V belts),
• Dryer / heater bank system training
• Higher education (post-graduate Certificate / Degree) will be advantageous
• Fumigation (pest control fumigation course - PCO course) and raw material grading experience advantageous
• OHS and/or Safety Rep (First aid / fire fighting formal training) experience advantageous
• Raw material grading course passed
• Forklift license advantageous

• Ensure that the processes in the mill are managed from raw material intake, conditioning, and determination, to basic maintenance and milling quality product, as per agreed specifications into the final product bins.
• Achieve all the technical value drivers as set out by the company (milling tons, milling gain, extractions, rejects, hygiene, downtime management, key tasks assessments).
• Determine training and developmental needs for the department from appropriate performance management.
• Daily milling meetings & planning (hand-over shifts, objectives for the day and week, downtime and non-conformance root cause) and action plan discussions to correct and prevent via management systems in place.
• Verification of raw material transfer grading and the accurate recording of results.
• Ensure that both maize mills run at the installed capacity to increase productivity and profitability.
• Ensure that milled tons are reconciled to bin levels and packed products, including addressing stock issued.
• Optimise the drying system, mix back product and grinding machines efficiently.
• Monthly leak declarations, and weekly and daily control to prevent any negative environmental impact.
• Ensure that pests are controlled and that zero tolerance is achieved.
• Ensure consistent product quality. Daily participation in product reviews.
• Ensure that all products milled comply with customer specifications.
• Ensure the availability of raw materials (vitamins and maize from product bins).
• Correct allocation of bin stocks to ensure support to the packing department.
• Record and report production summary.
• Optimize the usage of the mill plant capacity.
• Ensure that all scales are calibrated according to service frequencies.
• Track and control maintenance needs and schedules.
• Manage mill staff through performance, training and discipline.
• Clear, open and honest communication.
• Manage shifts, leave, working hours and overtime of mill staff.