Production Manager (Klipheuwel)

Description

• The purpose of this role is to manage the manufacturing processes, equipment and facilities at the Klipheuwel site in the most cost-effective way by ensuring maximum efficiency and optimal mix whilst maintaining compliance with legislation, customer specifications, quality and company standards to achieve planned production (daily, weekly and monthly).

Requirements

• A Diploma/ Degree in Production Management or any other relevant qualification.
• 7 years operational management experience within the FMCG manufacturing environment of which 5 years must be in a management position.
• Experience in an Animal Feeds manufacturing environment will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of cost management (i.e., processing budget vs expenditure).
• Knowledge of cost-saving (i.e., deliver against cost-saving and business improvement initiatives).
• Target driven, knowledge of production processes, best practices and quality systems (e.g., OEE).
• Knowledge of waste management processes.
• Solid team management experience, including but not limited to workforce planning, performance management and ensuring discipline on-site.
• Knowledge of SHEQ compliance within the Processing Department.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee production planning on-site.
• Provide input into the broader strategy from a production perspective.
• Manage, plan and control the Production Department’s budget.
• Ensure that the Production Department is sufficiently capacitated to deliver against the production plan.
• Identify and implement work improvement practices to achieve maximum outputs.
• Establish and ensure the most efficient use of resources i.e., cost, people, time, etc. to increase delivery on product output and quality.
• Drive optimal product quality and volumes to maximize customer satisfaction.
• Provide input into the establishment of systems and procedures to comply with best practices, legislative, and other regulatory guidelines.
• Drive production targets while minimizing costs (i.e., ensuring minimum wastage of raw materials, packaging materials, minimizing downtime and reducing labour costs).
• Ensure on-site compliance to Safety, Health, Risk, Environment and Quality Management.
• Ensure prompt implementation of corrective measures where non-compliance is identified.

Closing Date: 10 November 2026