- KwaZulu-Natal
- Salary: Market Related
- Bonus: YES
- Commission: No
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Construction Manufacturing Management
- Benefits: Pension Bonus Travel Allowance CTC
- Reference: Lls
Vacancy Details
Employer: Sans Recruitment (Pty) Ltd
OPERATIONS MANAGER KZN (West Bound)
CV & current/previous CTC to sanet@sansrecruitment.co.za
Key responsibilities:
a. Production, Maintenance and Engineering Operations
i. Cost-effective Maintenance, Production, Lean Manufacturing Strategy for the Plant as a whole with the emphasis on Continuous Improvement and Root Cause Analysis.
ii. Compliance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act & drive OHSE improvements.
iii. Production plan (understanding of sales forecast /plant performance) to ensure availability of resources to meet the local and export demand.
iv. Proper methods are used during production processes to control losses.
v. Product Quality
b. Safety, Health, Environment and Risk
i. Continuously drive and improve safety, health and environmental behaviour.
ii. Lead the continuous improvement of housekeeping & standards are consistently sustained.
iii. Support the development of a safe working environment & Risk register / ensure compliance.
c. People Management
i. Create a disciplined work culture through: Customer driven results / Teamwork / Common goals / Personal accountability / Talent Identification / Succession planning / Manpower planning and cost management.
ii. Training of Subordinates and Ensuring Team compliance.
4. Budgetary responsibility: Compiling and adherence to annual budget. Closely track and manage overhead recovery with regards to overhead costs and volumes that are in alignment with strategic plan.
5. Procurement responsibility: Ensure accurate forecasting of critical equipment and raw material in adhering to the approved operational budget.
Key competencies and skills
Communication / Planning & Organizing / Problem solving / Lead & direct a team of managers / Work long hours under pressure / Technical knowledge / Work under stress / Listening skills / Emotional intelligence / Physically fit / Manage within a multi unionised environment.
Personality profile:
Build a high-performance team.
Personally energetic, dynamic, positive, enthusiastic and possess the ability to think laterally and act through reasoned decision-making.
Work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative & drive under tight timescales / pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail & quality.
Required Skills
- Budgets: 3 to 4 years
- Health And Safety: 10 years or more
- Operations Management: 10 years or more
- Heavy Manufacturing Experience: 10 years or more
- Maintenance & Budgets : 10 years or more
- Production & Processing: 10 years or more
Candidate Requirements
Qualifications:
Degree - B.Sc or B.Eng - (in 1 of the following disciplines)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
Advantageous
- Government Certificate of Competency (GCC),
- Management Qualification (MBA / MBL / MDP)
- Professional registration
Experience: 10+ years in heavy steel manufacturing of which 3 years in management role
SKILLS
Excellent communication, planning, organizing, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
Ability to work under pressure, technical knowledge, emotional intelligence, and management in a multi-union environment.
Language - English is required, Zulu is advantageous
Computer Literacy: MS Office (Advanced Excel), Pref. SAP / JDE / ERP
Personality Profile: Energetic, positive, able to make decisions, work productively under tight deadlines, and build a high-performance team.
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