VACANCY: PRODUCTION MANAGER

Hulamin has an organizational culture that places great value on its shareholders, employees, communities, and key stakeholders with a clear understanding of the close connection between the value created for the health of these key stakeholders to that of the business. As such, Hulamin has committed to contributing to a new, sustainable economic order of South Africa that reflects the demographic reality of our country that addresses poverty, inequality, social injustice, and racism, and promotes broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE).

An exciting career opportunity exists for an accomplished Production Manager based at the Hulamin Containers in Pietermaritzburg.

The core responsibilities for the position include:

• Identifying key metrics around targets per product, recoveries and throughput which are aligned
• to business objectives and will drive production performance at the right level
• Reviewing efficiencies and continually identify ways of minimizing manufacturing costs through
• more effective utilization of people, equipment, production processes and materials
• Analyzing customer demand, sales forecasts, and historical material consumption, and use
• experience and judgement to develop build to store and build to forecast plans
• Facilitating the review of the previous day's performance, in collaboration with planning, logistics
• and SHEQ
• Coaching team, monitoring and reviewing time and attendance exceptions, leave, overtime etc.
• Collaborating with Engineering, Quality and Logistics to achieve cost reduction targets
• Liaising with SHEQ Supervisor to review complaint investigations and actions, and sign off action
• plans before Operations Manager approval
• Liaising with Sales to explore ways to engage with customers to sell redundant stock
• Ensuring alignment with manpower planning and employment equity requirements
• Ensuring the shopfloor has the capability and competence to achieve production requirements
• Applying the disciplinary process through to prosecuting and chairing enquiries

The core competencies for the position include:

• B Tech/Degree in Industrial Engineering or similar
• Strong technical and engineering background and must have demonstrated leadership potential,
• including developing people, setting and implementing medium to long term strategic plans.
• Display a practical hands-on approach with the ability to problem-solve and take corrective action.
• Understanding of Continuous improvement and IMA principles with passion to entrench them.
• Demonstrate strong leadership capabilities including developing people, setting and implementing
• medium to long term strategic plans.
• Sound interpersonal and communication skills.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply for this exciting opportunity by submitting their CV HRRecruitment2@hulamin.co.za

Candidates who do not receive any correspondence within 1 month after the closing date may assume
that their applications were unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for applying.

Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 March 2023