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Production Manager
Job in
Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Listed on 2026-10-09
Listing for:
Objective Personnel
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-09
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Relevant Diploma or Degree in Production / Operations Management, Food Technology, Food Science, Engineering or related field.
- Minimum 5 years in manufacturing or production operations, including two years in a supervisory or management role; food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
- Technical knowledge of production planning, GMP and food-safety systems, allergen controls, FIFO, OHS, SOPs, root-cause analysis, calibration and maintenance coordination.
- Competent in production documentation, KPI reporting, cost analysis and Microsoft Office.
- Plan and schedule production against forecast demand; sequence allergen, GMO, Halaal and Kosher work correctly; communicate delays, shortages and plan changes promptly.
- Ensure accurate weighing and blending using approved equipment and readable formulation sheets; label all materials and products correctly; rework approved overruns and rejects.
- Enforce food-safety protocols, cleaning SOPs, clean-as-you-go practices, FIFO, specifications and quality standards; address non-conformances and identified gaps.
- Review production costs and resource use; identify waste and cost drivers; implement practical actions that improve capacity, efficiency and profitability.
- Set goals, allocate work, provide direction, manage leave, discipline and performance, resolve conflict, build accountability and complete quarterly KPIs.
- Provide on-the-job training, upskill team members and retain training material and signed registers.
- Keep equipment and apparatus serviceable; arrange prompt repairs and routine calibration; maintain an inventory, location and maintenance-history register.
- Store and label dangerous, allergenic and GMO materials per SOP and SDS requirements; enforce PPE, OHS, housekeeping, document control and intellectual-property rules.
- Report departmental metrics; acknowledge queries, provide timelines and updates, solve problems or escalat, and route cross-functional requests appropriately.
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