Role overview
Purpose
To develop a sound manufacturing and operational strategy and system that plans, schedules, coordinates and monitors the flow of manufacturing jobs, projects and material through the complete manufacturing and project cycle, with measurable objectives. It requires a large focus on on-time delivery, production efficiency and reporting to improve internal control and establish proactive solutions that ultimately relate to both internal and external stakeholder satisfaction and business sustainability.
Minimum requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Operations / Production / Industrial management, or Engineering Diploma.
- At least 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience using production planning systems and software.
- Experience in MRP (Material Resource Planning).
- Thorough understanding of operations and supply chain logistics.
- Working knowledge of Syspro would be an advantage.
- Strong computer skills (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Projects, other)
Duties
- Serves as a primary point of contact for and liaison with sales, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics.
- Schedule demand based on the product mix and provide accurate lead times to sales department.
- Work with the operations management in coordinating and planning production activities to improve production times.
- Schedule and determine available capacity before planned orders are released.
- Releasing manufacturing work orders. Executing daily, plant‐level materials requirement planning (MRP) to create and manage production.
- Meeting the production delivery schedules.
- Plan design and production tasks and schedules according to customer orders as issued by the product sales department.
- Develop and review production plan with the Procurement & Operations Manager for final approval.
- Confers with other stakeholders to determine status of assigned projects.
- Monitor the execution of the production plan and resolve any potential issues in a timely fashion.
- Escalate complex issues to the Procurement & Operations Manager for resolution.
- Investigate production problems, analyse root causes and provide solutions. Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption.
- Communicate production status to the Procurement & Operations Manager and other stakeholders on regular basis.
- Analyse back orders, current orders and upcoming orders to prioritize, plan, and schedule the production operations.
- In conjunction with the Stores Supervisor & Production Supervisors, plan equipment, material and manpower requirements to execute job orders.
- Coordinate with the Engineering department in planning and implementing engineering changes in production lines.
- Participate in periodic forecast meetings with sales and other related departments.
- Lead weekly planning meetings with sales, purchasing, production and engineering.
- Coordinate with the stores & procurement to plan inventory management processes to avoid shortages and excesses.
- Collaborate with quality control, factory and other departments as required.
- Adhere to company standards and production policies to meet company objectives.
- Analyse delays and interruptions and accordingly adjust production schedule to meet deadlines.
- Maintain reports for production planning activities and sequences.
- SHEQ Management (ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001)
- Responsible for adhering to the requirements of the abovementioned systems as directed by the SHEQ Management System (which includes relevant legislation, Policies, Procedures, Work Instructions, specifications, etc.)
- Ensure that Quality Assurance is confirmed to in every aspect, especially in the area of documentation control.
- Ensures compliance with all standards for Safety, Environmental, Work Procedures, Quality including quality risks.
- Assurance and Quality Control systems as adopted by the company's division.
Behavioral competencies
- Leadership and organizational skills.
- Good communication skills with assertive attributes and motivational skills
- Ability to work with limited supervision.
- Ability to work well independently and in a team under pressure.
- Accuracy and deadline driven.
- Planning acumen.
- Problem solving skills.
- Prepared to work longer hours when required
- High in motivation
- Good work ethic
NB: It will be required during the interview to prove your planning ability and insight by means of a presentation and/or spreadsheet highlighting your approach and what you deem most important to production planning.
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To apply please send your detailed CV including tertiary qualifications certificates and membership certificate to lethabo@heitha.co.za or info@heitha.co.za
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us in 4 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.
