Assistant Production Manager

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This established and innovative company manufactures mining products. They offer a supportive culture with great opportunities for growth and development.
As the Production Manager, you oversee the day-to-day running of the production facility. You will be responsible for managing and controlling production quality, ensuring smooth and efficient planning and scheduling, and fostering a positive work environment through mentoring and motivating personnel.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Ensure that all equipment, BOM materials and supplies are readily and continuously available to carry out production processes.
• Determine resource requirements and work allocation for production operations.
• Assist in planning, managing and executing production operations.
• Coordinate and plan production priorities, workflow and schedule.
• Identify and report operational and maintenance problems to prevent production delays.
• Schedule routine inspection and maintenance of production equipment to prevent equipment break-downs and malfunctioning.
• Cost Management.
• Supervision of production personnel.
• Production Administration.
• Monitor daily production and targets.
• Overseeing quality control and doing routine inspections.
• Identifying training needs, and ensuring proper training is provided.
• Optimise people, plant, machinery and equipment.
• Ensure production process is carried out in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Assist in documenting all work instructions and procedures.
• Address employee concerns and complaints in a professional manner.
• Assist in interviewing, hiring and training new employees.
• Ensure health, safety and hygiene.

Requirements:

• Minimum grade 12 or Equivalent
• N6 Electrical Engineering
• Must be a Qualified Electrician
• 5 years electrical experience in the Technical/Engineering Environment
• Supervisory experience

Our client is an equal opportunity employer

• Ensure that all equipment, BOM materials and supplies are readily and continuously available to carry out production processes.
• Determine resource requirements and work allocation for production operations.
• Assist in planning, managing and executing production operations.
• Coordinate and plan production priorities, workflow and schedule.
• Identify and report operational and maintenance problems to prevent production delays.
• Schedule routine inspection and maintenance of production equipment to prevent equipment break-downs and malfunctioning.
• Cost Management.
• Supervision of production personnel.
• Production Administration.
• Monitor daily production and targets.
• Overseeing quality control and doing routine inspections.
• Identifying training needs, and ensuring proper training is provided.
• Optimise people, plant, machinery and equipment.
• Ensure production process is carried out in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Assist in documenting all work instructions and procedures.
• Address employee concerns and complaints in a professional manner.
• Assist in interviewing, hiring and training new employees.
• Ensure health, safety and hygiene