A leading packaging and manufacturing company is looking for an experienced Production Manager with strong experience in production management, operational excellence, lean manufacturing, team leadership, and continuous improvement to join their team in Theta, Johannesburg South. The successful candidate will take full accountability for plant performance, including safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost management, equipment efficiency, and people development within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Take full accountability for achieving production targets, labour productivity, waste reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure production plans are executed in line with quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
• Drive machine efficiency, uptime, throughput, and labour utilisation.
• Lead daily production review meetings and implement corrective action plans.
• Identify operational b...