AFGRI Careers – General Manager

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage day to day production activities within local facility.
• Customer complaints, non-conformances and deviations – apply problem solving techniques to identify the root cause with corrective action steps to prevent a reoccurrence.
• Execute the manufacturing plan to support the sales forecast and to ensure customers’ expectations are met.
• Manage and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
• Ensure profitability of products through proper manufacturing methods and lean manufacturing.
• Manage staff and staffing levels (efficiently plan, direct, and coordinate the work activities and resources) to manufacture products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
• Operate facility under company and legislative requirements relating to health and safety guidelines
• Plan and direct resources in order to execute the strategy and execute the operational agenda
• Manage succession planning including BEE.
• Work closely with Procurement to maintain and control appropriate inventory levels.
• Maintain on-time deliveries while avoiding excess labour and inefficiencies.
• Build effective relationships with internal and external customers.
• Support and enforce the company quality system and practices and manage by means of a team approach while applying mission directed work team (MDWT) principles.

Job Requirements:

• Possess good financial and business acumen
• Must be diligent, dynamic and innovative
• Must be patient, charismatic and respected
• Possess excellent leadership abilities and skills

Qualification & Experience:

• Planning and organizing – Strategically inclined and pro-active in demeanor
• Entrenched experience in the management of employees at all levels, as well as the management of complex relationship both in and outside the organisation (stakeholder relations)
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills (solution driven)
• Excellent communication skills
• Relevant Tertiary Degree / Qualification (Finance, Agriculture, Engineering)
• Operate effectively in a stressful, fast paced environment
• Conflict management

Job Details:

Company: AFGRI Operations Limited

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Eloff, Mpumalanga, SA

Application Deadline: N/A

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