Description:
DEPUTY FACTORY MANAGER
Level of Work: Senior Management
Direct report (solid line): Senior Factory Manager
Direct report (dotted line): Chief Executive Officer
Minimum Education required: NQF Level 6/7 Degree in an Engineering discipline - Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Metallurgical.
IMPORTANT:
The Deputy Factory Manager will be groomed into a Senior Factory Manager position and a possible COO position in the pipeline. High Levels of Maintenance and competency skills are required. An Artisan background will be of great advantage. A qualification in financial management is advantageous.
GCC is advantageous but not a necessity.
Minimum Experience required: 5 years of post-qualification engineering or process experience in FMCG, Chemical, and Processing, or Mining industry.
Purpose of the Role: The main responsibility of the Factory manager is to deliver products of maximum quality in a cost-effective, safe, and reliable manner, while maintaining the factory assets in a cost-effective way to ensure safe and reliable production. The Factory manager is responsible for leading, directing, and managing all aspects of the business to achieve the desired growth, profit, and strategic business objectives or ambitions of the business unit.
Primary Responsibilities
Task & responsibilities
Development of asset preservation strategy
Ensure the development of the asset preservation strategy, AM objectives, and operational plans. Responsible for the asset register remaining useful and comparing it to the current asset condition to determine the remaining preservation strategy. Evaluate the previous years budget and expenses to determine the following maintenance budget and Asset preservation strategy. Responsible for the performance of the plant and identifying focus areas and new performance targets.
Implementation of asset preservation strategy
Ensure maintenance standards are developed for the department. Ensure cost-effective and safe maintenance execution.
Translate the asset preservation strategy and AM objectives into plans, budgets, and KPIs for the maintenance function and provide the resources to execute these plans. A