South Africa: Factory Manager – Packaging (Corrugated Box Manufacturing) posted by Zeebra Junction Specialist Recruitment

About the Role

Zeebra Junction Specialist Recruitment is seeking a highly experienced Factory Manager – Packaging to join our client, a leading packaging solutions company based in East Africa, as part of a renowned international industrial/service group. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day factory operations and ensuring seamless production processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Day-to-day Factory operational management decisions.
• Achieving budgeted production volumes in coordination with the marketing department.
• Proper planning and scheduling preventive, predictive, backdown maintenance of the plant and machinery.
• Timely delivery of the finished product.
• World-class practice at factory operations and a high standard of housekeeping.
• Keeping the workforce motivated.
• Ensuring the factory is appropriately organized and staffed.
• Ensuring effective internal controls and management information systems are in place at Factory and reviewing them periodically.
• Ensuring proper systems / standard operating procedures are in place at production and maintenance.
• Preparation and periodical review of annual R&M expense budgets and, adhering to them.
• Interacting with the marketing team and helping them in resolving customer complaints if any.
• Improving Factory operational efficiency, cost reduction, bringing in innovations.
• Setting targets for Factory section heads and helping them in achieving.
• Sending timely MIS reports to CEO/MD office.
• Ensuring compliances across all regulatory requirements, as laid down by the Government of Uganda, across various aspects of the Factory Act, environmental clearances, taxation, trademark regulations, labor laws, and other statutory standards. Expertise includes managing bank credit and related compliances.
• Ensuring a safe working environment throughout the organization.

Requirements

• The position requires a candidate that is hands-on and practical and is willing to spend several hours at the factory to ensure uninterrupted production.
• A holder of a recognized Graduate/postgraduate-level degree in any Engineering.
• A minimum of 20 years practical operational experience in running a similar factory out of which 5 years should be as a Factory manager (Corrugated Box Products).
• Ability to manage the operations of an existing company incorporating ideas and ways to improve the functionality of the operation.
• Excellent communication and management skills, computer skills, presentable, attention to detail, hard-working with excellent organizational skills and follow-through. Working knowledge of EBIZ 10 ERP package is added advantage.
• Good track record with contactable references.

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications not specified in the original job description.

Salary & Benefits

• The selected candidate will sign an initial contract for a period of 2 years, which would be renewable for further periods of 2 years each (on mutual understanding/agreement). The Company expects the incumbent to look at this assignment as long-term engagement.
• Expatriate employees are remunerated in two parts:
• Representing the expatriates net Salary is directly paid in US Dollars or a nominated offshore account and is tax-free. This is negotiable at the time of interview and is fixed for two years. This salary is revised at the end of every two years at the time of contract renewal.
• Local Living Allowance: A local allowance is paid which is taxable in country. The balance after tax is adequate to meet normal living expenses of the family. Most expatriates can manage their local expenses within the allowance.
• Annual Gratuity – In addition to salary an Annual Gratuity is paid at the rate of one month’s external salary for each completed year of service. This is payable at the time of leaving the services of the Group
• National Social Security Fund: The company will contribute the full 15% (10% of employer and 5% of employee) of your external salary towards NSSF contributions till you attain the age of 55 years. This is payable when you attain 55 years or finally leave the company employment by NSSF authorities.
• Medical: You will be entitled for self and family Medical Insurance / reimbursement as well as Hospital Cover per company regulations and congruent to your Salary Band this will be detailed to you at time of interview.
• Vehicle / Transportation : You will be provided with a company vehicle or transportation by the company. This will be discussed at interview.
• Working Tools Provided by the company – Computer and all other necessary to carry out your working obligations, Mobile phone allowance
• Accommodation: The company provides family accommodation and normally expects employees to be accompanied by their families – unless there are serious constraints such as continuing education of older children or aged parents, spouses employment, etc. The accommodation is provided with hard furniture and basic kitchen equipment, such as a cooking range, refrigerator, etc. Water and electricity accounts are covered by the company
• Work Permits and Visas : Successful candidates work permit / visa (for self/family) costs and travel is arranged by the company and the Head Office provides the necessary assistance.
• Annual Leave: 30 days paid leave per year
• Air Passages: are paid for self, spouse and two children (below 18 years of age), to point of origin to run