Richards Bay: Operations Manager posted by Hire Resolve

About the Role

A leading aluminum manufacturing company situated in Richards Bay is urgently seeking an experienced Operations Manager to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and leading the development and execution of strategies and operational activities across various departments, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead the development and execution of strategies and operational activities across Workshop, Warehouse, Projects, Engineering, Safety, and Quality teams.
• Manage people and systems to achieve best possible outcomes while achieving safety, environment, quality, and cost objectives.
• Deliver accountabilities within budget.
• Ensure monthly cost review meetings are held for both projects and the workshop.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and prioritize these improvements and define projects.
• Establish an annual capital plan for your areas to sustain and enhance processes.
• Compile annual budget for area and monitor expenditure against plan and report on variance.
• Monitor the cost and effectiveness of daily production activities.
• Ensure effective and efficient deployment and utilization of all resources.
• Accountable for overall HSEQ Management at local subsidiaries and client sites.
• Implement HSE Management System in line with ISO and OSHA standards.
• Ensure controls are in place to protect own and others’ health, safety, the environment, and the plant.
• Coach team to reinforce safe practices and promptly correct unsafe practices.
• Respond to, report, and investigate all HSEQ incidents in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Degree in Operations Management, Engineering, or similar field.
• Green belt or Lean Master training certification is desired.
• Safety and/or Quality certification.
• Solid computer literacy.
• SAP exposure will be advantageous.
• Management/Leadership Training.
• Lean Six Sigma training is advantageous.
• Minimum of 8 years technical experience and management responsibility in a heavy industrial operation, projects/manufacturing/engineering workshop environment.
• Previous experience in managing Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality.
• Previous experience at executive management level is preferred, with sound leadership skills (including the ability to mentor and coach others).
• Ability to work as part of a cross-functional team with an inclusive management style.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and manage self and others in a dynamic work environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Actively displays consistent behavior that demonstrates commitment through actions to the values.
• Strong negotiating skills to influence individuals in key positions both within and external to the organization.
• Knowledge of statutory, corporate, and local regulation and policies.

Qualifications

No specific qualifications mentioned in the original job description.