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

About the Role

Zeebra Junction Specialist Recruitment is seeking an experienced Factory Manager to lead our client’s corrugated box manufacturing operations in East Africa. The successful candidate will oversee factory management decisions, ensure timely delivery of finished products, and maintain high standards of housekeeping and workforce motivation.

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 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

No formal education or certifications are required for this position.