Factory Assistant Manager

About the position

Our client in the food processing industry is currently looking to employ an experienced Factory Assistant Manager based in St Francis Bay.

3 years food processing in a production environment and cold chain management experience secures!

A wonderful career opportunity awaits you.
Requirements:

• At least 3 years food processing in a production environment.
• Has cold chain management experience.
• Has come from the fishing industry, preferable from a FMCG background (Fast moving consumer packaged goods).
• Has good knowledge to handle factory requirements to comply with HACCP and PPECB requirements. (courses to support such are advantageous).
• Has been exposed to Cold Storage Management, this includes packing of containers for local and export markets.
• Has experience of fish processing or food processing with value adding.
• Has run food production shifts of overseeing 50 people or more.
• Has a drivers licence.
• Has a forklift license.
• Computer literacy (MS Word and Excel).

Qualities required:

• Logical thinker.
• Be able to handle Stress.
• Flexible and resilient.
• Problem solver.
• Positive attitude.
• Be able to work in an accurate manner.
• Be able to prioritise with tight deadlines.
• Have excellent communication skills.

 
Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to:

• Implement and enforce a comprehensive food safety program based on Haccp Principles.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant food safety regulations and industry standards.
• Oversee the implementation of sanitation procedures and maintain a clean and hygienic work environment.
• Manage the quality control program, ensuring product consistency and meet customer specifications.
• Lead and motivate a team of production personnel, including training, assigning task, ensuring safe work environment.
• Address employee concerns and maintain positive working relationships.
• Oversee facility maintenance for processing and facility.
• Ensure equipment is functioning properly and calibrated to meet food safety and quality standards.
• Implement preventative maintenance programs.
• Communicate with various people (management, production manager, NRCS, shore skippers and office staff).
• Reports on production activities, and other relevant data to production manager.
• Manage and oversee all production activities, receiving raw fish, processing, packaging, labelling and storage.
• Optimize production processes for efficiency and yield.
• Assist in stock take with Factory manager.
• Dealing with PPECB.
• Receiving and Issuing of products (fresh & frozen).
• Managing 40 to 100 staff on a production shift.
• For daily factory administration (good received to goods issues).
• Send product samples for NRCS inspection and follow up on micros.
• Notification to staff for production shifts and ensuring enough staff are present for shifts.
• Ensuring compliance to Health and Safety regulations.
• Loading of ice for various fishing vessels.
• Being well organized and to get the Production Unit to work together orderly and systematically so as to achieve the Production targets.
• Deal with any production blockage to ensure targets are met.
• Oversee the processing of various fish products taking into account the various regulations required such as HACCP, NRCS and PPECB.
• Attend to all administration for product flow from vessels to Cold Store (goods received to good issued) Working shifts (night / day).

 
Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

Desired Skills:

• Factory Assistant Manager
• HACCP
• PPECB
• nrcs
• production
• quality
• cold store