DC Manager

Reference: PE003695-MT-1

Our client in Manufacturing is seeking to employ a DC Manager to join their team based in Roodepoort, Johannesburg.

Exciting Opportunity: Join a dynamic and forward-thinking team where your skills will make an immediate impact and your career can thrive. Duties & Responsibilities

Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent operations qualification.

• Recognised qualification in Production Supervision and Management , Logistics or Operations Management.

• Minimum of 5 years experience in the Manufacturing or Logistics environment.

• 3-5 year supervisory/managerial experience with relevant Experience in managing a distribution centre.

• Through knowledge and understanding of the company’s products, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities: Safety and Security:

• Assume 16.2 accountability for the Johannesburg  DC.

• Provide and maintain a workplace which is safe and without risk to health.

• Oversee and review safety statistics, providing improvement recommendations around equipment, processes and site layout to maintain safety standards.

• Use best practices within the company to provide recommendations for improvement in safety, team development, and equipment.

• Provide appropriate supervision, instruction, training and information to employees so that they perform their tasks in a manner that ensures the health and safety of all personnel.

• Liaise with EHS Department on matters of safety and ensure the effective promotion of safety awareness.

Achieve DC Operation targets

• Plan weekly production and distribution requirements ensuring most efficient utilization of plant and resources.

• Ensure SLA’s are adhered to and improved on where necessary.

• Ensure that all site providers/suppliers are regularly reviewed and enforce strict adherence to SLA’s.

• Achieve production standards i.e. OEE. (Casesar Targets).

• Use of ELS tools to continuously investigate and implement means to improve production capacity and capability.

• Address non-conformances, assuring necessary corrective action is taken.

• Resolve production problems to minimize cycle times.

• OTIF (Zero service misses).

• Manage equipment availability, downtime and planned maintenance for the site.

Ensure Production meets identified quality standards

• Ensure products are slit and packed and distributed according to work instructions and procedures.

• Propose improvement recommendations at quality improvement meetings; improve production process to reduce non-conformances.

• Ensure ISO 9001 compliance.

• Investigate all non-conformances by using leadership diagnostic tools (ELS).

• Communicate quality related issues with the workforce.

• Investigate alternate means of recycling/reworking non-conforming products at minimum cost, while maintaining quality standards.

Production Management

• Responsible for overall management of production in the Distribution Centre.

• Produce a quality product.

• Reduce scrap.

• Lead and motivate operations team by establishing expectations, providing regular feedback and establishing development plans for direct reports.

• Provide daily, weekly, monthly production data and SHEQ reports.

• Ensure that the highest quality products are received and produced to customers specification.

• Maintain good industrial relations within DC.

Inventory Management

• Maintain systems to monitor and control inventories, taking corrective action in terms of system parameters, subordinate practice and logistics decisions.

• Accurate management of inventory through cycle counts, monthly cycle count audits,  Stock Counts and Investigating stock variances i.e. losses and gains.

Fleet management and Distribution

• Manage accurate and prompt distribution to customers and inter branches.

• Manage the accuracy and proper recording of administration in dispatch.

• Manage the maintenance of the delivery vehicles.

• Manage reducing cost of the dispatch department.

Staff Management and Development.

• Ensure that the operations team is adequately resourced trained and developed in order to meet departmental objectives and in line with GPS plans.

• Monitor performance of supervisors aligned to the organisations leadership  – take corrective action where necessary.

• Development and career planning.

• Monitor and improve communication amongst plant personnel.

• Support the employee engagement program to improve employee relations.

Engineering

• Develop and monitor engineering PMS on machines, equipment and building.

• Carry out equipment audits and reporting variances or defects.

Housekeeping

• Ensure the overall look and image of the DC is maintained in with company standards.

• Ensure sufficient house-keeping in the DC.

• Responsible for the implementation of 5S process.

Please note that if you do not receive a response within 2 weeks, your application has been unsuccessful. Package & Remuneration

Monthly