General Manager – Converting | Pretoria West | Per

Key Responsibilities

Provide visible, professional, and values-driven leadership across the Pretoria West operation.

Establish and communicate clear strategic and operational objectives aligned to business goals.

Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary leadership team.

Foster a culture of accountability, high performance, engagement, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Promote and embed the Twinsaver Group Values throughout the operation.

Ensure effective succession planning and talent management practices are implemented.

Drive operational excellence through strong leadership, governance, and decision-making.

Lead the end-to-end operation of the Pretoria West Tissue Manufacturing value chain.

Ensure production schedules are achieved through disciplined execution and operational control.

Drive schedule adherence and ensure corrective actions are implemented when deviations occur.

Promote a quality-focused culture where products consistently meet customer and internal specifications.

Monitor operational performance and implement improvement plans where required.

Lead the Rapid Response Team process to address operational deviations and production constraints.

Support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities and ensure corrective actions are implemented.

Ensure compliance with OMS requirements and reporting standards and routines.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve operational reliability, productivity, and efficiency.

Manage operational expenditure within approved budgets.

Monitor and control manufacturing costs.

Review operational variances and implement corrective actions.

Control Material Usage Variance (MUV) and waste levels.

Lead cost reduction and value improvement initiatives.

Identify savings opportunities and deliver sustainable improvements.

Participate in the development of annual operational and maintenance budgets.

Ensure effective resource allocation and utilization.

Develop and maintain a departmental succession plan.

Ensure critical roles have identified and developed successors.

Identify capability gaps and implement development plans.

Work closely with Engineering and Learning & Development teams to address skills shortages.

Support graduate, trainee, and in-service development programmes.

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