Permanent Job Vacancy for Operations Manager Wanted – RCL Foods
Job Description
Job Vacancy for Operations Manager Wanted – RCL Foods
Job Location: Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Type: Permanent
Application Closing Date: 06 March 2026
JOB DESCRIPTIONS:
We are urgently looking for the qualified Operations Manager to start working ASAP.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
The applicant wishing to apply for this job must meet the following qualifications;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain
- APICS certification would be an advantage
- Min 5 years’ relevant experience in a FMCG food production environment
REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
The applicant must have the following skills and competences
- Lean Manufacturing Principles
- Experience in the management of a unionized workforce
- Working knowledge on SAP and MSOffice
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate will have to implement the following duties but not limited to:
- To manage all conversion operations from goods receipt, material storage and internal logistics, through processing, packing, palletizing to Factory/Warehouse handover.
- To define the key capacity parameters and identifies constraints for short- and long-term production planning. Monitors, discusses and agrees to the developed production plan.
- To ensure that product quality meets all the specifications. Ensures operator-based quality systems, as well as the required and necessary quality assurance systems are in place and functional to deliver “team certified” production.
- To ensure that the required and necessary Safety, Health and Environmental systems are in place, and that all activities, for which the operations manager is responsible, are carried out in accordance with all safety standards and policies.
- To prepare and monitors the factory operating plan and budget, and controls the manufacturing conversion costs and internal logistics (labour, wastage and rework) against budget.
- To lead implementation (and facilitate the process) of the combined systems throughout the factory, leading to certification and maintenance of relevant systems (Food Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, Environment).
- To co-ordinate and drives activities of Production and internal logistics, leading to continuous improvement of performance, output and reliability; aiming for world-class operations (cost-reduction, optimized use of assets and resources and waste elimination).
- Partners and collaborates with the engineering manager to ensure appropriate asset care strategies are in place to achieve optimum reliability and efficiency, and maximize asset benefits, including production machinery, site services and internal logistics equipment .
- To co-ordinate the availability of resources and inputs from other departments and/or 3rd parties. Partners and collaborates cross functionally in executing business objectives (brand growth and sustainability).
- To develop businesses processes to safeguard the business and continually seeks out continuous improvement opportunities in driving adherence to such processes, removing ambiguity and ensuring clarity in execution.
- To identify and proposes capital investment to improve SHE, Quality & Food Safety, as well as efficiency of the plant.
- To assess personal capabilities of staff and implements training programs to enhance the skills of all employees in
NB: Only successful applicants will be contacted. If you haven`t been contacted within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. All applications must be done online before closing date.
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