Overview
Trainee Production Manager Jobs in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa at ExecutivePlacements.com
Title: Trainee Production Manager
Company: ExecutivePlacements.com
Location: Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa
Recruiter:
Cape Gate (pty) ltd
Job Ref:
2852
Date posted:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Location:
vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa
Salary:
market related
SUMMARY:
To plan, organise, monitor and control the production processes and resources in the designated production departments to ensure timely, cost-effective, and high-quality output. This role is designed to provide practical, hands-on training and development in all areas of production management
POSITION INFO:
Key Performance Areas
- Compliance:
- Ensure compliance to policies and procedures
Operations Management
- Control daily and monthly tonnage
- Plan production schedules, workflow and resource allocation while effectively managing delays
- Ensure conformance to production plans and schedules
- Manage stock and raw materials, ordering material as required
- Develop and update operating procedures in conjunction with training department
- Manning of positions e.g., shift systems, backups, rotating, etc
- Implement new products and processes, conducting the necessary trials of proposed
- Control waste of designated department
Quality Management
- Manage product quality
Customer / Supplier Liaison
- Liaison with maintenance department regarding production schedules and downtimes
- Develop and support customers with product specification design
Cost Management
- Compile biannual budgets
- Manage and control budget
Safety and Environment Management
- Adherence of OSHACT policies and regulations
- Adherence to the requirements of the 16.2
- Adherence to environmental policies and regulations according to legislation
Reporting and Administration
- Schedule and conduct plant, continuous improvement, project, KPI, Health and Safety meetings
- Compile and manage production records
- Compile and manage people record
- Verify production bonus calculations
People Management
- Identify manpower and skill level requirements
- Provide on-the-job training where required
- Maintain a positive industrial relations and teamwork climate
- Provide input, monitor and control adherence to policies and procedures
- Provide effective staff communication
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Desired Experience & Qualification
Minimum Education:
- BEng / BSc Degree in Engineering (Mechanical / Metallurgy)
Minimum Experience:
- Minimum 5 years'' experience in a wire manufacturing environment
Skills:
- Production and Manufacturing processes
- Operations Management
- Quality Assurance
- OSHACT
Technical Competencies:
- Technical reporting
- Inventory and Materials management
- Operations Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Production Planning and Scheduling
Core Competencies:
- Leading and Supervising
- Relating and Networking
- Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
- Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
- Resilience