DEPUTY FACTORY MANAGER - GAUTENG

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The main responsibility of the

Deputy factory manager

is to ensure the production processes deliver products of maximum quality in a cost-effective, safe and reliable manner, while maintaining the factory assets in a cost-effective way to ensure safe and reliable production. The deputy factory manager is also responsible to lead and manage the process and maintenance function for the factory in terms of execution of strategic direction, resources and process excellence
TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Development of asset preservation strategy
Assist the Factory manager with the development of the asset preservation Strategy, AM objectives and operational plans
Review the asset register for remaining useful life and compare to current asset condition to determine the remaining preservation strategy
Evaluate previous year budget and expenses to determine the following maintenance budget and Asset preservation strategy
Review the performance of the plant and line for the previous year to identify focus areas and new performance targets

Implementation of asset preservation strategy
Define and implement maintenance standards for the department to ensure cost-effective and safe maintenance execution
Translate the asset preservation strategy and AM objectives into plans, budgets and KPIs for the maintenance function and provide the resources to execute these plans
Allocate the budgets and performance target to department coordinators
Management of maintenance effectiveness
Oversee the effective execution of preventive and reactive maintenance work on the factories assets to optimise their performance at minimal costs and risks
Evaluate the work orders for the week (status; backlog; schedule compliance; performance) and address any problems with the department coordinator
Review and monitor the cost of maintenance (SAP & Excel maintenance sheet) and address any problems with the department coordinator
Evaluate critical plant/equipment status to determine when to schedule a planned maintenance stop
Drive quality and eliminate defects through continuous improvement
Drive continuous improvements in process and maintenance (KPI review meetings; defect elimination; small projects; recognition)
Records all continuous improvement tasks/opportunities
Hold CI review meetings with department coordinators to allocate responsible person
Prioritise, plan and resource CI projects
Ensures the master tile specification are valid
Analyse the customers complaints to ensure the QC system is preventing defects reaching your customers
Monitor daily/weekly QC inspection from the Lab to identify CI projects
Identify issues in efficiency and suggest improvements

Lead, manage and direct People
Manage and lead the department/team coordinators (leadership, objectives and holding team coordinators; tile/sanwrights accountable)
Facilitate daily department coordinators operational meeting (Previous day performance, discuss key constraints and risk and agree on the daily plan)
Source and manage relationships with external and internal suppliers, OEM, shared resource
Organize workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedules
Determine the action plans and targets for the next week
Overseeing and coaching (process and support) personnel for the development of future leadership of the business
Train new employees on safe use machinery and SOP, procedures policies and company

standards
Identify refresher training requirements, schedule training (defect elimination)
Evaluate and develop the work skills development plan for next year
Evaluate and plan for the departmental rotational plan for next year
Enforce and manage non-conformances to company policies, procedures, guidelines and company standards

Safety, Health and Environment
Ensure compliance to SHERQ regulations and system
Monitor and ensure (Monthly, weekly, quarterly, and annual) safety inspection are done and records kept
Plans and coordinates Internal & External audits (ISO9001; OHS Audit; Risk audit)
Monitor time and attendance (overtime, time worked; absenteeism) and address problem areas with responsible department coordinator
Monitor SHEQR indicators and address problem areas with responsible department coordinator
Ensure the safe use and regular maintenance of process equipment

Management of process
Set daily/weekly/monthly production objectives and communicate them to the support and process teams
Check and ensure production output are according to specifications
Schedule KPI meeting, to review the previous weeks production and quality
Compile the month end report (safety; production stats; quality; top defects; waste and cost)
Compile Quarterly board reports (safety; production stats; quality; top defects; waste and cost - Projects)
Monitor the quality of specification of raw materials and manage non-conformance from the non-conformance procedure
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
NQF Level 6/7 Degree in an Engineering discipline - Mechanical,
Electrical, Chemical or Metallurgy
Postgrad qualification in financial management is advantageous
5 years post qualification engineering or process experience in FMCG or mining industry
Willing to work long hours
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
Self-motivated and interdependent
Ambitious, Result Orientation
Sound Judgment and Decision Making
Drives Performance and Holds People Accountable
Plans, Coordinates and Executes well
Problem Solver
Change Leader
Innovation
Concern for Safety, Health and the Environment
Develops others (Building resources in terms of people, succession planning)
Teamwork & Collaboration
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Asset Management
Understand basic asset and maintenance management principles and best practices as defined in ISO 55000 and the AMIP Asset Management Framework
Integrates and can explain how the factory contributes to the overall organization
Understand the maintenance work management process and the responsibilities of the different role players
Develop and evaluate contracts and contractors for strategic services such as compressed air, water gas and raw materials)
Oversee defect elimination according to an agreed DE standard
Understand the basic principles and best practices for Chemical, mechanical and electrical principles
Explain opportunity cost, time value of money and how it affects decision-making
Explain and quantify the value of an improvement
Evaluate and plan asset replacement decisions based on the assets life cycle costs
Quantify the value of improvements and justify them through a business case
Apply project management skills to manage capital projects within budget
Knowledge of the asset care plan development process and provide input to maintenance task and logistic requirement
Knowledge on the processes and best practices for maintenance shutdown planning
Process and analyse data by using basic Excel functionality
Assess 5 S in the work areas
Choose appropriate spare parts control mechanisms
Interpret and forecast demand patterns

SHE Risk Management
Integrates Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) risk management into all support and process activities to ensure optimal business performance
Pro-actively identifies, assesses, prioritises and mitigates against potential risks
Continuously identifies opportunities to enhance SHE performance to protect employees, contractors, customers and company assets.
Effectively embeds leading SHE management practices, identifies areas for improvement and recommends actions to address gaps