Job Description

Requirements:

-Proven work experience as an Operations Manager or similar role.
-Minimum three years Chemical industry related experience will be advantageous.
-Degree in Business, Operations Management, or related field essential.
-Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management.
-Experience budgeting and forecasting.
-Familiarity with business and financial principles.
-Excellent communication skills.
-Experience in Inventory Management.
-Experience in Staff Management.
-Leadership ability.
-Understanding of Syspro and Pastel Accounting programmes will be advantageous.
-Valid, unendorsed Drivers License.
-Management Experience (Operations / Staff / General / Divisional).
-MS Office (E-Mail, Word, Excel, Power Point).
-Sales, Warehouse and Financial Acumen.
-Project Costing and Management.
-Root Cause Analysis & Report Writing.
Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to:
Finance and Business Management:

-Manage the operational budget, with high focus on cost management.
-Authorize expenditure within authority levels.
-Assist with operational budget inputs (resources, material handling equipment, labour, consumables, etc.)
-Participate in the Monthly billing and sign off on invoicing.
-Management of any insurance claims.
-Human Resources Management (E.G. Appointments, EE, Discipline, Training, Career Planning)
-Management Reporting
-Adhere to corporate governance. Operational and Technical Management:

-Verify / Amend / Update and Approve the necessary SOPs to ensure effective Warehouse, Project and Client management.
-Continually Improve and/or enhance service offerings.
-Health and Safety Management, Client Compliance, and overall Compliance by staff. Human Resources:

-Conduct performance appraisals for all immediate sub-ordinates.
-Managing absenteeism, overtime, and access control.
-Ensure that Company IR process is always adhered to, in addition, initiate and chair disciplinary enquiries as and when required.
-Identify and address training needs through the workplace skills plan received from the training department.
-Ensure updates are placed on notice boards.
-Motivate staff and coordinate all staff functions.
-Review employee potential and growth plan - follow-up on the plans. Encourage employee development.
-Identify and assist with retaining highflyers. Risk Management:

-Maintain operational legal compliance.
-Conduct a daily management walk-about of the facility to ensure compliance.
-Convene daily operations discussions with departmental heads.
-On a daily, weekly, and monthly basis review stock take/cycle count reports and sign-off and report on discrepancies.
-Conduct regular meetings with key suppliers to maintain good relationships.
-Implement and maintain SLA's with key suppliers and measure compliance to SLA's on monthly basis.
-Chair monthly safety meetings as and when required.
-Ensure that all departments are operating at optimal levels.
-Ensure that the operation adheres to licencing and permit requirements (Forklift licenses, Fire Marshall, etc.)
-Manage and co-ordinate response to incidents on site as and when required (spills, injuries etc.)
-Manage and co-ordinate emergency drills.
-Ensure all incidents are reported immediately, chair incident investigations and assist with compiling the incident reports.
-Prepare for internal and external audits (ISO, SHERQ, DEL, Customers).
Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

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