Meadow Feeds is More than Just Feed!
We have been supplying safe, high-quality feed to southern African livestock producers for the past 80 years, using our unrivalled experience and expertise in this field to earn the trust of generations of farmers who bring wholesome meat, milk, and eggs to your table. We also supply a full range of technical services to our customers, including advice on nutrition, feeding programmes, animal husbandry, and production techniques.
Our commitment to optimal animal nutrition has made us the largest feed company in Africa and the leading supplier of innovative, high-performance feed solutions. An exciting opportunity exists for a Production Manager at Meadow Feeds Standerton to join our team.
The ideal candidate would be responsible for:
- Plan, coordinate and control daily production in all areas of the manufacturing environment, ensuring targets are met;
- Ensure optimum plant availability and machine life through effective and timeous equipment
- Use innovative design ideas to streamline production processes and reduce down time;
- Manage departmental activities, including information flow, documentation and
- Optimum utilisation of manpower and equipment in the production department;
- Ensure the manufacture of feed to the required quality standards.
The successful candidate ideally would meet the following requirements:
- Grade 12 and tertiary qualification in support of production management role;
- A minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience in a production environment;
- NEF feed milling Technology certification would be advantageous;
- Knowledge of the 20 keys Programme
- Good planning and reporting skills in terms of plant efficiencies and optimization;
- Good understanding of the company’s quality systems, risk management and continuous business improvement rules at all times;
- Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office; valid driver’s licence;
- Assertive, self – motivated with strong supervisory skills;
- A high level of personal and professional integrity.