Production Manager at Lactalis South Africa

Required Skills    

• Production Management qualification [NQF7]
• Good knowledge of the manufacturing processes of cheese, butter, whey and milk powders.
• At least 5 years’ relevant experience within FMCG environment
• Good knowledge of “mass balancing”.
• Knowledge of milk standardization for cheese making.
• Knowledge of CIP systems.
• NQF4 or higher dairy qualification especially for cheddar, gouda, mozzarella and feta.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Technical knowledge of dairy manufacturing equipment
• Able to handle pressure
• Strong leadership ability
• Supervisory experience
• Sound knowledge of Whey and Milk Ultra Filtration Product knowledge
• Experience in MS Office
• Willing to work shifts, long hours, weekends, public holidays and overtime
• Exposure to HACCP and FSSC22000 advantageous
• Attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and statistical knowledge.
• Willing to perform Ad hoc tasks.
• To be accurate and have a sharp sense of punctuality.
• To be reliable, trustworthy, pro-active and energetic.
• Able to work with people.
• Willing to work in an extremely environment conditions.
• Not be afraid of heights.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Responsible for all the pre-milk reception test and offloading of milk into the silos.
• Responsible for Mass Balance and GMP on the Plant.
• Drive the GMP (Mass balancing) best practices in the Plant.
• Record and manage fat and protein % in the milk, whey and cream from reception to the final product.
• Prevent losses of fat and protein during production processes.
• Do inspection of CIP process and cleaning of Milk Tankers.
• Skim and standardize raw milk to a specific protein level.
• Standardize milk to a specific F: P value for the different cheese recipes.
• Capture relevant information in system and send reports.
• Initiating and implementing productivity improvement projects.
• Quality Management and housekeeping.
• Liaises with internal and external clients.
• People and performance management.
• Manage OEE and BPCS systems to improve efficiency in the department.
• Ensure that all administrative duties (control and check sheets) are completed as required.
• Compile and evaluate the Key Performance Areas of the people reporting to you.
• Manage KRONOS on a daily basis
• Report all related problems to the Plant Manager.

Deadline:7th November,2025