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Production Manager - Press Department at Macsteel

Contract
Permanent
Minimum qualification
Diploma
Closing date

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In brief

**Overview** Macsteel is a company that takes a conservative trading approach, focusing on the fundamentals and structure of the trade, supported by an experienced back-office team. They primarily work with financially stable counterparties who are leaders in their markets and understand international trade. They are seeking a results-driven and experienced Production Manager to lead their Press Department operations. This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing all production activities to ensure efficiency, quality, safety, and on-time delivery of products. The position is located in Brakpan, Gauteng, within the Manufacturing job field. **What you will do** * **Financial Management:** Provide input into annual budget planning, support cost efficiency initiatives, and manage branch operational areas in line with approved budgets (operational, capex, and labour). * **Stakeholder Relations:** Build, support, and maintain healthy internal and external relationships, implement remedial actions when needed, and provide specialised technical/professional support to achieve organisational objectives. * **People Management:** Accountable for the Branch Production department’s performance, conduct workforce planning, implement and manage people development processes (performance management, succession planning, talent management), develop and coach team members, mentor subordinates, analyse training gaps, forecast learning requirements, and address Employee Relations matters. * **Governance, Compliance and Risk Management:** Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of organisational standards, policies, and procedures, monitor implementation for compliance, ensure adherence to regulations and legislation, communicate updates, take responsibility for quality policies, ensure compliance with Macsteel Group quality objectives, and approve remedial actions for non-conformances. * **Strategy:** Implement Branch goals derived from the business plan, obtain and refine information for reports, provide input into business plan development, analyse business plans to develop functional plans, and review/integrate functional plans for long-term goals and resource utilisation. * **Production Management:** Monitor equipment utilisation, efficiencies, yield, and reliability, manage consumable levels, evaluate and manage optimum inventory levels, implement and control the production schedule, develop standard operating procedures for production, and estimate production costs. * **Asset Management:** Manage and evaluate assets, recommend remedial action, manage and maintain asset registers, and manage the execution of breakdowns and preventative maintenance schedules. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * NQF Level 6 * 3 Year Degree / Advanced Diploma in Production Management * 5 years’ experience in Operational Management * 3 years’ experience in a management role * Steel / engineering industry experience would be advantageous * Code EB; Articulated motor vehicle license * MS Excel * SAP * Interpersonal skills * Organising Skills * Change Management Skills * Decision - making skills * Planning skills * Coaching skills * Mentoring skills * Persuasiveness * Communication skills * Presentation skills * Diagnostic skills * Coping under pressure * Conflict handling skills * Problem solving skills **Who should apply** This role is ideal for a results-driven and experienced Production Manager who holds an NQF Level 6 qualification, specifically a 3-Year Degree or Advanced Diploma in Production Management. Candidates must possess at least 5 years of experience in operational management, with a minimum of 3 years in a management role, and experience in the steel or engineering industry is considered advantageous. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading the Press Department, demonstrating strong capabilities in planning, coordinating, and managing all production activities to ensure efficiency, quality, safety, and on-time delivery. Proficiency in MS Excel and SAP is required, along with a Code EB; Articulated motor vehicle license. Essential soft skills for this role include interpersonal, organising, change management, decision-making, planning, coaching, mentoring, persuasiveness, communication, presentation, diagnostic, coping under pressure, conflict handling, and problem-solving abilities. **Deadline** 7th October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/production-manager-press-department-macsteel Source: myjobmag

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  • At least 3 years of experience.
  • Microsoft Excel
  • SAP
  • Driver's licence

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Job description

- We take a conservative trading approach that is focused on the fundamentals and structure of the trade, supported by an experienced back-office team that provides top-notch service through to trade completion. We focus on counterparties who are leaders in their markets, are financially stable, and understand international trade. We provide them with a ran... Production Manager - Press Department ------------------------------------- * Job Type Full Time * Qualification Bachelors , Matric , Postgraduate Diploma * Experience 5 years * Location Gauteng * City Brakpan * Job Field Manufacturing Job Advert Summary * We are seeking a results-driven and experienced Production Manager to lead our Press Department operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing all production activities to ensure efficiency, quality, safety, and on-time delivery of products. Minimum Requirements * NQF Level 6 * 3 Year Degree / Advanced Diploma in Production Management * 5 years’ experience in Operational Management * 3 years’ experience in a management role * Steel / engineering industry experience would be advantageous * Code EB; Articulated motor vehicle license * MS Excel * SAP * Interpersonal skills * Organising Skills * Change Management Skills * Decision - making skills * Planning skills * Coaching skills * Mentoring skills * Persuasiveness * Communication skills * Presentation skills * Diagnostic skills * Coping under pressure * Conflict handling skills * Problem solving skills Duties and Responsibilities Financial Management * Provide input into annual budget planning process and submit to line management for approval. Support identification, implementation, and development of processes to optimise cost efficiency. * Effectively manage the branch operational areas and its objectives in line with approved budgets (operational, capex and labour). Stakeholder Relations * Build, support and maintain healthy, diverse internal and external relationships to ensure achievement of organisational goals. Implement remedial actions where required. * Provide specialised technical / professional support to internal and external stakeholders to ensure achievement of functional and organisational objectives. People Management * Accountable for the Branch Production department’s performance. * Conduct workforce planning to ensure the Branch Production department is suitably staffed to meet strategic functional objectives. * Implement and manage people development processes such as performance management, succession planning and talent management to meet the department’s performance standards. * Agree and implement own and sub-ordinates' development plans. * Develop and coach team members and encourage knowledge transfer. * Mentor subordinates once removed. * Analyse trends and identify competence training gaps and action. * Forecast learning requirements and pipelines related to legislative and industry changes. * Identify and respond to potential/current Employee Relations matters and action accordingly. Governance, Compliance and Risk Management * Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of organisational standards, policies, and procedures within span of control and monitor implementation to ensure full compliance. * Monitor and ensure adherence to statutory regulations, legislation, organisational standards, policies, and procedures. * Ensure remedial actions is implemented timeously to address non-conformances. * Ensure effective and regular communication of new statutory regulations, legislation, organisational standards, policies, and procedures to ensure full awareness amongst employees and contractors. * Take responsibility for the quality policies and procedures. * Ensure compliance to the Macsteel Group quality objectives and ensure that the Business Unit / Branch fully complies with all relevant legislation. * Approve remedial actions timeously to address non-conformances. Strategy * Implement Branch goals applicable to area of responsibility as derived from business plan into clear direction, implement effectively and efficiently and ensure that appropriate remedial actions are taken. * Obtain, check, and refine information. Collate and submit reports. Run data exception reports and take corrective action. * Provide input into the development of the business plan. Analyse business plans, develop and implement functional plans. * Review and integrate functional plans in light of strategic intent to accomplish long term goals and achieve balance between functions and utilisation of resources. Production Management * Monitor and ensure effective equipment utilisation, efficiencies, yield, and reliability. * Manage acceptable levels of consumables. * Evaluate and manage optimum inventory levels within Branch, implement and control the production schedule. * Work out and implement standard operating procedures for production. * Estimate production costs. Asset Management * Manage and evaluate assets. Recommend remedial action when required. * Manage and maintain asset registers. * Manage the execution of breakdowns- and preventative maintenance schedules. Deadline:7th October,2026 Check how your CV matches this job Method of Application ------------------------- Interested and qualified? Go to Macsteel on macsteel.erecruit.co to apply Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.

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