Upper South Coast Excellent opportunity exists with a growing medium-sized manufacturing concern employing 35 staff for an experienced Operations / Production Planning Manager with an entrepreneurial disposition, who is keen to progress and grow into a General Management position. The ideal candidate must be hands-on and come from a similar-sized manufacturing environment with strengths in finance, production, operations, and staff management. Familiarity with imports/exports and shipping procedures is ideal as finished product is predominantly exported. Responsibilities: Manage staff and day-to-day activities ensuring good labour relations and discipline. Plan, organise and schedule production materials, packaging, labour and time within production capacity to ensure optimal output levels. Ensure all raw materials and packaging are available in line with planning. Quality – ensure in line with ISO quality standards. Plan for on-time delivery for each order. Cost price and monitoring of waste levels. Plan, utilise and use labour in an optimal way. Stock management and planning of raw materials. Provide daily, weekly, and quarterly reports. #J-18808-Ljbffr