Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day operations
- Design strategy and set goals for growth
- Set policies and processes
- Oversee recruitment and training of new employees
- Evaluate and improve operations and financial performance
- Direct the employee assessment process
- Prepare regular reports for upper management
- Ensure staff follows health and safety regulations
- Provide solutions to issues (e.g. profit decline, employee conflicts, loss of business to competitors)
- The smooth running of the manufacturing organisation and team
- Ensuring that the team understands that the organisation’s profits and achievements are reflected in all its operations and activities – including relationships and risk management
- Manage the manufacturing element of the organisation ensuring high quality business activities with maximum efficiency, service and profitability for the organisation.
Requirements and skills
- Proven experience as a General Manager or similar executive role
- Experience in planning and budgeting
- Knowledge of business process and functions (finance, HR, procurement, operations etc.)
- Strong analytical ability
- Excellent communication skills
- Outstanding organizational and leadership skills
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Thorough understanding of manufacturing, business process and management, requirements and dynamics – insert specific as applicable
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to work on weekend and public holiday
