Are you a hands-on leader with a passion for driving operational excellence in food manufacturing? Meze Foods is seeking a dynamic Manufacturing Manager to oversee all production, maintenance, and continuous improvement activities across our facility.This is a high-impact role focused on achieving excellence in safety, quality, efficiency, cost control, and team development. You’ll work closely with production teams on the ground, ensuring smooth operations, accurate reporting, and ongoing improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead daily manufacturing operations across High Risk, Labelling, Cheese, Kitchen, Bakery, and Maintenance.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, FSSC22000, customer specs, and internal SOPs.
- Align production with sales forecasts to minimise shortages and meet demand.
- Oversee packaging and product compliance to quality and food safety standards.
- Manage preventative maintenance programmes and reduce downtime in collaboration with the Maintenance Manager.
- Drive a high-performance culture through team leadership, development, and engagement.
- Monitor material usage, reduce waste, and manage monthly stock counts.
- Support budget planning and lead cost-saving initiatives.
- Report on key operational metrics: productivity, waste, quality, maintenance.
- Manage and optimise annual operational and CAPEX budgets.
What You’ll Need:
- Degree/Diploma in Engineering, Operations Management, or similar.
- 6+ years’ senior experience in a manufacturing/production role (preferably food or dairy).
- ERP system proficiency (Syspro, SAP, or similar).
- Knowledge of HACCP, ISO22000, and lean manufacturing principles.
Why Meze Foods?
We’re a purpose-led business committed to quality, innovation, and people. If you're ready to make a real difference and lead from the front, apply now and help us shape the future of our operations.
Please note: This role is based in Johannesburg, Meyerton.
