Garrard Rossouw
Manager
Polokwane
Summary
Analytical and disciplined professional with a proven ability to rapidly acquire and apply new knowledge. Demonstrated expertise in delivering high-quality solutions to complex challenges within various domains. Consistently adheres to project scope, budget, and tight schedules.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Production Improvement Specialist: Packaging
Coca Cola Beverages Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa (Remote)
11.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals on time and within budget.
- Improved Efficiencies through proactive problem-solving and efficient loop closure, ensuring minimal impact to possible Out of Stocks.
- Set up Standardized BWP's (Basic Work Practices) to serve as a guide in Manufacturing processes (Semi as well as finished goods manufacturing).
- Perform continual training on BWP's as well as governance of the BWP's.
- Set up and standardized CAP (Competency acquisition programs) to ensure that roles in manufacturing is clearly defined and outlined (Operator, Artisan, Team Leader, Unit Manager, Engineer and Manufacturing Manager.
- Perform Summative assessments of personnel on relevant CAP for their roles.
- Manage and review reports and trends across all plants within CCBA (10 countries). Review loss and waste and identify improvement opportunities.
- Support plants and track progress on action plans to improve efficiencies.
- Mentor and coach team leaders and managers where required to enable development of high performance candidates.
- Support the Centre of Excellence team with plant reviews (review standardized routines, day to day operation, Loss and Waste analysis and formulating of action plans, et.)
- Review new Master Data processes for new projects to ensure applicability and conformance to standards.
- Collaborate with the engineering team with guidance from Loss and Waste analysis on maintenance execution improvement (Corrective, Preventative and Predictive programs)
Production Improvement Specialist: Master Data
Coca Cola Beverages Africa
Polokwane
08.2017 - 11.2022
- Data lead for SAP PM
- Successfully consolidate 7 Legacy plant’s data into construct files to standardize SAP PM Data into CCBSA Template / Standard
- Standardize Engineering SAP PM Data across 13 plants
- Standardize and compile asset registers throughout the business to have visibility of all assets1
- Standardize and manage engineering drawings throughout all plants
- Assist Plants with Change Impact Assessments with regards to changes to revised CCBSA standards / Templates
- Support all plants with regards to Engineering data and standards
- Investigate current report and adapt the various entity reports
- Set up Process to manage materials and Bills Of Materials in all plants
- Create a Standardized Naming convention for raw material for the entire business
- Prepare and set up data for the conversion from SAP to Microsoft Dynamics
- Create and approve workflow within Technical and Manufacturing (Master data, Production, Enterprise Asset Management)
- Custodian of Material master in Manufacturing and Technical
- Assist with Various reports in Manufacturing and Technical
- Set up Standardized reports with the conversion from SAP to MSD
Production Manager
Coca Cola Fortune
Polokwane
02.2015 - 07.2017
- Manage Production budget (including 4 Packaging lines, Syrup Room and Raw Material Stores)
- Manage Production Planning Process
- Manage Operational Performance
- Manage Assets
- Maintain Quality Standards
- Manage Health, safety, Environment and Risk
- Human Resource Management
Engineering Manager
Coca Cola Fortune
Polokwane
04.2013 - 01.2015
- Improve Plant performance
- Manage Engineering budget
- Manage people performance
- Manage maintenance system
- Conduct engineering management routines
- Ensure that EOSH legislative requirements are met in plant
- Drive / facilitate focused improvement initiatives
- Manage projects as identified through problem solving and or plant improvement plans
Technical Director
South Sudan Beverages Limited
Juba
05.2010 - 03.2013
- Responsible for entire function of the Technical Fraternity
- The main Key performance areas are Plant efficiencies, Cost Control, Product quality, and People Management
- Strategic Management
- Implementation of the manufacturing way
- Human Resource
- Asset Management
- Quality Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Capital Projects
- Major projects Completed at SSBL: Expansion of the Brew House from 250,000 hl to 500,000 hl (Further expansion to 1,000,000 hl currently bonded), Installation of 24,000 bph Krones glass beer packaging line, Installation of second Haffmans CO2 purification plant, Installation of second TPI Gas stack recovery plant (Collect flue gas from Diesel Generators and recover CO2 for further purification in process), Installation of two extra 1,000 kVA generators for extra electricity generation, Upgrade of the electricity grid on site to accommodate the bigger load with the expansion, Installation, commissioning and re-insulation of 24 extra fermenting vessels, Installation of 190 kW ammonia / Glycol cooling plant for new fermenting vessels, Installation of Spirits Blending plant to be able to blend the following variants: Whiskey, Brandy, Vodka, and Gin, Submission of business case for a second PET packaging soft drinks line (32,000 bph)
- Packaging line currently being built by Krones with installation scheduled for June 2013, Expansion of Malt store to cater for higher stock quantity for upgraded brew houses, All civil related projects with regards to the expansion of Brew house, cellars, Packaging lines and Spirits plant
Sales Support Manager
DAL Food Industries
Khartoum
08.2007 - 04.2010
- Develop and implement an up country route to market development strategy
- Review Total Country sales trend from available data and market related data and Formula trends
- These trends are used in deciding on the monthly, quarterly and annual strategic and tactical plans
- Review all Sales related expenses (GSR, NSR Discounts and Promotions, GM / pack / area, OPEX)
Projects Manager, Strategic Business Development
DAL Food Industries
Khartoum
08.2007 - 04.2010
- Serve as a Project Manager for all strategic and tactical Projects
- Set up project meetings and follow the progress with the relevant project manager/ leader / sponsor
- Identify opportunity areas and develop systems to improve / enhance the business area
- Perform feasibility studies for business proposals and if viable, set project plan
Manufacturing Manager
DAL Food Industries
Khartoum
08.200 - 04.201
- Responsible for staff and assets to ensure that we have optimum product availability
- The Manufacturing Manager also fulfilled the role as the Technical Manager (the two roles were merged into one)
- Ensure that Quality systems are adhered to
- Implement systems to plan production annually, monthly and weekly
- The output of the planning sessions is used to determine the procurement requirements
- Implement and maintain a system to control all raw material to the correct stock levels and ensure that there are no or minimum stock losses
Technical Manager
DAL Food Industries
Khartoum
08.200 - 04.201
- Implement and review plant maintenance system
- Set up KPI Reports to review the affectivity of the maintenance done and ensure optimal machine availability
- Identify Improvement opportunities and improve systems
- Should there be a need to new equipment or an upgrade, perform a feasibility study and determine its payback period
- Project manage the Capex / Replacement / Equipment Upgrade Projects
Regional Demand Fulfillment Manager
Coca-Cola Sabco
Nampula
- The Portfolio included all activities relating to Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality assurance, Asset care (Plant, Buildings, and Fleet & Sales services) and warehouse operation and control
Manufacturing Unit Manager
Coca-Cola Fortune
Polokwane
- Company Overview: Subsidiary of Coca Cola Sabco
- Responsible for total production function at Coca-Cola Fortune’s Polokwane bottling plant
- This included total co-ordination of 2 production lines
- Compilation of annual production plan & raw materials requirements
- Full responsibility for production scheduling & raw material procurement
- Compilation of annual budgets and controlling thereof
- Subsidiary of Coca Cola Sabco
Preventative Maintenance Coordinator
Coca-Cola Fortune
Polokwane
- Company Overview: Subsidiary of Coca Cola Sabco
- Design and Development of new maintenance schedules
- Implementation of new maintenance reviews to ensure that equipment is being maintained to ensure machine availability
- Subsidiary of Coca Cola Sabco
Electrical Charge Hand
Coca-Cola Fortune
Polokwane
- Maintain all electrical equipment on site
- Control all Electrical staff
- Design Annual Electrical shutdown plan in order to ensure optimal equipment availability
Electrician
Coca-Cola Fortune
Polokwane
02.199 - 06.200
- Maintain all electrical equipment on site
- Implement annual Electrical shutdown plan in order to ensure optimal equipment availability
Electrician
Metro Wits
Johannesburg
04.1995 - 01.1997
- Maintain all electrical equipment on Metro stations ensure that all Metro buildings are maintained and breakdowns repaired as quickly as possible
- Maintain all high Voltage equipment
Apprentice Electrician
Spoornet
Johannesburg
01.1991 - 03.1995
- Study all sections of electrical work
- Maintain all electrical and mechanical relative work handed out by relevant tutors to ensure that optimal learning takes place
Education
PGDiP - Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management
Henley business school
Leadership Development Program - undefined
Experiential Technologies
01.2005 - 01.2022
National Diploma (N6) - Electro Technology
Johannesburg Technical College
Qualified Electrician - undefined
RSA National trade testing facility
Skills
Manufacturing
Technical
Quality
Supply Chain Management
Route Cause Analysis (Problem solving)
Statistical Data Analysis
Project Management
Budgeting
Training Needs Assessment
Staff Development
Course Design
Facilitation
Communication
Representation
Diversity
Master Data Management
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/24/73
- Nationality: South African
Trainingscourses
- Various Siemens Variable Speed drive and PLC Courses.
- Excellence in Maintenance.
- Mission Directed Work Teams.
- Lean Thinking in Manufacturing.
- HACCP.
- The Coca-Cola Quality System Internal Auditing.
- Training of Trainers (NQF Level 4).
- Leadership Development Program (NQF Level 5).
- Basic Production management.
Timeline
Production Improvement Specialist: Packaging
Coca Cola Beverages Africa
11.2022 - Current
Production Improvement Specialist: Master Data
Coca Cola Beverages Africa
08.2017 - 11.2022
Production Manager
Coca Cola Fortune
02.2015 - 07.2017
Engineering Manager
Coca Cola Fortune
04.2013 - 01.2015
Technical Director
South Sudan Beverages Limited
05.2010 - 03.2013
Sales Support Manager
DAL Food Industries
08.2007 - 04.2010
Projects Manager, Strategic Business Development
DAL Food Industries
08.2007 - 04.2010
Leadership Development Program - undefined
Experiential Technologies
01.2005 - 01.2022
Electrician
Metro Wits
04.1995 - 01.1997
Apprentice Electrician
Spoornet
01.1991 - 03.1995
National Diploma (N6) - Electro Technology
Johannesburg Technical College
Qualified Electrician - undefined
RSA National trade testing facility
Manufacturing Manager
DAL Food Industries
08.200 - 04.201
Technical Manager
DAL Food Industries
08.200 - 04.201
Electrician
Coca-Cola Fortune
02.199 - 06.200
Regional Demand Fulfillment Manager
Coca-Cola Sabco
Manufacturing Unit Manager
Coca-Cola Fortune
Preventative Maintenance Coordinator
Coca-Cola Fortune
Electrical Charge Hand
Coca-Cola Fortune
PGDiP - Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management
Henley business school