Jackson Moeng
freeway, boksburg,South Africa
Summary
Focused General Manager with 26 years of manufacturing experience. Strong in Operations management and process improvements. Leverages in-depth knowledge of industry trends to offer valuable insights on opportunities for new growth and expansion.
The practical experience gained over the 26 years has been coupled with business management qualifications (PDBA& MBA), I have developed a strong set of technical skills that can contribute to your team.
Throughout my career, I have held various roles such as Chemist, Quality Control Manager, Works Manager, and General Manager. In each of these positions, I have gained valuable experience and utilized my skills to drive results and achieve business goals.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
General Manager
Ingrain
Meyerton, Gauteng
10.2022 - 02.2023
- Accountable for Meyerton mill operation, including efficient production of feed stock to internal plants and final products to external customers
- This includes staffing, plant capitalization and maintenance process optimizations
- Operations also includes world class packaging facility and warehousing and distribution
- Improve profitability of the mill through improved functional performance whilst optimizing fixed and variable costs
- Implemented lean manufacturing (BBS) to improve efficiencies and production processes
- Managed expenditure by tracking spends against budget allocations, approving expenditures, addressing budget variances, and providing monthly feedback
- Developed strategic partnerships with customers, suppliers, internal and external stakeholders to improve business results
- Builds sustainability measures into functional scorecard for quality, occupational health and safety, environment, and community
- Reviewed and approved CAPEX for the mill submitted to the EXCO for final approval
- Managed and controlled the technical department to ensure compliance to regulations, standards, and requirements to ensure food safety certification and quality compliance.
- Managed scheduling for [Number] employees to ensure optimal productivity.
- Drove sales and maintained cost controls.
- Directed HR operations, including strategic workforce planning, goal cascading, performance management, staffing and benefits administration.
- Maximised revenue by identifying key long-term growth initiatives.
- Monitored and evaluated teams, identifying and targeting opportunities for improvement.
- Tracked KPIs to drive profitability and target delivery.
- Delivered business strategy to drive revenue and operational efficiencies.
- Completed stock ordering, replenishment and inventory management.
- Mitigated operational risk, compiling performance, financial, headcount and spend data to forecast outlook.
- Streamlined operational efficiencies by coordinating staff development and succession planning.
- Implemented Lean and 5S principles to optimise processes.
- Supported regulatory compliance by overseeing all audits to ensure adherence to protocol.
- Enhanced operational success through effective staffing, strong training, adherence to food safety and sanitation regulations and well-timed customer service.
- Managed projects to consistently deliver milestones on time and within budget.
Works Manager
06.2018 - 09.2022
- Achieved chemical savings of R29.4 million over 2 years through driving operational efficiencies, minimization of rework and introduction of new suppliers to contain costs
- Achieved PBIT of R355 million versus a budget of R389 million
- Established, aligned, and managed target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of costs for a range of functional areas to increase cost efficiency
- Drove operational efficiencies, with specific focus on key manufacturing performance metrics to enable rapid response to production variables
- Complied with governance in terms of legislative and audit requirement through Governance by developing, monitoring, maintaining of various systems to ensure compliance
- Planned and managed performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and succession planning to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies
- Approved and oversee plant maintenance schedules to ensure plant uptime and achievement of OEE
- Oversees all product distributions, packing, shipping, and receiving and managing and monitoring inventory levels to ensure sufficient levels to fulfil all orders.
Quality Control Manager
Tongaat
06.2009 - 05.2018
- Hulett starch
- Achieved quality compliance of 97.1%, 97.3% and 97.1% in 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively through implementation of quality controls that enabled personnel into delivering quality production
- Inspected packing warehouse and surrounding facilities for compliance and determining methods to resolve issues that may rise or impact the quality and food safety systems
- Monitored, verified, validated, and evaluated internal production processes to ensure production of in specification products
- Developed and implemented action plans based on best practices to reduce and eliminate losses and waste thus complying to ISO 14001:2018, SMETA and regulatory requirements
- Liaised with management and customers on rejections, complaints, corrective action reports and continual improvement.
Chief Chemist
Tongaat Hulett
06.2007 - 05.2009
- Starch
- Procured equipment for 3 Satellite labs (based in production plants)
- Commissioned and validated all the new instruments and trained personnel to use the equipment
- Supervised a team of 13 personnel, with responsibilities ranging from employee relations, performance management, identification of training needs and ensuring that competency and capability is enhanced
- Ensured raw material supplied met specification and updated specification where necessary and communicated to service providers.
Works Chemist
06.2002 - 06.2007
- Tongaat Hulett starch
- Continually reviewed works instructions, process sheets and certificate of analysis to ensure compliance to ISO 9001 and legislative requirements
- Trained subordinates on the procedures to ensure compliance to business processes and to comply to customer requirements
- Prepared and presented accurate and reliable quality control reports containing findings and recommendations.
Works Chemist
African Products
Germiston, Gauteng
06.2002 - 06.2007
- Followed established processes and protocols to assist in synthesis and purification of complicated organic molecules and modified oligonucleotides.
- Operated in compliance with all appropriate regulatory agencies and safety requirements.
- Provided inventory control of reagents, chemicals and supplies using proper labelling and computerised management systems.
- Cleaned and organised laboratory and ensured availability of [Type] supplies.
- Kept laboratory in compliance with [Name], [Name] and [Name] standards.
- Worked with cross-site and cross-functional teams in research and development, EHS, product marketing and manufacturing engineering.
- Resolved routine issues and escalated non-standard or critical issues to appropriate departments.
- Completed [Type] projects while adhering to SOPs, ECOs, batch records and work instructions.
- Followed established protocols to assist in production of [Product] and [Product].
- Decreased lab spending by purchasing cost-effective supplies and closely monitoring laboratory inventory.
- Maintained organised, safe and efficient work area at all times to minimise accident chance.
- Developed new materials and products such as [Product] for use in [Type] industry.
- Maintained an organised, safe and efficient work area at all times.
- Assisted with collecting, identifying and packaging hazardous and non-hazardous waste products.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Milpark Business School
Johannesburg, Gauteng 01.2014 - 12.2015
Posgraduate Diploma - Business Administration
Milpark Education
Johannesburg, Gauteng 01.2012 - 12.2013
Senior Management Development Programme -
University of Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, Western Cape 06.2015 - 12.2015
Management Advancement Programme -
WITS BUSINESS SCHOOL
Johannesburg, Gauteng 05.2007 - 11.2007
Grade 12 Senior Certificate -
Phahama Senior Secondary School
Randfontein, GautengSenior Management Development Programme -
Gibs Business School
Pretoria, Gauteng 06.2010 - 12.2010
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- SAP (PM, FI, PP, MM, SD)
- MS Access
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Stakeholder relations
- Cross-functional team management
- Customer service-oriented
- Coaching and mentoring
- Conflict resolution
- Inventory control
- Financial management
- Budget development
- Organized and efficient
- Deadline-oriented
- High-value project management
- Exceptional interpersonal communication
- Vendor relationships
- Human resources management (LRA, BCEA, Talent Management, Succession planning, performance management)
- Operations management
- Leadership and team building
- Just In Time stock control
- Problem Solving principles (RCA, 5Ws, cause and effect analysis)
- Execution of strategic business plans
- Performance improvements (5S, BBS, PDCA)
- Reliability Engineering (OEE, MTTR, MTBF)
Languages
English
Fluent
Afrikaans
Intermediate
Tswana
Native
Zulu
Intermediate
Timeline
General Manager
Ingrain
10.2022 - 02.2023
Works Manager
06.2018 - 09.2022
Senior Management Development Programme -
University of Stellenbosch
06.2015 - 12.2015
Master of Business Administration -
Milpark Business School
01.2014 - 12.2015
Posgraduate Diploma - Business Administration
Milpark Education
01.2012 - 12.2013
Senior Management Development Programme -
Gibs Business School
06.2010 - 12.2010
Quality Control Manager
Tongaat
06.2009 - 05.2018
Chief Chemist
Tongaat Hulett
06.2007 - 05.2009
Management Advancement Programme -
WITS BUSINESS SCHOOL
05.2007 - 11.2007
Works Chemist
African Products
06.2002 - 06.2007
Works Chemist
06.2002 - 06.2007
Grade 12 Senior Certificate -
Phahama Senior Secondary School
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