Lesiba Abel Mahlabe
Operations Manager
Pretoria
Summary
Self-starting Operations Manager offering high-level experience in supervision of workover and completion operations. Adept at directing work of completion consultants and completion supervisors. Successful introducing lean manufacturing to increase productivity and cut costs of completion. Well organized, attentive to detail and vigilant in achieving safety and environmental impact reduction objectives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Operations Manager
DSV Solutions
Rosslyn, Pretoaria
11.2022 - Current
- Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy.
- Overlook Outbound,export and Distribution departments
- Ensure that all day end port are completed,shared and reported
- Reduced discrepancy and claims by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures, and performance strategies.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Empowered employees to take ownership of their responsibilities, leading to increased accountability and improved performance outcomes.
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habit.
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Facilitated smooth collaboration between departments through clear communication channels.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Improved customer satisfaction ratings by ensuring prompt resolution of issues and concerns.
- Directed resource allocation efforts, maximizing utilization of personnel, materials, and equipment resources for efficient operations management.
- Ensured compliance with industry regulations, maintaining safe working environment for staff members.
- Managing team of 27 employees.
Operations Supervisor-Outbound
DSV Solutions
03.2018 - 10.2022
- Ensured compliance with company policies, industry regulations, safety standards, and local laws during daily operations.
- Managed activity in outbound area, picking and parking of stock/orders
- Ensured that picked and packed stock are confirmed into system according to delivery time.
- Ensured that employees pick, packed correct stock and correct quantity.
- Conducted root cause analysis in deficient areas to identify and resolve issues.
- Compile daily reports for Outbound ,lines and order picked for a day and report to management and client.
- Motivated and trained employees to maximize team productivity.
Operations Supervisor- Inbound
DSV Solutions
04.2014 - 02.2018
- Manage and schedule container and air freight arriving at the warehouse
- Directed associate warehouse teams to process inbound and bypass/back order shipments with speed and accuracy.
- Resolved issues through active listening and open-ended questioning, escalating major problems to manager.
- Motivated and trained employees to maximize team productivity.
- Completed daily report, container and air freight schedule, share with management and client.
- Report and claim discrepencies, damages, short and over stock.
- Ensured that all employees adhere to OHSA and wear correct PPE
Stock Controller
DSV Solutions
09.2011 - 03.2014
- Stocked warehouse efficiently by comparing item numbers with storage locations.
- Report updated stock balance of warehouse daily- opening stock, received stock, expense stock to production line and closing stock
- Oversaw warehouse staff and maintained efficiency in fast-paced environment.
- Placed products in correct storage locations to keep stock areas organized and inventory counts accurate.
- Apply FIFO when supply stock to production line according to batch number
- Marked stock with identification tags and labels to outline information such as storage locations.
- Maintained detailed records of all stock movements, providing valuable data for decision-making purposes.
- Attend daily meeting with clients for daily production and requirement
- Send monthly report of warehouse stock to management and client.
- Supervise team of 10 Employees.
Education
No Degree - National Diploma in Operations Management
Tshwane University Of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Customer Relations
Performance monitoring
Problem-Solving
Multitasking Abilities
Proficient in SAP
Management
MS Office
Customer Service
Management
Certification
Health and Safety supervisor NFQ Level 2
Timeline
Operations Manager
DSV Solutions
11.2022 - Current
Operations Supervisor-Outbound
DSV Solutions
03.2018 - 10.2022
Operations Supervisor- Inbound
DSV Solutions
04.2014 - 02.2018
Stock Controller
DSV Solutions
09.2011 - 03.2014
No Degree - National Diploma in Operations Management
Tshwane University Of Technology
04.2001 -