Pieter Botha
Production And Hairdressing
Kempton Park
Summary
Motivated business professional bringing 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. Dedicated and personable with extensive experience in managing administrative and sales operations and personnel. Well-versed in training, educating, motivating and supporting staff members.
Knowledgeable Industrial Engineer skilled in process improvements, equipment design and waste reduction. Strategic planner and analytical problem solver. History of improving production and maximizing efficiency.
Production management professional knowledgeable about allocating resources, optimizing production and increasing output with hands-on and dedicated approach. Articulate and professional problem-solver with good relationship-building abilities. Proficient in planning and implementing innovative production strategies.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Business Owner
HAirdriveA42
Kempton Park
06.2016 - 11.2022
- Oversaw business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, purchasing, and bi-weekly payroll to handle financial needs.
- Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully operating business.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Worked with marketing teams to create print and online advertisements to bring in new customers.
- Conducted target market research to discover customer needs and analyze competitor trends.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets.
- Developed and implemented marketing strategies to generate new customers and increase sales and profit margins.
- Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
Industrial Engineer
Harvey Roofing
Kempton Park
06.1996 - 03.2000
- Supervised production workers to determine problematic areas and implement solutions for optimized production.
- Drafted equipment layout plans to enhance workplace efficiency for new and existing production floors.
- Authored production reports on impact of amelioration measures applied to manufacturing processes.
- Leveraged statistical data on production failures to pinpoint and eliminate flaws in manufacturing processes.
- Identified problems and recommended new processes to improve performance and reduce costs.
- Coached and assisted employees with adapting to new processes.
- Consulted with customers and clients to collect feedback for use in revamping production procedures.
- Designed improvements to equipment to optimize worker productivity.
- Tutored workers on production and inspection procedures, implementing remedial education programs where necessary.
- Streamlined material handling and material flow procedures to reduce overall production times and shorten lead times on custom orders.
- Implemented quality control initiatives, resulting in [Number]% decrease of inspection failures.
- Analyzed information regarding current production, future needs and costs.
- Collected and organized data for use in key decision-making.
- Reviewed schedules and suggested key improvements to develop leaner and more cost-effective manufacturing processes.
- Created policies and procedures for quality assurance, best practices and project management.
- Generated detailed reports covering analysis of key data and outlining potential solutions.
- Conducted time study using work measurement tools to validate accuracy of labor standard time.
- Reviewed and revised production schedules and engineering specifications.
- Aligned production operations to meet higher standards and maximize returns.
Education
High School Diploma -
Jeugland High
Kempton Park 01.1988 - 11.1992
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg 01.1993 - 01.1997
Cosmetology Hairdressing Diploma - Cosmetology
Carlton Hair International
Johannesburg 02.2000 - 11.2002
Skills
Staff Management
Timeline
Business Owner
HAirdriveA42
06.2016 - 11.2022
Cosmetology Hairdressing Diploma - Cosmetology
Carlton Hair International
02.2000 - 11.2002
Industrial Engineer
Harvey Roofing
06.1996 - 03.2000
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
University of Johannesburg
01.1993 - 01.1997
High School Diploma -
Jeugland High
01.1988 - 11.1992
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