GENERAL MANAGER OPERATIONS

HAMMARSDALE    

Location: Hammarsdale, Durban, South Africa

Language(s) Requirements:  English

Seniority Level: Top Level

Employment Type: Full-Time

A new role and an outstanding opportunity for a driven, visionary operations professional to play a key role within this global speciality company. Reporting to the Managing Director in South Africa, the GM Operations is responsible for leading and directing the operations departments and teams, implementing key initiatives in line with Global and Local company Strategies to achieve sustainable growth in sales, profitability and cash flow. 

Responsibilities include but not limited to: 

Leadership

• Planning, sourcing and providing strong and effective leadership to department managers to ensure that the organization's strategic objectives are achieved.
• Working closely with the Managing Director and General Manager - Sales to devise strategies for achieving the organization's objectives in consideration of both internal and external factors.
• Drive the execution of the Strategy while ensuring alignment with the global directives.

Management of support departments

• Driving the execution of the Strategy while ensuring alignment with global directives
• Managing company assets, procedures and processes to ensure ongoing improvement in profitability and cash flow.
• Providing regular updates to the Managing Director/representative stakeholders on the status of execution of strategy and projects.

Corporate Governance

• Establishing appropriate management control and reporting systems in all departments.
• Assuring compliance of all operations practices with local and corporate statutory regulations and standards.
• Developing and maintaining a Risk Management Framework
• Leading and driving Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBB-EE) compliance.

SHE Management

• Executing SHE policies & procedures and ensuring compliance
• Ensuring compliance with OHS Act (S16.2)
• Ensure contractors comply with OHS Act S37;
• Ensuring compliance to ISO systems (9001:2015, 14001:2015, 45001:2018);
• Ensuring compliance with SHERQ corporate training requirements;

People Management

• Leading, directing and managing the Operations team by;
• Establishing optimum departmental structures;
• Ensuring effective Succession Planning;
• Ensuring fair industrial relations practices;
• Coaching and mentoring direct reports;
• Fostering a culture of teamwork and collaboration

Qualifications

• Minimum 4-year Degree
• Chemical manufacturing/Engineering background
• Post-graduate qualification (Business Studies) or equivalent

Criteria

• 10 Years’ business experience, 5 of which at senior management level
• Good knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Advanced business process knowledge
• Good understanding of financial management principles/P&L leadership
• Advanced strategy development skills
• Advanced Problem-solving skills
• Strategic decision-making skills
• Advanced Negotiation skills
• Communication and influencing skills

Equity Statement

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.

Only candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be short listed. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of the advertisement, please consider yourself unsuccessful.

CLOSING DATE: 11 June 2026

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