Chief Technical Officer

Job Description : EDIBLE OIL CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER SOUTHERN AFRICA 20-25 years experience Reporting to the Managing Director and working as a key membertake a leadership role in building, implementing, and overseeing all of the Company’s systems, processes, workflows, and procedures • Refine and implement Operations strategy including aspects such as area selection, product design and delivery, portfolio quality management and communications. • Responsible for the management of the overall quality and efficiency of operations. •Ensure strategic objectives shaped at Executive Management level are translated into tactical business plans with mechanisms for key measurements in place to monitor progress. • Manage departmental budgets including signing off of invoices and quotes within mandate, including all relevant cost control initiatives. • Analyse effectiveness of processes and systems in use in general for operations and recommend corrective action or automation. • Review performance against balanced scorecard components as prescribed by the Executive Management, discuss gaps and agree on action plans to close gaps. • Benchmark productivity of the department against industry standards and create measures to improve productivity. • Handling the customer complaints in terms of operations. • Liaise with customers pertaining to customer requirements within Speciality Fats • Training of the operations and maintenance team within Operations • Management of the quality team and training in terms of requirements pertaining to Operations.

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