Jacques Maritz Email & Phone Number

Experienced Business Manager with 31 years history in manufacturing, specializing in the pre-cast concrete industry. Proven track record of transforming underperforming operations into successful enterprises through resourceless and high-level business acumen. Adept in Business Management, Operations Management, Quality Management, Sales, Procurement, Planning, Scheduling, Production, and Logistics. Skilled in team leadership and continuous improvement. Energetic and self-driven. Highly versatile and successful. Proven ability to lead and manage efficient customer focused teams, compile annual budgets, and conduct quarterly assessments. Experience in annual wage negotiations, union meetings, chairing meetings, and ensuring ISO9001:2015 compliance and certification. Involved in writing standard work instructions.I strive to be a grower of leaders and believe in creating an empowered work environment that promotes motivation, high involvement with responsibility, trust and respect. I lead by example.I believe in recognition and reward to give others credit, mentoring and coaching, encourage improved ideas and innovation. Achievements include:• Overall Factory of the Year in the Company for 4 years (Rocla George Factory-Garden Route & Rocla Roodepoort - Gauteng Factory).• Introduction of HDPE lined lobster back concrete pipes in the Free State area.• Factory of the Year "Top Sales Achievement" in the Company for 2 years at Rocla Virginia Factory - Free State& Lesotho region and Rocla New Germany - KZN Region.• Factory of the Year "Total Quality Management" in the Company for 2 consecutive years while managing the Rocla Virginia Factory. (Developing a competent committed team that takes ownership with responsibility of their work and takes pride when doing things right the first time all the time.)• Managers of Managers programme winner (GIBS) final presentation (ALP) at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria- (Murray and Roberts Managers of Managers Programme 2009 Top Action Learning Project group)