Johan Southey

Manufacturing and operations leader with experience across beverage production, clothing manufacturing and foundry operations. Combines plant and P&L accountability with group-level operational excellence, asset care and supply chain leadership. Develops managers and teams through practical coaching, clear performance measures and structured improvement systems.

Business Coach / Leadership & Team Engagement Coach at ActionCOACH (2022-10 – Present)

• Coach business owners and senior leaders to clarify priorities, strengthen influence and translate goals into measurable actions.
• Facilitate management and leadership programmes using 360-degree feedback, focused development sprints and practical workplace exercises.
• Build coaching routines through weekly one-to-one sessions, clear goals and accountability; track engagement and retention measures.
• Manage the sales, marketing and delivery of coaching services.

Manufacturing Manager at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) - Appletiser (2020-01 – 2022-09)

• Held full P&L responsibility for the Appletiser division, leading site operations across canning, glass and PET with accountability for safety, quality, service, cost and people.
• Managed production planning, customer order fulfilment, water production, wastewater treatment and new-product development trials.
• Led engagement with farmers, local authorities and key customers, supporting compliance and community relationships.

Manufacturing Excellence Manager at CCBA - International Division (Group Office) (2016-01 – 2019-12)

• Led the rollout of the Supply Chain Way operational excellence model and served on the Executive Leadership Committee for system design and governance.
• Built and led a five-person specialist team covering Manufacturing Development, Asset Care, Packaging Improvement, Utilities and Frontline Skills.
• Partnered with plant leaders on change management, aligning organisational structures and key performance indicators with the operating model.
• Established Communities of Practice, prioritised the bottom 10 underperforming lines, deployed Impact Teams to struggling plants and developed the group improvement framework.
• Established a utilities 'GCC-equivalent' academy for plants outside South Africa to strengthen safety and technical capability.
• Worked with CCI-Growthcon Consulting and managed OEM relationships, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) processes and supplier escalation protocols.
• Developed and audited technical skills programmes for operators, artisans and engineers in partnership with Human Resources.

Pack Hall Manager / Optimisation Manager at Appletiser (South Africa) - SA Breweries; later CCBA (2011-10 – 2016-12)

• Led World Class Manufacturing deployment in Packaging and optimisation initiatives to improve plant utilisation and reduce waste.
• Implemented production systems, developed team leaders and specialist operators, and managed long-term capacity and labour planning.
• Participated in union wage negotiations and served on the Data Change and B-BBEE committees.
• Served on the Food Safety team responsible for implementing FSSC 22000.

Supply Chain Manager at Pep Clothing (Pepkor Retail) (2008-08 – 2011-09)

• Managed capacity and raw-material planning, inbound and outbound logistics, and inventory across 30 lines, two cutting rooms and three packing areas.
• Maintained 100% stock accuracy in the Raw Materials Store for over 12 months, cut annual stocktake from seven days to one and achieved zero year-end losses.

ERP/MES Programme Manager at Pep Clothing (Pepkor Retail) (2007-07 – 2008-07)

• Managed the AX4 ERP and ArchestrA MES implementation, including contracts, budgets, gap-fit analysis and process design. The systems went live in September 2008.

WCM / Industrial Engineering Manager at Pep Clothing (Pepkor Retail) (2006-10 – 2007-06)

• Introduced Team-Based Manufacturing and redesigned Industrial Engineering workflows, redirecting approximately 80% of IE capacity to the production floor.
• Co-led OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 implementation, developing policies, procedures and standards.

Plant Engineer at Atlantis Foundries (Daimler/MB Truck Group) (2006-01 – 2011-09)

• Managed Industrial Engineering, continuous improvement, project delivery and Health, Safety and Environment functions, including GMR2 supervision.
• Co-led OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 implementation, establishing policies, procedures and standards.

MIT Sloane - Change Management

Stellenbosch - MBA

Unisa - B.Tech Industrial Engineering