Factory Manager
At
M-KOPA, We Finance Progress.
The scale and impact of our work is massive.
M-KOPA is a fast-growing FinTech company offering millions of underbanked
customers across Africa access to life-enhancing products and services. From
our roots as the pioneer in pay-as-you-go “PayGo’” solar energy for off-grid
homes, we have grown into one of the most advanced connected asset financing
platforms in the world, empowering a broad range of customers to achieve
progress in their lives.
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JOB PURPOSE:
Supervise production operations of the
smartphone assembly plant in order to ensure that production output is
achieved, within acceptable quality standards, and efficiencies.
Duties &
Responsibilities
(Main activities
undertaken by the jobholder and reflective of the most important features of
the job)
- Drive
continuous improvement of factory operations.
- Deliver
production output in line with targets
- Establish
and execute quality control processes to ensure quality assurance
throughout the production process
- Administering
stock controls by ensuring that stock control systems are kept up to date
and necessary adjustments of inventories are made accurately
- Ensuring
that factory machinery is in good working order and Implementing machine
maintenance operating procedures to maintain required productivity levels
and adherence to quality standards
- Analyzing
production data to identify and resolve any production issues.
- Preparing
production reports with recommendations on improvements
- Produce
regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to
track SLA & target adherence
- Motivating
factory workers to continually achieve factory targets.
- Resolving
any factory-related issues.
- Ensuring
compliance with health and safety legislation and maintaining standards of
health and safety, hygiene, and security within the factory, including
ensuring the safe use of equipment
- Set
factory operations goals in collaboration with management and other team
lead
- Spearhead
Kaizen (6S) implementation and sustainability in all factory operations
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
This position reports to
(Title): Snr Warehouse & Logistics Manager
Reports of this position
may include (Title/ s): Quality Lead, Senior Production Lead, Assembly Engineer
EXPERIENCE/ SKILLS & COMPETENCIES/ LICENCES &
CERTIFICATIONS/ EDUCATION REQUIRED (Minimum level of experience, skills and
competencies, licences & certifications and education required to perform
effectively in the role)
- Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Industrial Management,
Engineering, or a related field.
- 3-5
years of proven experience working as a Factory Manager, Plant Manager, or
a similar position
- Professional
certification in Production Management and Quality Control.
- Sound
knowledge and understanding of safety regulations and policies.
- Thorough
knowledge of electronics industry-specific factory equipment and machinery.
- Ability
to multitask simultaneously.
- Excellent
verbal and written communication skills.
- Good
analytical and leadership skills.
- Exceptional
ability to meet deadlines.
- Outstanding
managerial skills.
- Good
decision-making skills and logical thinking abilities.
How to Apply
M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative
action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff.
Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to
apply.
M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a
pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for
‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’ or any other kind of
money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring
process.
