Position:
Production Manager
Reports to: Factory Management
Location: Nairobi
Our client is a leading mid sized Company dealing in the manufacturing of beverage consumer products (packaged water and juices).
Main Purpose of the position:
- Ensure production plan is full achieved in time and in
compliance with legal requirements meeting safety, quality, hygiene, cost
and environment need.
- Drive continuous improvement through TPM.
- Empower people to motivate and develop their
capability.
- Align and involved all the relevant functions.
Main Responsibilities:
- Ensure that finished products are consistently
manufactured meeting prescribed standards (compliant), on time and meeting
consumer expectations.
- Effectively manage the DOR, ensure exchange of
information (cascade Target/escalate issues) for alignment with the
objectives in the short term and WOR, MOR for medium and long term to achieve
production plan and to identify and achieve performance improvements.
- Motivate, guide, support and coach the resources to
achieve objectives and to act in accordance with NCE guidelines.
- Maintain a safe working environment in compliance with
the local laws striving for Zero accidents through continuous coaching on
safety behaviours.
- Elaborate and execute workforce development program
that will provide appropriate flexibility of workforce and assets.
- Focus on material availability, finished goods quality,
and on time delivery through optimal resource allocation
- Lead a continuous improvement/employee involvement
culture through NCE approach.
- Drive for excellence and support operators and staff in
their tasks.
- Provide timely feedback and coaching to individuals and
team in order to develop them to their full potential and to achieve
objectives in accordance with NCE guidelines.
- Ensure succession plans and development – coaching of
direct reports (where applicable) including development of specific
training.
- Ensure ongoing smooth operation of factory through
employee and industrial relations
- Ensure the timely launch of new products to the Market
as per agreement with the business unit
The ideal candidate should possess
the following minimum skills and competencies;
- Understanding of production planning process
- Product and process mastership
- Advance knowledge of manufacturing instructions and
quality standards
- Advanced understanding of how to effectively lead and
control meeting (ability to handle meeting and conflict)
- Advanced understanding of the related departments and
their role (Quality, Engineering, Warehouse, etc…)
- Business knowledge. Competence base of H&S,
Engineering, Quality, Costing, Supply Chain.
- Knowledge of HR policies, industrial relation and legislation
- Knowledge of “The Company Management and Leadership
principles”, local community and shared value
- Advance knowledge of GLOBE processes and transactions
- Advance knowledge of G.I. 23.010 + Standards Management
To apply for this position send your
CV to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke quoting the position (FMCG Production
Manager Job. Salary 90-120K) in the subject line.