Shift Manager Job in Kenya

Kentegra Biotech

Job Title: Shift Manager

Location: EPZ Athi River

Work Schedule:

Will be required to work on shifts

Qualifications & Skills

·  Degree in Chemical Engineering or a suitable equivalent from an accredited university

·  Supervisory work experience of at least 4 years in a manufacturing or production set-up

·  Demonstrable ability to lead a team and provide adequate guidance

·  Decisive, Excellent communicator

·  Good working knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation

·  Team player with a positive attitude towards work and colleagues

·  Positive Attitude and ability to work in fluid and dynamic environments

Duties & Responsibilities


·  Training and motivation of staff in the Factory

·  Coordinates production activities by ensuring the shift set targets are met

·  Play an active part in plant continuous improvement plans

·  Organizes machine cleaning and maintenance of highest level of housekeeping standards putting in place KAIZEN concepts and principles

·  Ensure shift production records are properly maintained and preparation of production reports

·  Does shift production planning and ensures proper execution of the same

·  Enforces health, safety and environmental rules and regulations in line with the company policy and ensure employees work safely and prevention of damage to property and equipment

·  Maintenance of discipline and order as per laid down Disciplinary procedure

·  Manages production performance by checking the overall equipment efficiency against the production output

·  Works closely with shift operation

·  Plans for machine maintenance and takes active part in autonomous and preventive maintenance

·  Research, development and trials for new products

·  Ensures product quality as per the laid down quality standards

·  Data capturing, and entry into the system for the generation of various production reports for
management information system

·  Conduct data analysis to come up with trends of performance in production and material usage

Please apply only if you fulfill the above criteria.

Email your application as one word/pdf document with the title Shift Manager, EPZ to
info@kentegrabiotech.com by 3rd February 2023.

Female applicants are especially encouraged to apply and only successful applicants will be contacted.