Production Manager at Onstream Group

Job Description

• Supervision of production, In charge of materials logistics (full mass, packaging material &, finished goods transfers. GMP, good Environment keeper and in the plant.

Responsibilities
Production:  Responsible for the supervision of operation to achieve:

• Plan production quantity and quality of products.
• Achieve low cost of production.
• Planning and organising production schedules
• Oversee production processes
• Selecting, ordering and purchasing materials
• Organising the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment
• Supervising the work of junior staff
• Organising relevant training sessions
• Liaise with other managers to formulate objectives and understand requirements
• Estimate costs and prepare budgets
• Organize workflow to meet specifications and deadlines
• Monitor production to resolve issues
• Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel (quality inspectors, workers etc.)
• Determine amount of necessary resources (workforce, raw materials etc.)
• Ensure output meets quality standards
• Report to upper management
• Strive to reduce expenses and increase productivity across all product lines
• Ensure all employees follow industry standard health and safety guidelines
• Set ambitious production goals and communicate them to key personnel
• Provide motivation, support and guidance to all employees
• Communicate any problems or obstacles to senior management
• Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity
• Create schedules for employees to ensure optimum staffing levels
• Proficient in MS Office and SAP software
• Strong decision-making skills and a results-driven approach

Logistics:

• Ensure constant supply of quantity & quality mass for pressing & wrapping activities
• Follow up with Laboratory for Release status
• Ensure constant supply of Packaging materials to the plant.
• Observation of material usages, variances & initiate immediate actions to management

Environment & safety:

• Maintain high level of GMP and 5s’ in plant
• Maintain very high hygiene in the plant
• Participate actively in the Accident prevention programmes by ensuring and creating high safety awareness towards people and providing solutions to defectives equipment’s in the areas of responsibility.

Organisation:

• To stimulate good social climate among players of teams
• Ensure good staff organisation in the plant
• Ensure good relief for staff during annual leave 
• Identify, propose training to staff in need

Job Requirements
Ideal educational background, experience:

• Min of 6 years' experience in same or similar capacity within the FMCG industry
• Minimum of B.Sc. /B.Tech. /HND in Engineering discipline.
• Experienced in Seasoning/ culinary/ food producing industry will be an added advantage

Other key competences for success:

• Accountability
• Leadership
• Good communications Skills
• Technical know-how
• Good record keeping and documentation skills.