Operations Manager at Winco Foam Industries Limited

About the Role

• The Role of the Operations Manager is to plan, direct and coordinate the company’s operations function.
• The individual will be responsible for improving performance, productivity, efficiency and cost effectiveness through the implementation of effective methods and strategies across all fronts in the business as a whole.

Responsibilities
Lead all operational elements of Winco Foam Industries Limited, Lagos:

• Learn how Winco Foam Lagos operations work, optimize and manage every aspect of our operations function.
• Monitor and analyse the current system of production, check if its effective and work out a strategy for improving if necessary.
• Responsible for the delivery of overall operational targets.
• Plan schedules and review workload and manpower to ensure targets are being met.
• Liaising with other team member including interacting with managers of different areas of the organization.
• Overseeing Inventory and supply chain of products.
• Coordinates repairs and maintenance.
• Display excellent leadership, people management, communication and Presenting findings to stakeholders and higher management as well as training and supervising new employees.
• Create and maintain detailed manuals that document all relevant parts of the Winco foam operating model.
• Demonstrate achievement of results e.g. business improvements, cost savings, revenue generation.
• Ensures health and safety regulations are followed.
• Drive Business Continuity initiatives
• Holding periodic meetings with the sales team and working on market feedback.
• Monitoring of products’ standards, implementation of quality standards, and also liaise with sales department to ensure total quality management system.
• Proactively proposes improvement plans where gaps are noticed.

Qualifications
Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• At least 5 years of post-undergraduate, full-time work experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering is required or other related discipline. (MBA and professional certification is an added advantage)
• Experience managing operations, including detailed budgeting and reporting, in a manufacturing environment
• Good knowledge of flow dynamics, safety regulations, specifications, standards and factory ordinances.
• Conversant with templates for capturing operations downtime effectiveness.
• Experience managing and coordinating teams to deliver on a tight schedule.
• Experience in foam industry will be an added advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good Oral & Written communication
• Team building and leadership skills.
• Integrity and transparent honesty.