National Production Manager - Expatriate at Adexen

Job Reference: 1397
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Industry: FMCG
Function: Operations & Production

Job Description

• The National Production Manager is responsible for safely and efficiently managing and overseeing production in all factories as well as providing direction and leadership to all factory managers.
• The National Production Manager is capable of directing those operations in compliance with all relevant regulatory and company standards.
• Responsible for national production/ operations to maximize efficiency and material yield within a set framework of quality standards at optimal manpower and material costs and meet the production volume targets at all times.
• Provide direction and clear objectives to optimize production performance of plants including (but not limited to) production output, operational efficiency, product and process quality, equipment health management and production cost.
• Ensure implementation of relevant continuous improvement initiatives to drive production excellence and exploit growth opportunities within plant operations.
• Ensure the implementation of the quality assurance programs of the company, which includes EHS, to be 100% compliant with all relevant regulatory and company standards.
• Establishes performance objectives, provides fair and constructive feedback and assesses associate performance, training needs, and areas for improvement for the possibility of future growth within the organization.
• Ensures training and development needs are addressed.
• Drive the implementation of talent and capability development programs for the production team across the Group Plants.

Expectations

• Engineering Master Degree
• Minimum of 10 years experience in performing production
• Proven experience as Production Manager
• Deep knowledge of production management
• Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations
• Knowledge of performance evaluation and budgeting concepts
• Experience in reporting on key production metrics
• At least 8 years experience in the FMCG industry
• Outstanding communication ability
• Excellent organizational and leaderships skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong decision-making skills and a results-driven approach
• Previous experience in emerging markets/Africa is a plus.

Offer
Attractive expatriate package.