Factory Operations Manager at Human Capital Partners (HCP)

Role Summary

• Our client, a leading furniture manufacturer in Nigeria is looking to hire a Factory Operations Manager. The role holder will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and controlling of all manufacturing process for the different business divisions.
• The role holder will also be responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the achievement of agreed annual corporate plan so that the companyТs objectives and revenue plans are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and propose strategic plan for factory operations in the Company, defines the critical success factors and ensures after approval by the Board, the achievement of the vision/targets by setting and maintaining the correct focus for the organization.
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics, and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.
• Translate broad objectives to specific goals for the various functional units resulting in effective and efficient implementation plan for factory operations.
• Ensure preparation of Operations Budget in line with developmental goals to ensure consistency in profitability and growth for the Company
• Implement and maintain the factory operations strategies to deliver the customer service objectives working functionally with Project Management/Commercial
• Plan, organize, direct, and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customersТ expectations
• Organize workflows to meet specifications and timelines and implement methodology to measure due date delivery performance
• Evaluate production schedules to plan team structures and development
• Oversee the pre-production meeting to implement strategies to reduce expenses and increase productivity across all product lines
• Develop and maintain production metrics for quality, delivery, and safety
• Review production practices and equipment: make proposal for improvement to ensure that they are maximally effective
• Ensure that items/ product produced by the production team always meet quality standards
• Monitor products standards at various levels of production and at the point of release so that cost of rework is reduced /eliminated
• Appropriate health and safety procedures are in place and applied rigorously.
• Build strong rapport with the production team through open communication, promote a positive, safe, productive, and efficient work environment
• Continually analyse, identify and set expectations to motivate team members to achieve objectives and goals
• Provide overall guidance and direction to the business, particularly for factory operations, as well as, direct reports and project team members

Role Requirements

• Good first degree in Engineering, or relevant discipline
• Possession of a higher degree(s), such as M.Sc., MBA, is desirable
• Possession of relevant professional qualification such as PMP
• Minimum of twelve (12) yearsТ relevant experience with at least five (5) years in managerial capacity in a similar role, preferably in a project management, facilities management, furnishing/space management, architectural/building construction environment
• Strong strategic orientation
• Strong operational orientation
• Project management skills
• Creativity in facilitating workshops and presenting complex matters
• Ability to Lead Teams
• Advanced use of Microsoft office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Strong oral, written and presentation skills