General Manager, Operations at Workforce Group

Candidate Profile

• We are seeking a GM, Operations who will oversee the company’s manufacturing activities, leading strategic execution and coordinating resources to create excellent products. While they oversee Operations Coordinator, who take care of day-to-day details, it is also their job to make sure that deadlines are met, and standards are upheld.

Key Area of Responsibilities
General Management:

• Provide general management and ensure the factory, its staff, equipment, and services are running without hitches.
• Manage all external relations and ensure 100% compliance with all regulatory standards.
• Coordinate all aspects of the business operations, including purchasing, manufacturing, warehousing, shipping/receiving, quality assurance to achieve organizational goals.
• Implements, drives, and sustains key initiatives that support company’s strategic goals.

Production Management:

• Develop, implement, and continually monitor annual manufacturing plan to drive the performance of key result areas on production activities.
• Ensures manufacturing performance and quality goals are met.
• Meet regularly with respective managers within production to set key indicators for evaluating performance.
• Optimally make sure that manufacturing units improve on the standard efficiencies in terms of Machine efficiencies, material yields, labor and overhead costs versus budget
• Leads the development and deployment of manufacturing practices
• focused on quality and continuous improvement.
• Establishes systems to collect metrics, analyze productivity and set
• performance targets that will meet revenue and cost goals.

Factory Management and Maintenance:

• Work with the Production Head to ensure the plant is running 24/7 at capacity utilization of 95% and limit downtimes to less than 2%.
• Monitors the facility’s equipment needs and ensures that the technical team is working to keep the company’s equipment and physical facility properly maintained.
• Works with the Operations Manager/Production Head to ensure that the facility’s operational activities and tactical actions are executed so that the plant’s working capital is properly managed.
• Constantly assesses the facility’s operational efficiencies and seeks out opportunities to improve it in an economic manner.
• Ensure spares are always available and replacements are swift, and that all supporting equipment are maintained in line with the required schedules.

Supply Chain Management:

• Ensure availability of raw material at least 150% of installed capacity. (work with an existing team of sourcing staff, agents around the country and build new networks).
• Ensure average buying price over (3) months is 50% of the LME
• Ensure general procurement is fast, smooth and within budget.

Health Safety and Environment:

• Ensure HSE Guidelines are followed to the letter and that the environment is a safe place for all to work in.
• Lead audits/special reviews of operations and assessment of business risk and provide recommendations for strengthening existing internal controls.
• Develop measures to mitigate incidents risk.

Financial Planning:

• Works to ensure that the facility’s financial goals are met, including monthly profitability and EBITDA targets.
• Manage and maintain overhead and operating costs in accordance with budgets and strategic goals.
• Maintain operational costs down within 2% of budget.
• Manage finances, monitoring budgets, expenses, and product unit costs to drive revenue and margin projections.

Logistics:

• Coordinate the inbound, outbound, and shipping exports operations.
• Ensure all finished products are loaded Just-In-Time and Bill of Lading is gotten within 14 to 21 days of production.

People Management:

• Develop and nurture a dynamic and competent workforce through a robust performance driven culture.
• Review personnel performance to determine individuals most suited for promotion.
• Promotes cross training to optimize workforce, ensures functional coverage, reduce labor costs, and supports succession planning.

Reporting:

• Ensure all the required data is captured in the Weekly and Monthly Production reports.

Special Projects:

• Participate in special projects as signed by the CEO/MD.

Requirements
Educational Qualification:

• B.Sc. or MBA / M.Sc
• Certifications in Operations /Project Management.

Required Skills:

• Strategic planning skills
• Financial planning skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills
• Strategic thinking
• Project management
• Production expertise
• Communication skills

Person Specification /Qualifications / Requirements

• At least 15 years of progressive manufacturing/production experience
• Relevant Experience as an Operations/ Manufacturing Head (5 years min)
• Proven experience in practical Project Managemen
• Experience in Strategy, Policies, Processes, and Procedure’s
• development and its strategic execution
• Experience in managing operational cost efficiently, financial planning and budgeting
• Experience in developing and motivating a team of people.
• Experience in handling and reporting operations information.
• Experience in developing and implementing an operational
• performance metrics and analyzing productivity
• Prior work experience in using an ERP system (Odoo).
• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Industrial or Chemical Engineering
• other Engineering or Business.

Knowledge / Understanding:

• Working Knowledge of GMP’s, ISO guidelines related to industry.
• Good knowledge HSE practices in production environment
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing and productionoperations
• Working knowledge of establishing, and measuring operational KPI’s
• Good understanding of Project Management principles and tools
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, ERP System

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong team player
• Strong leadership skills and a forward-thinking mindset to support
• the company in the execution of strategic initiatives.
• Ability to manage time and to prioritize work effectively.
• Proven negotiating skills.
• Tenacious when it comes to problem solving/acquiring key information.
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills - Initiate and develop practices, analyze, and use judgement to identify the best solution
• Strong influencing skills
• Prepared to work extended hours if required and to also travel
• Strategic thinking and planning skills.