Head of Production at Louis Valentino Nigeria Limited

Position Summary: Supervises all  the operations pertaning to  production department within the facility. When absent, the Team Leader Production will assume the necessary operational and administrative duties.

Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accountable for managing plant production activities across multiple shifts and/or departments to produce products that meet established quality, customer service, safety, innovation and cost metrics consistent with schedules and policies.
• Implements standard work and maintains improvement through sustaining behaviors, operating with discipline and rigor, implementing autonomous maintenance.
• Oversees the production of quality products to fulfill customer requirements.
• Controls and effectively utilizes the production capacity, manpower and equipment and outside resources through planning, organizing and scheduling to minimize losses; works within the framework of the budget to optimize company profitability.
• Safely and accurately perform all duties as required for this position to ensure the safety and quality of our products.
• All other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to perform the following: standing, climbing, pulling, and or pushing, carrying, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and stooping.
• Ability to walk and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Good physical condition with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs frequently.
• Good hand/eye coordination, motor skills, 20/20 corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.

Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements:

• Must wear all required personal protection equipment associated with specific manufacturing work environment and job duties as stated in the Employee Handbook, posted policies, or as assigned by leadership personnel.
• Maintain clean and safe working environment and follow all safety policies and procedures, such as lock out/tag out, safe lifting techniques, and all others as instructed.
• Inform Management of any food safety or quality issues or of any processes which become noncompliant with specified requirements.

Knowledge and Critical Skill Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree Masters is preffered
• 15 years related experience
• Above 40 years and Male only

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to perform the following: standing, climbing, pulling, and or pushing, carrying, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and stooping.
• Ability to walk and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Good physical condition with the ability 
• Good hand/eye coordination, motor skills, 20/20 corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.

Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements:

• Must wear all required personal protection equipment associated with specific manufacturing work environment and job duties as stated in the Employee Handbook, posted policies, or as assigned by leadership personnel.
• Maintain clean and safe working environment and follow all safety policies and procedures, such as lock out/tag out, safe lifting techniques, and all others as instructed.
• Inform Management of any  safety or quality issues or of any processes which become noncompliant with specified requirements.

Production Safety:

• Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required.
• Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.
• Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.

Required

• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Controls further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.

Note: Only Abuja resident should apply as there will be no provision for zoom or skype interview

interview for shortlisted candidates for this role will hold on 10/7/2020 in Abuja and a reschedule will not be arranged.

kindly apply only if you meet the criteria of 10 years and above as a production head in a food processing and manufacturing company