Plant Manager (Food / Water & Beverage) at Ascentech Services Limited

Ascentech Services Limited - Our client, a leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company that is into the production of Food & Beverages, is looking to hire a Plant Manager for its factory located in Abuja.

Products: Food / Water & Beverage

Qualification: BA/BSc/HND

Experience: 10 years

Location: Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the strengthening of controls and implementation of safety processes and procedures within and around the Plant/Factory
• Enforce the by-laws of production safety and conform to the operation process in respect of production
• Proactively monitor and carry out inspections while production is ongoing to impede blaze, damage of plant or equipment, and/or injuries
• Responsible for good performance of overall production staff, and guide production to ensure it is conducted in an orderly manner.
• Take charge of work assessment of team members and junior colleagues, to practically implement policy with regards to reward and punishments
• Train and develop team members.
• Responsible for the standardization of duty and authority of overall units and its staff for the manufacturing department, and create a quality management system
• Responsible for the modification and maintenance of production facility, and take the right and prompt decisions with respect to periodical plant & equipment maintenance
• Complete other missions and/or directives as may be assigned from time to time by line manager.

Requirements:

• Good knowledge and understanding of the process of 5S, 6S, site management and staff management
• Ability to carry out quality-related checks
• Must have worked as plant manager for at least 3 years
• Competent in Site management, PPM management, staff management, and in KPIs/objectives setting for team members
• Experienced in the preparation of annual budget, implementation and analysis
• Knowledge and experience of quality control and in customer complaint handling
• Experienced in the organization and maintenance of equipment
• Ability to prepare and summarize reports for productivity
• Experienced in operational efficiency and production cost analysis

Education, Experience & Requirements:

• BSc/HND in any Engineering discipline or related field of study. Candidates with higher qualifications such as MSc/MBA, and other relevant professional certifications will be given preference.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the Manufacturing / Food / Water & Beverage production company, with at least 5 years in a similar “Plant Manager Abuja - Food / Water & Beverage” role.

Skills & Competencies:

• 5S, & 6s
• Staff management
• KPIs/Objectives/Goals setting
• Budgeting planning and cost control
• Cost management & analysis
• Reporting
• Compliant handling
• Operations & Equipment Maintenance
• Quality Assurance / Quality Control
• Good Personnel management ability
• Site management
• Quality management