Plant Manager at Jotna Nigeria Limited

The La Casera Company Plc (TLCC) is a member of JOTNA Group of Companies. The Lacasera Company is currently is a leading beverage company and the pioneer of PET bottled Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) in Nigeria. The company manufactures, markets, and presently distributes nine products, including La Casera Apple drink across the nation and other parts of West Africa.

They are currently expanding operations in the South East and they are in need of an experienced professional for the role below:-

Reports: Managing Director, The La Casera Company Plc.

JOB SUMMARY

This position’s primary responsibility is ensuring operational effectiveness to meet the expected KPI targets and manage operational processes and policies delivering on budgeted operational plan of the Enugu Plant. Working and leading the site management team, this position will improve process efficiencies and performance, enabling sales growth.

She/he will be responsible for the entire operations of the Enugu plant. This includes the management and coordination of daily activities to ensure high performance and production at all times. Responsibilities also include ensuring company policies and procedures are followed as well as assisting in the onboarding process of new hires and providing training and educational materials to staff members.              

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides overall leadership for the plant as head of the site management team, setting an example for others, leading the management team, setting the business priorities, providing direction, settling disputes and encouraging teamwork and plant operational performance.
• Accountable for the leadership, management and performance of all operational functions, i.e. production, technical, quality, maintenance, local HR, and OHSE.
• Adopt the holding company’s talent management practices to ensure all co-workers are engaged and committed, well informed, suitably skilled, developed to meet their full potential, fairly rewarded and motivated, and that all HR practices on site comply the holding company’s HR policies and applicable laws.
• Drive cultural change necessary particularly in the areas of safety, quality and performance.
• Managing and optimizing capacity and reporting on operational bottle necks, proposing solutions for quick and long term fixes.
• Drive continuous improvement in productivity and quality through co-worker involvement, changing methods and adoption of best practices, appropriate incentives, investment in new technology, corrective actions, etc.
• Develop processes to increase productivity and enhance performance.
• Optimize productive time for employees by eliminating unnecessary processes.
• Ensuring quality systems are adequate to deliver on customer and regulatory specifications.
• Coordinate maintenance and repairs to ensure a safe working environment.
• Ensure safety and efficiency of the facility.
• Leading lean operations and exceptionally organized plant with optimized flow of movements and processes addressing safety and operational hazards.
• Develop and maintain systems sponsoring business growth and new product on boarding in collaboration with marketing, sales, and R&D to deliver on successful new product launch.
• Ensure responsible and prudent stewardship of the plant operations, operating at all times within the holding company’s values and finance/HR policies.
• Report and track expenses to reduce costs.
• Host customer and site visits pre-commercial and leadership requests, building positive and professional relationships. Ensure any problems are resolved quickly and regular feedback from customer is received and acted upon.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors Degree, Engineering, Technical, Operations Related field.
• Should have about 10 - 15 years experience in the manufacturing industry (especially in the food and beverage industry).
• Knows Process Optimization/Improvement.
• Knows Lean Manufacturing
• Knowledgeable and Health and Safety standards.