Plant Manager- Noodles at Olam Nigeria Limited

Overview of Position:

• To Lead and Manage Production team of all product lines in across shifts of a complex Plant. Implement and drive Manufacturing excellence practices.
• To manage the day-to-day operations and activities of the factory, with a view to achieving company’s objectives and targets as spelt out in the annual budgets, while maintaining corporate values of Olam group. Delivery to Sales at the optimal Quality & Cost.     
• Coordinates activities in the Factory to ensure that products are manufactured to specification and in line with the company’s profit objectives and on time to meet customer request and expectation.
• He is responsible for Safety, Quality, Costs, OEE, productivity and efficiency.

Key Deliverables

Key Responsibilities: 

• Ensure Production Targets are met as per plan.
• Ensures that all operations are in conformity with laid down rules and regulations.
• Ensures operational excellence / good manufacturing practices to minimize generation of rejects through compliance with laid-down procedures and specifications.
• Assists with planning for optimum utilization of machines, materials and human resources to reduce idle time and down time of machines in order to achieve production targets.
• Ensures efficient utilization and control of Raw and Packaging Materials to achieve production target.
• Maintain peaceful Industrial relations.
• Co-ordinate with Safety / Maintenance / QA / Warehouse departments for the smooth functioning of production
• Ensures safety of people, machines and materials on the shop-floor
• Lead a team of Executives, motivate them to achieve company goals
• Train the people down the line to achieve organizational goals
• Effectively carry out the performance management process for his team members.
• Carry out other jobs as assigned by the Management.

Requirements

Education:

• Degree in Food Technology or Mechanical/ Electrical/Chemical Engineering

Experience:

• 13 - 18 years of experience of handling production activities independently in FMCG Food Industries with 5 years’ experience in handling Plant teams within the packaged food Industry will be preferred.
• WCM/TQM/TPM/6 sigma – exposure on one of the systems & implementation. Hands on experience will be preferred.

 Skills:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Hands-on experience of handling, operating and maintaining machinery for Food Processing industry
• Knowledge of SAP or any ERP is preferable