The company is seeking an experienced Production Manager, based in Abeokuta, Nigeria to join the company in this exciting phase of its growth to build the first of its kind fruit processing company in Nigeria.
Job Summary
The ideal candidate would manage and coordinate the Facility, Maintenance & Production Department (People, Plant, Process and Systems) in order to achieve the required standard of machine reliability, availability, product quality and output in the most efficient and effective manner to deliver on timelines and cost targets.
Key Accountability Areas and Outcomes
1. Plant & Capacity Utilization
- Create and improve production, quality, and labor utilization throughout the facility
- Ensure delivery of daily planned output
- Deliver according to SOP
- Budget and manage manufacturing cost structures by developing and maintaining operational expenses within budget allowance {Production, Maintenance & Energy} usages cost per tons to benchmarks, and investigate cost-reduction measures i.e. Waste reduction initiatives.
2. Manage Plant, Process and Systems
- Ensure conformance to specs and SOPs
- Ensure maintenance integrity
- Optimize process capability
- Lead production projects
- Plan, direct, and coordinate all manufacturing operations of production, machinery, processing, Product quality and packaging departments.
- Support maintenance integrity.
3. Production Records and Report Management
- Ensure records are detailed and updated
- Ensure data integrity
- Ensure the reporting standards and integrity
4. Equipment Management
- Production plant availability & reliability
- Asset management indicators {Generators & Machines}
5. Health, Safety, and Environment
- Enforce the compliance to PPE policies
- Enforce General housekeeping
- Identification of unsafe practices
- Enforce safety inspections conducted and audited
- Enforce safe maintenance practices audited
- Enforce compliance with SHEQ {safety health environment & quality} systems requirements
6. People
- Develop staff on-the-job technical skills
- Execute planned job rotation
- Create alternates for all critical roles
- Build team spirit
- Manage staff performance
- Give weekly/monthly staff feedback
- Document /or follow SOP/Recipe
Educational Qualifications and Experience
- HND / BSc Degree in Engineering/ Food technology
- 5+ years of experience as a Production Manager
- Leadership and teamwork
- Crisis Management
- Knowledge of plant operations managements and reporting
- Maintenance management systems & standards.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Good interpersonal skills
- Understanding of the principles and practices of The TPM {Total Productive Management}
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