Production Manager at H & Y Furniture Manufacturers

Job Description

• To plan, organize, coordinate and control of all manufacturing processes for all divisions of the business

Responsibilities
Strategy & Budgets:

• Initiate and propose a strategic plan for factory operations in the Company, define the critical success factors and ensures after approval by the Board, the achievement of the vision/targets by setting and maintaining the correct focus for the organization.
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.
• Translate broad objectives to specific goals for the various functional units resulting in an effective and efficient implementation plan for factory operations.
• Ensure preparation of Operations Budget in line with developmental goals to ensure consistency in profitability and growth for the Company
• Implement and maintain the factory operations strategies to deliver the customer service objectives working functionally with Project

Management / Commercial:
Production Planning & Organising:

• Plan, organize, direct, and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations
• Organize workflows to meet specifications and timelines and implement a methodology to measure due-date delivery performance
• Evaluate production schedules to plan team structures and development
• Oversee the pre-production meeting to implement strategies to reduce expenses and increase productivity across all product lines
• Develop and maintain production metrics for quality, delivery and safety

Team Management:

• Build strong rapport with the production team through open communication, promote a positive, safe , productive and efficient work environment
• Continually analyse, identify and set expectations to motivate team members to achieve objectives and goals

Quality Assurance:

• Ensure that items/ product produced by the production team always meet quality standards
• Monitor products standards at various levels of production and at the point of release so that cost of rework is reduced /eliminated

Process Improvement:

• Review and recommend appropriate measures to control and minimise waste level
• Review production practices and equipment: make proposal for improvement to ensure that they are maximally effective
• Encourage a culture that strives for growth, continuous improvement and self-development.

HSE Management:

• Appropriate health and safety procedures are in place and applied rigorously.

Leadership:

• Provide overall guidance and direction to the business, particularly for factory operations, as well as, direct reports and project team members

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes

• Good First Degree in Engineering or relevant discipline
• Possession of a higher degree(s), such as M.Sc, MBA, PMP is desirable
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years’ relevant experience with at least seven (7) years in senior managerial capacity in a similar role, preferably in a multinational FMCG environment or wood/ furniture company.
• Strong strategic orientation, interpersonal relationship manager.
• Strong operational orientation Key Competency Requirements
• Micro Economic and industry knowledge
• Good understanding manufacturing environment
• Strategic and creative thinking. Project Management skills; strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills; able to think methodically and analytically
• Strong organisational and leadership skills
• Experience in a Furniture Company is an added advantage

Bullet Points:

• Cutting list
• Pre - production meetings
• Pre-project meeting
• Lead installation group
• Instructions on production
• Planning daily activities and target for supervisors and all
• Oversee maintenance Engineer activities
• Study and review job orders
• Direct QC on planning and raising of BOQ
• Site visitation to track installation
• Assist in cost reductions
• Supervision of procurement; quality and quantity of materials and other deliverables.
• Maintain job processes
• Priorities job according to customers' requested and sign documents
• Negotiate with vendors for materials to be supplied and repairers for machines/plants and generators
• Communicate with design and others for clarity and confirmation on projects.
• Correction of errors if any
• Assist with Logistics
• Help to send memo on shortage material if need arise
• Have direct contact with MD for discussion on challenges and way forward.