Production Manager at Hillcrest Agro-allied Industries Limited

Job Summary

• Organize and oversee the milling of rice and assure the smooth running of all production lines and the quality of output.
• The goal: To ensure that the rice mill and associated production processes run reliably, optimally and efficiently to customer requirements of head rice and minimize defects and wastes.

Responsibilities and Duties
Rice production:

• Responsible for the smooth running of rice mill production and associated activities; and the quality assurance of production process of head rice.
• Establish workflow policies and procedures that enhance efficiency in rice milling and meeting deadlines without compromising safety, quality or integrity.
• Organize workflow to meet specifications and deadlines.
• Monitor production to resolve issues timely.
• Carry out regular cleaning, checking and serving of all production machines and equipment.
• Establish checklists for the smooth of all production processes and activities
• Identify and initiate repairs and maintenance work and purchasing of equipment etc.
• Ensure head rice product meets quality standards specifications.

Planning:

• Plan all process and activities of rice production to ensure all schedules are met.
• Minimize production issues and costs
• Guarantee that rice output meets quality standards and the demanded quantities.
• Achieve rice production goals.
• Determine the amount of necessary resources (workforce, paddy rice and other raw materials, etc.).
• Understand production requirements and realise them.

People:

• Determine optimal staffing levels for all production schedules
• Develop standard operating procedures (S.O.P.) for all production processes and activities and ensure compliance by all production staff.
• Guarantee that new employees are trained on how to safely use machinery and follow procedures.
• Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel.
• Train and coach employees for overall smooth production processes.
• Track and set goals for performance and growth, morale and ethical standards.

Quality Assurance:

• Guarantee that all production processes are carried out in line with standard operating procedures to produce rice that meets specified quality and quantity at all time.
• Devise procedures to monitor and inspect processes and report quality assurance issues during production.
• Assure the reliability and consistency of the mill processes by checking stored paddy, in-the-mill rice and rice product.
• Continually appraise customers’ requirements and make sure they are satisfied.
• Assure that all non-conformances in quality are acted upon and corrected immediately.

Safety and Hygiene:

• Ensure that all production processes are carried out in clean and hygienic machines and floors.
• Implement food safety measures that guarantee zero contamination of finished rice.
• Set procedures that assure production employees follow company health and safety policies
• Enforce health and safety precautions.

Accountability:

• Responsible for raw materials and finished goods variances
• Prepare and submit daily, weekly and monthly production reports to Head of Operations timely as required.
• Be accountable for all production hours for which the lines were available.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and MBA from reputable Institution will be an added advantage.
• Years of Relevant Experience - 7yrs in the Food processing industry.

Required Skills:

• Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordination:  Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of self, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes

Special Skills and Key Behavioural Competencies:

• Dependability: Being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Initiative:  Willingness to take on responsibilities, and challenges.
• Integrity: Being honest, and ethical.
• Adaptability/Flexibility: Open to change (positive or negative), and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Leadership: Willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Stress Tolerance: Accepting criticism, and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
• Achievement/Effort: Establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals, and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• Persistence: Persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Analytical Thinking: Analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Attention to Detail: Being careful about detail, and thorough in completing work tasks.