Shift Production Supervisor at Grand Cereals Limited

Location: Jos, Plateau
Function: Supply Chain
Job Class: JC 12
Reports To: Plant Manager – Cereal Plant

Purpose of Job

• Ensure effective and efficient operation and maintenance of plant and machinery in the Production floor as well as packaging of products in the right quantity, quality, and cost dimensions in a Safe, Effective, Efficient and in Environmentally friendly manner.

Key Accountabilities
Production & Packaging

• Ensure packaging of agreed quantity of products to meet sales and distribution forecasts.
• Coordinate production activities to deliver the business plan in an efficient and effective manner.
• Set and adjust machineries to deliver the right specification and quality consistently.
• Coordinate and monitor activities in all sections (Intake, Screen room, Mill, Packaging, Richfil and Soya flour plants) to ensure SOP and GMP is adhered to.
• Respond to production challenges (machine breakdown, quality deviation, etc.) promptly and follow the escalation procedure.
• Check and confirm availability of all materials needed for production (Packaging, Chemicals, etc.) at the beginning of the shift.
• Forward a verified shift activity report to the plant manager with Mill Planner in copy.
• Do a shift hand over to the next shift and document pending issues.

Maintenance:

• Ensure efficient operation of plant and equipment.
• Perform routine operation maintenance of Plansifters, Jet filters, etc.
• Note and forward all abnormal equipment condition to the Mill Planner for collation and maintenance planning.
• Ensure availability of team members to support maintenance.
• Ensure all activities are done according to Standard Operating Procedure.

 Quality Assurance:

• Maintain quality assurance to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Ensure packaged products meet specification.
• Ensure correct handling of products at various stages of manufacturing.
• Monitor material usage to ensure inclusion rates are in line with recipe.
• Ensure the right Packaging Materials are correctly coded and used.
• Perform routine cleaning and sanitation of plant and equipment.
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance representative to deliver quality consistently.
• Implement all food safety activities.

Health, Safety and Welfare:

• Ensures health, safety and welfare of employees are assured so that organizational objectives can be optimally met.
• Carry out safety and 5S audits and follow through on closeout of action points.
• Ensure working conditions are safe for operations.
• Report unsafe conditions, near miss and unsafe acts and encourage others to do same using the Safety Observation Cards, also report same to the Plant Manager.

Leadership Responsibility:

• Ensure that departmental organization has the continuous availability of sufficient motivated and well-trained personnel.
• Assess performance and recommend development plan for junior colleagues.
• Challenge team members to perform at their peak.
• Maintain internal communication.
• Discipline and motivate as appropriate.
• Identify training needs of team members and make recommendations

Operational Responsibility:

• Ensure that breakdowns are promptly arrested to promote the achievement of targets.
• Ensure that Production line efficiencies are maintained.
• Ensure set targets of Key Performance Indicators are met (Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Volume, etc.)

Education and Experience

• First Degree (HND, B.Eng., or BSc.) in Engineering or Sciences.
• 5 years of work experience

 Knowledge, Skills & Attitude:

• Knowledge catalyst for personnel
• Analytical thinking/Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Numerical Analysis
• Creative-thinking
• Relationship management
• People Development
• Teamwork/Team Player
• Good written and verbal communication
• Planning and organizing
• Performance measurement and management
• Integrity.