Location: OAS P-Kogi, OAS P-Kogi, Nigeria
Company: Dangote Industries Limited
Dangote Packaging Limited
Job Purpose:
To oversee and manage the complete weaving operations of PP woven sack fabric, ensuring optimal machine performance, production efficiency, fabric quality, and workforce productivity while maintaining safety.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Production Planning & Control
- Prepare daily/weekly production plans for looms based on sales orders and fabric requirements.
- Allocate machines and manpower to meet the targeted output.
- Monitor loom efficiency, downtime, and production losses; implement corrective actions.
Machine & Process Management
- Ensure smooth operation of circular looms, tapeline parameters, and fabric specifications.
- Coordinate with the maintenance team to plan preventive and breakdown maintenance of looms.
- Optimize loom settings for maximum output and minimum wastage.
- Maintain records of loom performance, stoppages, and mechanical issues.
Quality Assurance
- Ensure the woven fabric meets quality standards: GSM, width, mesh, tape strength, color, and appearance.
- Collaborate with QA to address fabric defects such as weaving faults, broken tapes, and uneven fabric.
- Implement quality improvement initiatives and reduce rejection rates.
Manpower Management
- Supervise loom fitters, operators, helpers, and shift in-charge personnel.
- Train and skill-upgrade the weaving workforce.
- Maintain discipline, attendance, and shift scheduling.
Raw Material & Resource Management
- Coordinate with the store/logistics teams to ensure availability of tapes, bobbins, and spare parts.
- Monitor consumption of tapes/yarns and reduce wastage.
- Maintain inventory of critical loom spares.
Safety & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with safety standards and promote good housekeeping (5S).
- Regularly conduct safety meetings and enforce PPE usage.
- Follow statutory and environmental guidelines related to manufacturing operations.
Reporting & Documentation
- Submit daily production, efficiency, wastage, and downtime reports.
- Maintain records of loom load plans, fabric production, manpower deployment, and quality audits.
- Participate in management review meetings.
Job Requirement:
Educational Qualification & Experience
- Education: Minimum Diploma / Degree in Textile Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related disciplines
- Added Advantage: Technical Certificate
- Experience: Minimum 5 - 10 years experience in PP woven fabric weaving operations.
- Added Advantage: Prior experience in managing teams in a woven sacks manufacturing setup is preferred.
Competencies:
- Strong technical knowledge of circular looms (Lohia, Starlinger, BSW, GCL, etc.).
- Understanding of PP/HDPE tapes, yarn properties, and weaving parameters.
- Production planning and troubleshooting skills.
- Team leadership and conflict management.
- Data-driven mindset; proficiency in MS Office/ERP is an advantage.
- quality-focused with strong attention to details.
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