Manufacturing manager

Description

The Manufacturing Manager coordinates the manufacturing process in the factory and ensures smooth running of shifts to produce quality tea that meets customer specifications.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Production and Planning
  • Coordinate the manufacturing process to produce made tea to ensure customer requirements are achieved.
  • Implement factory procedures and SOPS and ensure compliance by the factory team.
  • Implement Good Manufacturing Practices in all sections of manufacture in the production shifts.
  • Monitor production key performance indicators of the factory; generate daily, weekly and monthly reports.
  • Verify and consolidate daily, weekly and monthly administrative returns.
  • Keep and ensure accuracy of the production records, weekly and monthly tea returns.
  • Communicates upwards/downwards/peers in the factory to ensure smooth flow of information.
  • Stand in for the line manager and undertake other responsibilities as may be assigned by the line manager.
  • Coordinate implementation of asset care and process improvement activities in the factory.
• Quality
  • Implement Quality and Consumer Safety Management System in production.
  • Ensure reception of Quality incoming raw materials as per company policies and standards.
  • Ensure production of quality made tea in line with customer/consumer specifications.
  • Implement the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) system in the factory.
  • Monitor and taste hourly and invoice tea samples.
  • Initiate and implement quality improvement plans and activities in the factory in liaison with the Head of Manufacturing.
  • Assets and Stocks Monitor and validate stock and non-stock movements.
  • Provide input into the development of capital proposals in the Factory.
  • Responsible for the utilization of company assets at the factory, including process and plant machinery.
  • Flag up redundant/obsolete assets to the Head of Manufacturing for disposal.
  • Coordinate the day-to-day operation and smooth delivery of Utilities (firewood, steam, water and electricity) in the factory and villages.
  • Maintains the factory register and all other legal statutory documents and keep up to date.
• Projects
  • Keep abreast of all new technology covering tea making, market, and packing, maintenance, transport and energy usage and make proposals for implementation where appropriate.
  • Effect process manufacturing trials and implement trials aligned with technology team and the Head of Manufacturing.
  • Implement projects as agreed with the Head of Manufacturing.
  • Collate and document innovative ideas for the factory and capture all improvement proposals from the shop floor.
  • Implementation and follow up on improvement ideas on the shop floor.
• Finance, Logistics and Supplies
  • Deliver the Manufacturing Unit business targets (Cost of Production/Net Sales Average) in the company.
  • Initiates the requisition process for additional stocks in line with the unit requirements and authorizes issues of items from factory stores.
  • Provide proposals for input into the annual budget preparations.
  • Control direct budgetary expenses through resource allocation and utilization in the factory.
  • Implement production aspects of the accounting manual.
  • Provide input into the monthly accounts review and implement agreed actions.
  • Verify and consolidate daily, weekly and monthly financial returns.
• People
  • Implement IR/ER systems in the factory and handle any internal industrial/employee relations issues in conjunction with HRBP.
  • Implement employee establishment in the factory.
  • Implement the training and coaching factory production team.
  • Implement agreed welfare programmes and attend planned meetings ensuring completion of resultant actions.
  • Responsible for a production team and ensuring that agreed work plan targets and standards are implemented.
  • Provide input and participate in the modular training of factory employees.
  • Coordinate all statutory requirements and ensure they are always adhered to.
  • Implement factory legislation, regulations, CBA and organization standards.
  • Implement employee target settings, reviews and approach.
• Social and Welfare
  • Implement all social and welfare programmes including security, housing maintenance, recreation and general welfare amenities, and schools under the factory ensuring they meet the required standards.
• Safety, Health, Environment, RA
  • Coordinate implementation of Safety, Health & Environmental and RA management systems as per company policies and legislation in the factory.
  • Authorize permit to work certificates in line with company policies.
  • Coordinate implementation of SHE work procedures and specific work instructions, ensure compliance and collate proposals for reviews.
  • Coordinate implementation of safe travel guidelines as stipulated in the standard.
  • Maintains the factory disciplinary and safety data.
  • Responsible for the full implementation of the safety framework standards and all SHE standards at the factory.

Requirements

• BSc. Engineering, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, other relevant Engineering courses
• 5 years’ experience in food production & processing
• Knowledge of products, process and Quality Assurance
• Working Knowledge in manufacturing Performance Management
• Basic appreciation of Project Management
• Sound understanding of Safety Standards - OSHA
• Consumer and customer focus
• Excellent tea tasting skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and Team player
• Basic appreciation in financial management systems.
• Working knowledge on IR/ER skills
• Computer skills
• People Management & Development.

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Kericho