Manufacturing Manager

• The
• Manufacturing Manage
• r 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
• 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

• 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
• 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
• 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
• Job
• 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.