Manufacturing Head

Job Description : MANUFACTURING HEAD NIGERIA · Planning, organizing, directing and running optimum day-to-day operations to exceed the customers expectations. · Ensure collaboration with other Factory/Plant Managers, and provide input into overall Integrated Supply Chain strategy · Ensure collaboration with Engineering/Technical team, to ensure machine availability with zero accidents · Quality, hygiene & efficiency culture: Work closely with quality personnel to review product consistency while monitoring scrap rates to determine trends and areas of improvement. · Review established production schedules for all manufacturing departments to ensure established inventory levels are met while operating at the highest efficiency possible Safety: · Initiate, maintain and support a superior occupational safety, food safety and housekeeping program, including all timely communication initiatives, and ensure all members of the manufacturing team are aligned and aware of the safety culture and guidelines · Elaborate and/or update an annual conversion and yield for the factory/plant and identify specific projects to satisfy cost reduction targets as per productivity strategies · Implement GCL Category growth initiatives and new product launches · Analyze workforce requirements, and ensure Plant operating in the most efficient and cost-effective manner · Continuous improvement: Encourage and promote operating in an Integrated Lean environment · Remove production constraints; allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals · Ensure a 0 waste and 0 loss mindset throughout the facility Community & Compliance: · Coordinate the relationship with our union workforce in conjunction with HR · Ensure that all plant functions are working under best possible practices and environment regarding all existing internal and external policies and procedures Customer/consumer focus: · Consistently ensure that all activities point towards delivering promised benefits to consumers and customers. Responsible for the effective running of all functions in the factory, to produce GCL products to the highest possible quality levels, with minimal losses, in occupationally, food and environmentally safe manner. Knowledge, Skills & Experience · Excellent knowledge of manufacturing systems & techniques · Knowledge of the industry, quality requirements · Knowledge of all relevant regulations, standards, codes and practices Knowledge of Lean manufacturing techniques · Analytical skills and Numerate Skills · Effective communication skills. · Multitasking skills and time Management Skills · Interpersonal skills · Physical and mental alertness Qualifications · A minimum of a first degree in Food science/Engineering or other relevant field. A Masters degree in a relevant field. Membership of relevant institutes/professional bodies · A minimum of twelve (12) years relevant work experience with at least five (5) years in a similar role or senior management role in a FCMG/manufacturing company. Key performance indicators · Reduce Waste · Hygienic Factory premises · Safety (Food & occupational) · Equipment Availability · Good quality product volume output Tools/Systems · SAP · CMMS · QMS · GMP

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