Production Manager

Job Description : Production Manager with one of the leading company based in Africa. Position: Production Manager -Secondary Manufacturing Department Location : Africa Chibombo, Zambia Experience: Min. 15 years’ work experience in a tobacco-related environment Key Responsibilities: • Manage the entire production process. • Maintain a safe shop floor environment and advocate for safety. • Ensure that production schedules are met, that production workload and staff are properly allocated, and that equipment are adequate to the production needs. • Monitor daily machinery running and machinery status to ensure efficiency and quality. • Maintain production control records and provide information in regard to delivery dates, schedules and operating issues. • Take all the necessary actions to manage production cost and improve profitability, ensures inventories are arranged and available and advise on capital improvements. • Schedule and ensure performance of all equipment maintenance following maintenance procedures. • Ensure usage of correct NTM / tobacco blend is issued on machine during production. • Run the machine with minimum wastage of NTM / tobacco. • Compile and submit daily / monthly production reports to the management as per the requirements. • Submit daily / monthly stock production reports and deliveries by Marketing department. • Meet all assigned goals by the General Manager and assist other departments in accomplishing their goals where possible.

---