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Production managers are responsible for the technical management, supervision and control of industrial production processes.
Responsibilities of the job include:
planning and organising production schedules
assessing project and resource requirements
estimating, negotiating and agreeing budgets and timescales with clients and managers
ensuring that health and safety regulations are met
determining quality control standards
overseeing production processes
re-negotiating timescales or schedules as necessary
selecting, ordering and purchasing materials
organising the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment
liaising with buyers and marketing and sales staff
supervising the work of junior staff
organising relevant training sessions
Required Skills
Technical skills
Project management skills
Organisation and efficiency
Leadership and interpersonal skills
Problem solving skills
IT and numerical skills
Communication skills
Teamworking skills
Managers must also be able to handle responsibility and the pressure of meeting deadlines.
Additional Requirements
Developing quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analyses identifying critical control points and preventive measures monitoring procedures, corrective actions and verification procedures monitoring inventories developing product specifications microbiological sampling compiling food safety training material and conducting the internal training.
Required Skills
Excellent technical skills.
Good numerical skills and an understanding of statistics.
Leadership skills.
Planning and organisation skills.
Communication and interpersonal skills.
Problem-solving skills..
Team working skills.
Additional Requirements
Establishing and continuously reviewing standard operating procedures and parameters for the Sacks Division
Recording and maintaining proper records of data, interprets findings, reports such findings and any irregularities
Attending to and investigating customer complaints related to product quality
Co-ordinating Corrective actions and Preventive Actions that are related to the Sacks Division
Ensuring that production processes are managed and maintained in a manner consistent with the requirements of ISO 22001:2018
Ensures compliance to the existing quality, housekeeping, and food safety management systems
Ensuring resources required to perform all tests for the Lab are available
Training employees on issues relating to the improvement of the prevailing systems enacted in the Sacks Department. Determine training needs
Determine, negotiate and agree on in-house quality, food safety procedures, standards and specifications
Assess customer requirements and ensure that these are met
Set customer service standards
Investigate and set standards for quality of services including security and safety
Ensure that operating processes comply with the prevailing and agreed upon standards
Work with operating staff to establish procedures, standards, systems and procedures
Write management and technical reports and customers’ charters
Act as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance and quality
Record, analyse and distribute statistical information
Monitor performance of the sacks business objectives with a main aim of ensuring that there are measured, tracked with the appropriate corrective and preventive action to avoid negative deviations
Required Skills
Excellent computer skills
Good analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
Attention to detail and possess an enquiring mind
Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Additional Requirements
The role will cover
Conducting process fault finding on Operations and quality deviations through relevant audit procedures
Conduct process trials during new product development or process capacity and energy efficiency optimisation
Achieve plant performance of major assets
Report on technical findings and trials
Close and hand-over technical initiatives to production
Provide input into the planning and scheduling process for planned plant maintenance, in order to maximise production run-time
Minimise operational risk to Operations through technical initiatives
Ensure the plant maintains design capacity at minimum operating cost
Provide input into scoping of engineering project relating to production in terms of equipment specifications
Required Skills
Must be comfortable with integrating new technology into an existing business environment
In-depth understanding and knowledge of mobile equipment in manufacturing processes
Must be computer literate (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint) with good reporting and data analytical skills
Impeccable mathematical and statistical analysis skills
Additional Requirements
Quality
Ensuring regulatory compliancy in line with International Drinking Regulations and Zimbabwe Drinking Water Standards
Determining, negotiating and agreeing on in house quality procedure standards and specifications
Ensuring that the products produced are of consistently high quality and meet the agreed product specifications, microbiological and organoleptic properties
Ensuring high standards of sanitization throughout the factory
Ensuring that manufacturing processes follow standard operating procedures
Conducting Microbiology tests/ swabs daily
Testing raw and processed water
Liaising with the customer complaints controller on customer complaints
Supervising all QC personnel
New product development and testing
Agreeing and developing recipes and BOMs
Performing all quality and specification tests on ingredients
Managing laboratory and production trials for new products
Managing the taste testing
Ensuring adequate regulatory disclosure on labels
Signing off on the final product and BOM
SHE Function
Developing and executing health and safety policies in the workplace to ensure a culture of health and safety within the premises
Evaluating practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law
Conducting training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention in conjunction with external stakeholders and HR
Investigating accidents or incidents to discover causes and communicates to HR
Coordinating safety, health and environmental audit activities, generating reports and recommending solutions
Required Skills
Proven and professional track record
Strong organization, time management and planning skills
Self-motivated and works well under pressure
Additional Requirements
The ideal candidate will have experience with flexo plates / polymer plates for printing as well as desktop publishing experience and will be responsible for day to day operations.
Required Skills
Flexo plates/ polymer plates for printing
Additional Requirements
The successful applicant will, amongst other challenging roles be responsible for
Maximising plant throughput by attaining set daily, monthly and annual production targets
Overall Supervision of Extrusion, Printing, Laminating, Slitting and Bagmaking sections
Developing, implementing and enforcing controls and interventions that reduce all forms of factory generated wast
.
Ensuring maximum plant availability and machine efficiency to fully support production requirements
Ensuring product quality compliance with customer specifications and/or other set standards
Managing all processes and activities with significant cost implications in order to contain departmental operating costs
Effectively leading and motivating a large team to ensure optimum departmental performance and development of a strong skills base
Reporting to senior management on departments Key Performance Indicators, identifying opportunities and recommending continual improvement initiatives
Ensuring compliance with Safety, Occupational Health, Environment and Quality Management systems
Required Skills
Vast knowledge of Extrusion, Printing, Laminating and Bagmaking processes and equipment
At least 5 years’ relevant experience in a similar role
Excellent computer skills
Good analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
Attention to detail and possess an inquiring mind
Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Additional Requirements
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Delivering on the strategy and achieving agreed targets
Managing operation
People effectiveness
Leading, coaching and developing people
Engaging stakeholders
Required Skills
Broad and specialized knowledge in Operations and Supply Chain
Broad and specialized knowledge of Process Safety & Asset Integrity, HSE Critical Leadership, Site Hazards and Risks, Behavior Based Safety, AN HSE standards and policies, Managing Contractors
Strong experience in Continuous Improvement such as Lean, Six Sigma or other continuous Improvement methodologies and tools and processes
Strong experience in Process Management
Experience in Project Management
Integrated Business Planning, Problem Solving
Leadership competencies
Demonstrated leadership experience of extended teams ( -45)
Knowledge of BU and ALPS.
Additional Requirements
Handling and troubleshooting and repair work of tetrapak filling machines, steriliser, filmatic line, labo met machines, pasteuriser, homogeniser and tetrapak downstream equipment’s
Perform corrective and preventive maintenance as per plan and manufacturing schedule
Support the production operators with help and knowledge to enable machines run efficiently.
Running production shift and ensures that production targets are met
Support utilities and site services departments
Attend to all breakdowns within all areas when required
Troubleshoot breakdowns and repair malfunctioning HVAC/LVAC systems and components, utilizing measuring and testing equipment’s
Fill in daily engineering shift logs with detailed information to enable smooth and knowledgeable transfer information
Monitor of performance after any maintenance
Monitor the inventories of related spare parts, maintenance supplies, and equipment and initiate reordering when necessary
Adhere to daily and weekly checks to ensure smooth operations of machines
Monitoring and repairing utilities, boiler, filtration plant, air compressor and water chiller
Required Skills
Knowledge of electrical measurements
Knowledge of electric motors.
Knowledge of Industrial drives & controls (plc systems)
Knowledge of electrical and electronics circuits diagrams & blueprint interpretations.
Knowledge of elements of electrical and electronics engineering. PC basic skills (MS Excel, MS Word, SAP).
Safety and compliance,
Do you have the ability to Negotiate and Communicate at all levels.
Are you able to build and lead a strong Team ?
