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Browns Plantations
Manufacturing Manager at Browns Plantations
KenyaFull TimeMid-Senior Level
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Job 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** **
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 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.