One of our clients in the food industry is seeking to hire a Production Manager. The Production Manager is responsible for planning, coordination, controlling and monitoring to ensure efficiency and reliability of the production processes toward meeting and exceeding quality standards and customer requirements.
Key Accountabilities:
Production Management
- Develop and maintain production schedules in collaboration with Manager- Cocoa Transformation
- Responsible for coordinating, collating, and managing reports or data from the production team
- Develop and implement a schedule for routine maintenance of production equipment in accordance with established quality standards
- Monitor and assess stock levels for raw materials, ingredients and packaging and report for procurement or restocking
- Ensure on-time production of finished products for delivery
- Maintain agreed minimum stock levels of finished products
- Coordinate production team to set and monitor the achievement of targets
- Meeting monthly production targets based on demand
- Monitor and identify any potential risks and recommend solutions to ensure production efficiency and production targets are met
Quality Assurance
- Ensure quality controls for the production process are implemented and adhered to
- Implement quality control programmes in collaboration with production team and external consultants
- Ensure production team adheres to health and safety guidelines at all times
- Ensure quality of raw materials prior to production
- Provide training for new production team members
Product Development & Innovation
- Develop recipes and innovative products for new opportunities
Experience and Qualifications
- Minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Food Science or related discipline
- 3-4 years’ experience and/or certification in food processing
- Experience in production management in a factory environment
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite such as MS Word and Excel
