Production Manager – Furniture
Position in Addis Ababa
The Role: To plan, organize and control production of furniture and to ensure that goods are produced efficiently, on time, within budget and to standard.
Responsibilities
- Plan a production schedule for the job
- Implement and control the production schedule
- Review and adjust the schedule where needed
- Determine the human resources required
- Determine the material resources required
- Manage human and material resources to meet production targets
- Make decisions about equipment use, maintenance, modification and procurement
- Work out and implement standard operating procedures for production operations
- Ensure that standard operating procedures are adhered to
- Ensure implementation and adherence to health and safety procedures
- Set product quality standards
- Monitor quality standards of products
- Implement and enforce quality control and tracking programs to meet quality objectives
- Analyze production and quality control to detect and correct problems
- Determine and implement improvements to the production process
- Prepare and maintain production reports
- Monitor and review the performance of staff and organize necessary interventions for improvement
- Estimate production costs
- Set production budgets
- Manage production budgets
- Implement cost control programs
- Ensure efficient collaboration and co-ordination between relevant departments including procurement, distribution and management
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, engineering or industrial technology
- knowledge and experience in furniture production and manufacturing processes and techniques, preferably in a leading furniture company in Kenya, Uganda or Tanzania
- Experience in Mass furniture production and in charge of not less than 300 personnel
- knowledge of raw materials
- knowledge of quality systems and standards
- knowledge of health and safety standards and compliance
- knowledge of process improvement techniques
- knowledge of business, finance and management principles
- knowledge of human resource principles and practices
- knowledge of machines and tools
- knowledge of engineering and technology principles and practices
- solid computer skills
Key Competencies
- critical thinking and problem solving skills
- planning and organizing
- co-ordination and control
- time management
- attention to detail
- decision-making
- communication skills
- persuasiveness
- negotiation
- influencing and leading
- delegation
- team work
- conflict management
- adaptability
- stress tolerance
Apply in confidence stating your current & expected salary to mary.mweni@cdl.co.ke
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted