Production Manager Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Position: Production Manager

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Industry: Manufacturing

Our Client, a market leader in providing high quality beneficial sleep solutions is urgently seeking to hire a talented, enthusiastic and well organized Production Manager.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the day-to-day production, maintenance and delivery operations of a multi-shift Plant in accordance with operating procedures and to achieve production, efficiency and quality results.

He/she will lead the production organization to achieve safety, peopledevelopment, implement LEAN concepts, improve quality and optimize production, delivery and productivity goals and objectives by performing the following duties;

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Directly supervises all production and shipping supervisors with respect to safety principles, production, quality of production and cost management
• Will manage daily to meet production schedules and delivery dates.
• Trains, coaches and evaluates supervisory and hourly personnel, ensuring maximum efficiency and productivity,
• Monitors and ensures efficient utilization of equipment and facilities, including housekeeping.
• Confers with Director of Manufacturing in establishing working schedules for all production departments.
• Responsible for creating a safe working environment, ensuing implementation of plant safety policies, procedures and programs and adhering to requirement under OSHA.
• Assures adherence to standard operating practices/methods and maintaining the incentive and day work wage systems.
• Develops and maintains a positive working relationship with hourly workforce – employee relations, discipline and complaint procedures.
• Adheres to budgetary limitations on all departments including maintenance supplies.
• Recommends equipment and/or layout changes, production methods or material handling procedures
• Recommends purchase of new capital equipment.
• Responsible for meeting annual affirmative action goals for hourly staff.
• Any other tasks assigned as per business needs.

Key Competencies & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing or equivalent work experience
• Must have at least 5 or more job-related experience in a lean manufacturing environment which must include three years in a supervisory role.
• LEAN and/or Six Sigma experience preferred
• Assembly experience preferred
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good organizational skills
• Good communication skills
• Sound financial management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Results/execution driven
• Experience in handling issues of complexity in a busy working environment

If you’re up to the challenge, kindly send CV and cover letter only to jobs@linkarkconsultants.com before close of business 13th March 2020.

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