Duties & Responsibilities:
- Scheduling of production considered the installed and achievable capacity.
- Requirement of raw and packing material planned and communicated to supply chain to ensure production continuity.
- Review and corrective action conducted where shortages are predicted.
- Work with production planner to draw weekly and monthly production schedules
- Analyzed daily actual production output with installed capacity.
- Ensured the quality and quantity of product meets expectation.
- Root cause analysis (including trending & documentation) conducted on all deviations to planned and installed capacity
- Corrective action implemented immediately to ensure maximized capacity utilization. Line technicians & operators coached in maintenance and operation of equipment.
- Ensured all requirements are incorporated in SAP as per production schedule.
- Ensured optimal people productivity as per planned volume and capacity.
- Ensured discipline is maintained to the highest standard.
- Maintained company values in the business unit by training and developing people.
- Continually lead the development and elevation of direct leaders and staff through proactive coaching, mentoring, professional development, and feedback
- Maintained a SAFE ZONE to employees by ensuring all hazards are identified, reported and removed.
- Reported all unsafe conditions, near misses and unsafe behaviors on Enablon as per Wilmar standard.
- Reported all accidents and incidents within the time frame provided by Wilmar manually and then on Enablon.
- Engaged with employees continuously through safety talk to create awareness
- Assured a high level of housekeeping standard within the production unit.
- Managed COGS for the unit as per company standard.
- Material variances are minimized and controlled.
- Optimized production manpower to reduce overhead cost.
- Minimized waste and rework by maintaining a high operation quality standard.
- Reduced unnecessary expenses.
- Collaborate with maintenance to ensure highest level of availability of machineries to deliver output.
- Continuously engage with own team and quality team to ensure highest FTR is delivered by machineries.
- Reported and followed up all machinery performance deviations with Maintenance.
- Assisted with the maintenance team in identifying and assisting during maintenance breakdowns.
- Ensured operators are trained by the maintenance team on the basic Cleaning, Inspection and Lubrication (CIL) of machineries.
- Be the focal person for the S&OP process to align the business need with the production plan.
- Develop the plan capacity plan considering maintenance, CIP and other plans to deliver sales volume.
- Weekly review of performance and input to the S&OP process.
- Continuously engage with all stakeholders to communicate status of productivity (volume, quality, etc).
Qualification:
- BSC in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering/Industrial Engineering or other related field of study.
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in an FMCG industry out of which at least two years in managerial position.
Competencies:
- Analytical Skill
- Communication Skill
- Attention to detail
- Outside of the box thinking
- Coaching Skill
- Problem solving Skill
- Financial and Business Acumen
More Information
- Address Addis Ababa
- Experience Level Senior
- Total Years Experience 5-10
- Qualification BA/BSc