Factory Manager for Kenya

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining
• current quality standards
• Be responsible for production output, product quality
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and
• focus
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff
• Collect and analyse data to find places of waste or overtime
• Commit to plant safety procedures
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and
• performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
• Address employees issues or grievances and
• Influence and learn from below
• Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts

Candidate Profile:

• Proven work experience as a factory manager (5-7 years)
• Proven managerial experience
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource
• allocation and human resources)
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise
• Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship
• processes
• Computer literacy
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
• BS degree in Engineering
• Masters in Business or related field is a bonus

Riya / Pooja Raval

it2@uhr.co.in