On the 2nd July 2018 Unilever completed the sale of the Spreads Business and it is now under the new ownership of KKR as \u201cUpfield\u201d, therefore any successful applicants will be employed by \u201cUpfield Foods\u201d not Unilever. For more details on Upfield, please click\u00a0here<\/u>.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Production Manager \u2013 Spreads Factory Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n Location: Tema, Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n Your Role:<\/p>\n As the Production Manager, you will deliver target customer service at optimal total supply chain cost, develop and implement strategy for the factory, encompassing manufacturing methods, Organization and People Development, Capital Investment plans, cost Improvement programmes and product innovation projects to meet business needs for the successful development of our brands. You will be responsible for improving manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning work flow and equipment layout. You will manage the entire production process, including maintenance and quality control, management of all equipment in partnership with the engineering manager, planning, production, storage and handling of products to agreed quality standards. You will develop a management style which encompasses setting tough goals, involving all factory employees in finding solutions to achieve them. Such solutions should be appropriate to a small, fast growing Business. Additionally, you will ensure that Upfield Safety, Environmental and Quality policies are implemented on site and develop the planning processes to ensure efficient use of Raw Materials on the Site.<\/p>\n You will ensure that all human and other resources meet the organizational production target and the most effective methods of production, in touch with recent, relevant technology that will be cost efficient and sustainable are implemented.<\/p>\n Main Job Responsibilities<\/p>\n Service<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Ensure that the Factory supplies its customers reliably and flexibly to ensure constant availability of our products.<\/p>\n Cost<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Prepare and agree operational budgets for the site and ensure delivery against the agreed budgets, covering all areas of spend on the site (People cost, energy, Maintenance, Materials usage etc).<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Work to find ways of reducing Raw Materials waste and organize the manufacturing teams optimally.<\/p>\n Strategy<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Develop, agree and implement strategy for the Site, incorporating the requirements of key stakeholders, particularly, the Business Team.<\/p>\n Capital Expenditure<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Prepare and agree annual and longer-term capital budgets and take responsibility for implementation of approved projects on the site.<\/p>\n People Development<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Take Personal responsibility for development of the members of the Site Management Team.<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Ensure processes are put in place for development of all employees on the site.<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Develop ways of working to support strategy implementation.<\/p>\n Culture<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Work with Management team to develop a work style that enrolls all on site in the achievement of site objectives.<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Ensure the site plays a full role in managing the total Supply Chain optimally.<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Ensure site objectives are fully supportive of the Business Team.<\/p>\n Key Accountabilities<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Ensure that the factory operates at 99% efficiency level daily<\/p>\n o \u00a0 In collaboration with maintenance department, ensure all machines run at maximal efficiency levels and are serviced as at when due<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Ensure every shift meets and exceeds the set target with minimum waste<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Ensure operation is not delayed or shut down because of inadequate raw materials<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Promote teamwork, harmony, fairness among the supervisors and staff<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Manage the headcount of staff to ensure the department is not over staffed or under staffed at every point.<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Coordinate all production activities and ensure the final products meets the highest quality levels<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Ensure proper documentation of all activities about operations; machine downtime, shift reports, output, etc.<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Ensure that raw materials needed to achieve normal and impromptu production targets are available before commencement of production<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Develop and implement safety standards based as approved by existing regulation<\/p>\n Skills, experience and qualifications: \u2013<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Bachelor\u2019s\/Master\u2019s degree or equivalent<\/p>\n o \u00a0 5+ years\u2019 experience in a management position in manufacturing, preferably in foodservice<\/p>\n o \u00a0 3+ years of people management experience<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Manufacturing Strategy Development, Performance Management and extended Supply Chain interaction and High Degree of Business & financial acumen<\/p>\n o \u00a0 Continuous Improvement Mindset, Change management Coaching and Inspirational leadership<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n At Upfield our purpose is clear\u2026\u2026Making people healthier and happier with great-tasting, healthy and natural plant-based products which are good for our planet! If you are an entrepreneur at heart and have a passion for winning, a strong understanding of the FMCG business, and would like to join us, apply and speak to one of our Talent Matchmakers!\u00a0elizabeth.nganga@upfield.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On the 2nd July 2018 Unilever completed the sale of the Spreads Business and it is now under the new ownership of KKR as \u201cUpfield\u201d, therefore any successful applicants will…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-9kH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35879"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35879\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}