Production Manager(Food Technologist)

Improvement of production efficiency and yields per batch per day
· Reduction of production costs and utilization of raw materials
· Development of new products ranges
· Maintain and sustain product quality within acceptable market standards
· Maintain and optimize staff levels within acceptable labour cost levels
QUALIFICATIONS· Minimum Diploma in Food Technology/ Food Science
· Experience. At least 4 years relevant experience in a busy Food processing factory
· Key skills and qualities. Good communication and reporting skills, good analytical skills, self-driven and result oriented.

Responsibilities

· Develop, review and implement company policies, procedures and practices that support attainment of company goals and objectives in respect of production of products;
· Utilization of the company’s available resources to follow-up and achieve targets in respect to the overall targets of the day;
· Ensuring that cleaning, sanitary, hygiene, systems are maintained within the processing line in liaising with the quality controller;
· Records maintenance / updating systems to facilitate corrective action to be taken to ensure food safety;
· To research and develop new products in relation to the company’s capacity and available resources;
· Developing an action plan to make the targets viable
· Evaluating / adjusting on products formulations to make them cost effective and compete well at the same time maintain the required quality
· Educating the other staff members on good manufacturing practices
· Ensuring workforce discipline is maintained within the set working hours and regulations by liaising with the production supervisors
· Evaluation on the cost of production both direct and indirect on frequent basis to enable running at minimum cost levels and still producing quality goods
· Presentation and preparation of reports which are submitted to the Board of Directors for further action plan
· To seek assistance from the Board of Directors or immediate boss in terms of administrative or management problems
· To control and reduce on the rejection sale at all levels of operations and to be responsible for accountability (liaising with the Quality controller)
· Reporting all sales issues to the MD on behalf of the sales team
· Carry out any other duties at the request of the Managing Director as may be assigned from time to time

Job Requirements
Required education

Required relevant work experience

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