Job Description
Assistant Factory Manager
Job ID: R-30778
Category: Supply Chain
Location: Mufindi, Iringa
Main Purpose of the Job
To ensure the
factory produces tea of appropriate quality at a minimum cost in a safe manner.
Main Accountabilities
- Maintain 100% of effectiveness and
efficiency of all related factory production through operational
leadership, and use of appropriate technology to produce consistently the
right quality in the right amount.
- Directly responsible for operations,
maintenance and efficiency of machinery, transports, buildings and
surroundings.
Administrative and Communications
- Responsible for control of expenditures
- To improve manufacturing activities by
translating business, customer requirements into system that assure,
measure and control manufacturing performance.
- To determine and optimize the asset base
and its utilization so as to fulfill the business plan and provide
customers satisfactions through new technological developments,
improvements and supplier management.
- To implement policies, quality systems
and standards, so as to allow the company to meet its commitment to
product safety for customers, operation safety for employees, community
and environment to minimize the cost of non-conformance.
- To develop and achieve synergy between
technical and human capabilities to maximize manufacturing performances by
maintaining discipline, welfare and morale of workers, issuing
instructions and training of management staff.
- To develop manufacturing systems,
processes and opportunity for effective product, process and pack
innovation through the application of scenario-planning, designing for
manufacture and process development
- Responsible for efficient use of
resources and maintenance of all plants and machinery within the factory
i.e. boiler, buildings, transport, wood fuel and water, all the time.
- Work with Human Resources staff to
recruit, interview, select, hire, and employ an appropriate number of
employees.
- Provide oversight and direction to the
employees in the operating unit in accordance with the organization's
policies and procedures.
- Coach, mentor and develop staff,
including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career
development planning and opportunities.
- Empower employees to take responsibility
for their jobs and goals. Delegate responsibility and expect
accountability and regular feedback.
- Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity
among department members that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict
and expeditious conflict resolution, and the appreciation of diversity as
well as cohesiveness, supportiveness, and working effectively together to
enable each employee and the department to succeed.
- Consciously create a workplace culture
that is consistent with the overall organizations and that emphasizes the
identified mission, vision, and values of the organization.
- Lead employees/direct reports using a
performance management and development process that provides an overall
context and framework to encourage employee contribution and includes goal
setting, feedback, and performance development planning.
- Lead employees to meet the
organization's expectations for productivity, quality, and goal
accomplishment.
- Provide effective performance feedback
through employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action, with the
assistance of Human Resources, when necessary.
- Maintain employee work schedules
including assignments, job rotation, training, vacations and paid time
off, telecommuting and cover for absenteeism.
- Maintain transparent communication.
Appropriately communicate organization information through department
meetings, one-on-one meetings, and appropriate email, IM, and regular
interpersonal communication.
- Review performance data that includes
financial, activity reports and spreadsheets, to monitor and measure
departmental productivity, goal achievement, and overall effectiveness.
- Manage the preparation and maintenance
of reports necessary to carry out the functions of the department/estate.
Prepares periodic reports for management, as necessary or requested, to
track strategic goal accomplishment.
- Communicate regularly with managers,
general managers, directors and other designated contacts within the
organization.
- Interfaces with many roles e.g. Other
factories, Engineering, Estates, Medical, SHE & Security, HR, IT,
Unions, Customers Development, Planning QA/WCM;
- Continuously improve the performance of
production units and assets, through operator leadership, application of
WCM, effective assets care and use of appropriate technology to produce
consistently the right quality (TANO BORA) in the right amounts.
- Perform other duties and
responsibilities, as may be assigned.
Safety, Health, Environment & Quality
- Implement Safety, Health, Environmental
and Quality management systems as per company policies and legislation.
- Authorizes permits to work certificates
in line with company policies
- Prepares standard operating procedures
and specific work instructions for new projects and processes, and
proposes reviews
- Writes up Standard Operating Procedures
and safe operating procedures for developed innovation processes and
machinery.
- Responsible for environmental
protection, health and safety aspects during implementation of projects
- Responsible for risk assessment,
including hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies, for the health and
safety of both company staff; contractors and the wider community;
- Carry out task risks assessments and
where necessary to enlist more experienced or even external professional
help for this.
- Ensuring/establishing safe systems of
work and ensuring that all employees and contracted personnel adhere to
them
- Ensuring that all aspects of an
operation or process meet specified health, safety and environment
Unilever standards and legal requirements
- Ensuring that all Health and Safety
considerations have been considered.
- Overseeing the security at all sites
(active and inactive) in coordination with the Security Manager.
- Inspecting and reviewing projects to
monitor compliance with building safety codes, and other regulations.
QUALIFICATIONS (minimum for this post)
- A degree in Engineering (Mechanical,
Civil, Production) or A degree in food Science and Technology. Food
processing experience will be an added advantage
- 2 – 3 Years’ experience, intensive
knowledge of food processing - preferably Tea processing.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Key professional skills.
- Manufacturing performance and management
- WCM and continuous production
improvement
- Providing shop floor leadership
- Developing and Delivering factory
responsiveness e.g. synchronous production
- Optimizing facility configuration and
work systems, reliability, downtime and maintenance management
- Asset investment, care and quality
assurance
- Influencing and implementing innovation
- Responsible care and creating effective
work environment
Key Competencies
- Organizational awareness/Strategic
influencing
- Intellectual power to determine
direction and market orientation
- General knowledge of various employment
laws and practices and employee relations.
- Evidence of the ability to practice a
high level of confidentiality.
- Excellent organizational Management
skills.
Unilever is an
organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our
business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse
employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse
workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across
the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual
bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if
you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us
at the time of your application so that we can support you through your
recruitment journey.
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