Plant Manager

Responsibilities:

Plant Systems &Processes Management:

• Ensure conformance to Food and Beverage Legislation, Company Manufacturing Standards, ISO certification, Manufacturing Best Practices, and other internal and external regulatory compliance.
• Establish, monitor, and reinforce control across the whole plant as pertains to Labour, Production, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Health &Safety.
• Manage maintenance systems integrity.
• Assess, develop, and optimize manufacturing systems and process capability.
• Actively participate in the development and implementation of the company’s manufacturing strategy.

Productivity & Performance Management:

• Develop business plans providing productivity improvement and stretched targets for cost efficiency.
• Actively participate and ensure the implementation of various infrastructure or process optimization projects in the plant.
• Develop reliable management routines and procedures for optimal productivity and performance.
• Prepare, present, and interpret Manufacturing KPIs, make recommendations which result in increased productivity and efficiency; reduce cost, and improve customer satisfaction while following production plans.
• Understand and control main cost drivers in Manufacturing.

Occupational Health, Safety, Risk and Environment Management:

• Ensure the health and safety of all employees in the plant and create a safety-first work culture.
• Ensure environmental policy is strictly followed, and environmental culture and mindset are entrenched across the business units.

Workforce Management:

• Build team's capabilities through implementation of training and development programs.
• Develop unit capabilities to achieve maximum utilization of technology and equipment.
• Ensure a healthy industrial relation climate.
• Build and establish productive relationships with team, internal and external stakeholders.
• Lives and promotes company values and culture and helps employees to understand and embrace them.
• Manage own performance and that of the team.

Project Management:

• Coordinate closely with HQ projects on implementing new projects such as new bottling lines and common facilities, installation/rehabilitation of machines, overhauling projects, and new manufacturing plants.

Requirements:

• 6 years of cognate experience as a Plant Manager
• Degree in a related field
• Related professional certifications
• Great leadership and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills