Cam is a Nigerian dairy company that aggregates raw milk from settled pastoralist communities and processes it into nutritious dairy products.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Production Lead
Location: Abuja
Reporting To: The Factory Manager and the CEO.
Role Summary
- This is a great opportunity to lead and drive Cam’s production team members and activities.
- You will be responsible for supervising all production and process activities from raw material reception to finished product release.
- You will supervise and ensure the consistent production, quality and storage of products that at minimum meet customer and regulatory requirements on time and to specification, in a safe and efficient manner to the company’s specified service and cost objectives.
- You are responsible for making sure employees are safely and properly performing their duties to ensure food safety and quality of products manufactured at the facility.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate processing and production activities
- Know and understand all equipment in the factory from staging, consuming and processing materials to packaging and storage.
- Understand product and process specifications and be able to identify, execute and communicate all aspects where required
- Create and implement daily production plans by scheduling and assigning personnel and resources; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on production documentation and shift production summaries
- Maintain workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing standard operating and reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points
- Perform all work in accordance with company standards and established safety procedures
- Involvement in the hiring and training of new employees and referring employees for promotions
- Resolving personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; coaching, counseling and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies and procedures
- Identify training opportunities and needs within the production operations team.
- Participate in the development of training programs and curriculum with relevant cross-functional teams.
- Ensure employees are following GMPs, keeping their area clean at all times
- Train team members in their various jobs in a way that promotes safety, a “zero harm” work environment, quality, and productivity
- Ensure that the production team is engaged, motivated and has regular welfare, mentoring and performance evaluations
- Enforce GMPs, champion HACCP, and support compliance with food safety programs and regulatory requirements.
- Isolate any products that do not meet the established quality standards or may cause a food safety hazard
- Ensure the safe receipt, storage, retrieval, warehouse control, and timely processing of raw materials, products and orders
- Create and revise systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing changes and identify solutions; recommend courses of action
- Lead team meetings and cross functional workshops
- Provide manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answer questions and respond to requests
- Have an understanding of basic maintenance and downtime causes
- Act in partnership with cross-functional teams, with the ability to identify personnel and teams to effectively address issues
- Ensure key performance indicators are met
- Monitor excess wastage and make sure this is controlled and reduced
- Improve the process and production operations through detailed data collection and analysis, root cause analysis, continuous performance reviews and implementation of ideas to save costs
- Lead root cause analysis of all issues and incidents that happen on shift, report on cause of deviation and indicating and/or take corrective actions
- Audit the use of SOP’s on a continuous basis
- Promote and maintain effective communication within the team
- Report near miss incidents/accidents
- Promote a culture of health and safety as well as continuous improvement
- Initiate and foster a spirit of collaboration within and between teams.
Role Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field
- 5+ years experience working in a manufacturing environment (previous experience in a food, drink or pharmaceutical production/processing facility preferred)
- 3+ years managing teams of people in a production environment
- Experience in process development
- Experience in equipment maintenance
- Knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, and other food safety and prerequisite programs including allergen control, food defense, product release, preventative maintenance, approved supplier, environmental sampling, cleaning and sanitation and pest control
- Food safety certification is a plus (e.g. HACCP, GMPs, SQF, ISO 22000)
- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office tools e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, and Navision.
- Fluent in English.
Skills and Attributes:
- Passion for food development
- Excellent planning, organisational and communication skills
- High degree of integrity
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work as part of a diverse team
- Excellent people management skills
- Superb problem solving skills – ability to anticipate problems and be proactive with regards to solving them
- Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Ability to perform with a high level of professionalism
- Flexible and able to adapt to change
- Motivated and energised by challenges and opportunities to address them
- Strong listening skills
- Self-motivated
- Ability to prioritise and delegate tasks efficiently.
Deadline: 31st October, 2021.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
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