Production Lead at Cam Dairy Foods Limited

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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