Production Manager at Vitafoam Nigeria Plc

Vitafoam Nigeria PLC is Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of flexible, reconstituted and rigid foam products. It has the largest foam manufacturing and distribution network which facilitates just-in-time delivery of its products throughout Nigeria. Incorporated on 4th August, 1962 and listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1978. Vitafoam’s successful brands remain household names in the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Production Manager

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

About the job

• The ideal candidate will own the entire production process.
• They will strategize with other internal teams to ensure operational excellence.
• This role is to organize and oversee the manufacturing of furniture products.
• They will also run quality assessment to ensure customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with other managers to formulate objectives and understand requirements
• Estimate costs and prepare budgets
• Ensure output meets quality standards
• Enforce health and safety precautions
• Report to Management.
• Organize workflow to meet specifications and deadlines
• Monitor production to resolve issues
• Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel (quality inspectors, workers etc.)
• Determine amount of necessary resources (workforce, raw materials etc.)
• Approve maintenance work, purchasing of equipment etc.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Wood Product Engineering or Wood Technology or Architecture
• Attention to detail
• Strong decision-making skills and a results-driven approach
• Strong organizational and managerial skills.
• Proven experience as production supervisor
• Deep knowledge of Furniture production management
• Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations
• Knowledge of performance evaluation and budgeting concepts
• Experience in reporting on key production metrics
• Proficient in MS Office and ERP software
• Outstanding communication ability
• Excellent organizational and leaderships skills

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: career.vitafoam@vitafoam.com.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.