• Application Deadline: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Production / Factory Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Manufacturing 
  

Job Purpose

• Produce items of the right quality, right quantity, at the right time and at minimum cost.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Staff Management & Operational Duties:

• Planning, organizing and meeting up with production schedules


• Determine and align quality control and production processes with Company’s objectives.


• Maintain optimum operation by creating a detailed production plan schedule.


• Keep up with the effective running of the factory by forecasting and preventing down-times


• Supervise factory workers


• Schedule periodic maintenance of equipment within the factory


• Introduce new product designs and maintain timeline for product development and launching


• Monitor and ensure health and safety regulations are met


• Liaise with procurement in selecting, ordering and purchasing production materials


• Identifying, recommending and sup training needs of production Staff


• Estimating, negotiating and drafting budget and timescales with clients and managers


• Coordinate work sharing and schedule for production staff


• Recommend efficient methods and machines for production to Management


• Oversee factory workers, production and efficiency of the machines to make sure the factory is running smoothly, quickly, efficiently, effectively and safely


• Liaise with HR to optimize human capital


• Liaise with the Human Resources Manager on company’s policies and procedures and communicate same to the factory workers.


• Produce timely periodic report to Management

Strategic Production Planning Duties:

• Create a system and plan a strategy for the factory to be more systematic and organized


• Oversee factory workers, production, and efficiency of the machines to make sure the factory is running smoothly, quickly, efficiently, effectively and safely


• Create a system and plan a strategy for the factory to be more systematic and organized


• Ensure safety regulations and policies are implemented among the factory workers in accordance to Standards Organization of Nigeria


• Assist in costing of finished products and determining labour rate on item produce


• Responsible for contributing to and carrying out production strategy decisions.

Regulatory and Quality Control Duties:

• Ensure safety regulations and policies are implemented among the factory workers


• Ensure appropriate health and safety procedures are in place and applied rigorously.


• Collect and look through data to find places of waste or places for improvement


• Ensure compliance of worker’s safety as well as monitor the production equipment to make sure that they stay in good working order, and repair or replace the equipment when needed.


• Maintain close relationship with every department of the factory to make sure everything runs smoothly.


• Plan production activities, production meetings, machine maintaining schedules, worker schedules and budget maintenance schedules and quality of products.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI):

• Meet production targets


• New product design lines


• Production cost saving


• Production downtime


• Production quality output

Academic Qualifications (Minimum)

• B.Eng / B.Tech in Woodwork Processing, Engineering or Production Field

Relevant Work Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in furniture Manufacturing


• Track record achievement as a production/Factory Supervisor

Knowledge:

• Excellent Knowledge of production, maintenance, trouble shooting, business acumen

Other Qualifications:

• Project Management Certification, COREN or its equivalent

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Proven experience in Furniture Manufacturing and designs


• Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and Operational Management


• Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics


• Working knowledge of IT/Business infrastructure and MS Office Suites


• Good knowledge of market and sales lead.