• Application Deadline:
• Position: Shift Miller


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Not specified


• Job Field Manufacturing 
  

Function: MATS

Sub-Function: Plant Operations

Job Description

Designation-Day Miller:

• Responsible for efficient daily milling activities to assure operations are optimized.


• The primary activities of this position include the operation of the milling process, prioritizing and assigning proactive and reactive milling maintenance, troubleshooting milling issues and maintaining quality product output.


• The role also includes activities like repairing day planning, procuring needed milling materials, controlling spare parts inventory for rolls, sifters, purifiers, and other milling equipment.


• This is a people management position and requires managing hands-on training for new and existing millers, ensuring best practice execution and performing work quality checks. A keen understanding of costs and a business acumen to ensure profitability is critical for the position.

Strategic Effectiveness:

• Ensure all areas operate efficiently within agreed financial budgets.


• Purchase of all materials necessary to maintain efficient production - ensuring availability and cost-effectiveness of the purchase process.


• Handling and packaging of animal feed products and aqua feed-based products


• Control stock levels of both raw materials and finished products. Optimize inventory for efficiency in working capital deployment


• Ensure efficient response to product specifications and volume requirements (in line with forecasts and new product development)


• Maintain and monitor production in respect of output yield/extraction capacity against set targets – exceed the targets


• Continually analyse output for variances and effectively manage negative variance.

Operational Effectiveness:

• Implement work environment safety guidelines - ensure the health and safety of all subordinates within company guidelines and current legislation


• Regularly monitor the entire operations. Hold regular health and safety meetings as chairman of the site committee


• Implement agreed on recommendations from the annual contracted audits, reduce audit observations.


• Ensure all functional managers are aware of the correct codes of practice, both statutory and advisory, that govern accepted standards of safe operation at all premises.


• Ensure production plant produces minimal dust and noise both internally and externally.


• Build a structured site inspection and employee training plan, ensure effective implementation of the same.


• Ensure full employee awareness of safe working practices and their role in maintaining the required standards

Organizational Effectiveness:

• Vendor management, contracts and cost control for routine services like cleaning, refuse disposal, gardening, and other routine services


• Discuss the costs and performance with external contractors to ensure cheap yet quality service, explore innovative approaches to improve delivery.


• Ensure perimeter and yard areas are well maintained, build an aesthetically pleasing workplace.


• Maintain and administer all personnel records and systems relating to employees (excluding records of sickness, absenteeism and holidays, recorded in the general office).


• Coordinate with managers to ensure the safekeeping of all company agreements and financial instruments.


• Encourage excellent communication across plant workplace through team briefing, formal and informal discussions. Use multi-channel communication for better outcomes.


• Coordinate with managers to identify personnel training needs. Actively promote training and personal development on site.


• Exhibit a flexible approach to working, explore new possibilities.


• Performance of other management tasks may be required for the wellbeing and advancement of the business.

Requirements

• The candidate should have proven experience in production, milling operations role in flour/feed products, and managed large independent operations.


• Excellent people management skills and should be able to lead a diversified team of different nationalities and skillsets.


• Communicate and interface with all levels of the organization and external agencies/contacts including statutory bodies.


• Demonstrate ability to manage multiple activities concurrently (Multitasking).