Lesaffre Production Manager Jobs in Kenya

Lesaffre Production Manager Jobs in Kenya

Company Description

Founded in 1853, Lesaffre is an independent, family-owned group based in France, and a leading global provider of baker’s yeast and yeast extract products.

It employs over 11 000 people on five continents and markets bakery, taste improvement, health and nutrition, fermentation and brewery products and services.

Job Description

Lesaffre Kenya, a recent entity within the Lesaffre Group, produces Baking ingredients and sells yeast and ingredients. Reporting to Lesaffre Kenya manager, you will be responsible for organizing the day-to-day production operations and you will guarantee the proper implementation of raw material purchasing planning and the manufacture of finished goods.

You will be responsible for the optimization of production costs and for maintaining the industrial equipment while complying with safety regulations, staff working conditions and environmental standards.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Be:

Production management

Establishes daily production forecasts based on quantitative production targets & Sales forecasts.

Organizes production orders & Production Team planning to ensure OTIF orders availability

Guarantees the conformity and safety of the manufactured products.

Ensures and controls the monitoring of external services,

Develops dashboards for monitoring production, finished products and raw materials

Ensures the monitoring of the consumption of ingredients in compliance with the technical ratios established in the budget and investigates the causes of any discrepancies. Implements corrective actions.

Make proposal for improvement in process flow, equipment and working environment

QEHS

You will manage the QEHS officer and provide the necessary support to allow QEHS compliance of our operation and manufactured goods including:

Developing safety culture

Ensuring required standards of health and safety are maintained in the production area at all times

Following-up a Health & Safety Reporting with KPI’s

Following-up the Site security with the external company

Guarantying the availability of the results of controls, measurements ant tests

Being involved in the choice of raw materials suppliers

Ensuring that product recipes are in accordance with the formulas

Ensuring that non-conformities and customer complaints are dealt with

Implementing the necessary certifications/licenses/permits required

Warehouse

Manages the warehouses to ensure the adequate stock levels and the

right storage conditions

Supervises the inventory & stock reporting

Anticipates, forecasts and follow-up Raw material & Packaging supply

Maintenance

Ensures that industrial equipment and buildings remain in good working conditions.

Validates the maintenance intervention plans carried out through an external company & monitors the cost of maintenance

Management

You will directly manage the production team including organizing the schedule, leading briefing meetings, participating in recruitment, conducting annual appraisals...

Budget

Proposes to Lesaffre Kenya Manager technical investment projects (CAPEX) for the improvement of production processes and organization.

Proposes the operating budget (production, quality, maintenance) and monitors it within the limit of the allocated amount.

Reporting

Ensures the feedback of data and comments for the month-end closing (production, safety, quality, purchase etc.) and upon request

Set-up a weekly reporting to Lesaffre Kenya Manager

Purchasing

Communicates a clear and accurate raw material needs to the Purchasing

Supervises raw material & Packaging Supply with the Purchasing

Is involved with suppliers’ audit.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in food processing / agro-industrial technology or a similar field

Knowledge on bakery products is a plus

Skills:

Excellent communication skills and experience in management

Ability to work as a team, to set goals, solve problems

Adaptable, open minded and willing to learn

Time-management ability, result oriented

Familiar with project management

Knowledge in quality culture, safety culture, lean culture

Very good analytical with ability to manage priorities

A dynamic and active person, with the willingness to take on workloads and the ability to meet professional challenges.

Good computer skills (Office 365, SAGE)

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Lesaffre Production Manager Jobs in Kenya


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