Our client is looking for a suitable candidate to fill a Factory Manager position.
Position Purpose
- To develop and grow the business based on sales targets.
- To build factory and distribution synergy and efficiency.
- To effectively deliver on the factory’s potential against agreed budgets and projections
- Effective management of the business against expectations
- To maintain the highest levels of internal customer service and operational standards
Requirements:
- Supervisory/Management background.
- Must come from and understand the food production industry.-bakery
- Proven track record in managing a profitable production facility.
- Full understanding of costing templates and procedures.
- Experience in yield analysis and control
Assets:
- Bonus if managed a dispatch and distribution department.
- Bonus if managed a 24 hour production facility
Core Skills
- Pragmatic Problem Solving Skills: Must be able to see problems simply and find effective and creative solutions.
- Business Development Skills: Must be focused on maximizing the output of the factory.
- Industry and Local Knowledge: Must understand local network, who’s who in the production industry, relevant legislation and government contacts
- Interpersonal Skills: Must be a people’s person, good with people from but firm and fair. Understands the feelings, attitudes and concerns of others.
- Financial Skills: Ability to read financial statements.
- Technology Skills: Computer literate.
- Human Resources Management Skills: Leadership Skills, Team Building skills, Industrial Relations skills.
- Marketing & Selling Skills: Enforce and protect brand equity. Grow the brands through marketing efforts.
- Supply Chain Management: Rotation and management of stock levels.
- Internal Customer Focus: A continuous awareness of the customers’ perception of the product and a desire to delight the customer first.
- High Standards: Sets challenging, achievable goals and measures results; plans and develops actions to achieve challenging objectives for self and others.
- Communication Skills: The ability to communicate eloquently and effectively, formally and informally.
Education Requirement:
- Food related higher diploma or Business Degree
Key Results Areas:
- Orders fulfilled vs. Orders Placed – 100%
- To attain a trading profit of KES 1 million
- To attain a gross profit in-line with the budgeted ideal gross profits of the individual factory
- To ensure the staffing structure and numbers support the production levels whilst maintaining ratios within industry best practice
- Maintain distribution ratios in line with expectations
- Ensure that site equipment is operational and regularly maintained by the responsible party; maintain updated records and control asset movement
- Machinery to be operated at 95% of capacity
- Ensure that local government requirements (operating licences, health department licences, etc.) are in order
Please send your CV and remuneration details to: theleadrecruiter@gmail.com
Only qualified candidates who include their remuneration details will be considered
