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)
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