Job Details
Description
- Program Description
In partnership with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), TechnoServe is preparing for a 3-year intervention, Food Enterprises for a Developed Zambia (FED). The intervention aims to improve the efficiency, profitability and growth of food processing SMEs and contribute to a stronger and more inclusive sector in the country.
- Job Description
Major Responsibilities
- Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
- Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
Overall responsibilities include:
- Production Planning
- Completing production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel to various duties in the plant;
- establishing priorities and accomplishing work results;
- monitoring progress and resolving problems;
- reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries to the Managing Director
- revising schedules.
- Managing Processes
- Maintaining work flow by monitoring steps of the process;
- developing reporting procedures and systems;
- setting processing variables;
- observing control points and equipment
- managing factory personnel and resources to avoid production losses;
- facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points;
- initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments;
- providing manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data;
- Process Improvement, Quality control
- Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures
- Helps the plant Manager to resolve problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action
- Required Skills & Experience:
Candidates applying should possess the following requirements:
- Zambian citizen or right to work in Zambia.
- Diploma/Certificate in food production or related field.
- Experience working in a similar role in food processing factory.
- Knowledge of or experience working in food processing industry in Zambia an advantage.
- Proficient computer skills in business software (Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint).
- Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to self-start and to generate innovative solutions in work situations.
- Fluency in English required, with knowledge of local languages an advantage.
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Closing Date : 10th October, 2023.