Precision Recruitment
Overview
We are recruiting!
Our Client in Lusaka, Zambia is looking to hire a Feed Plant Operations Manager to join their team for a job vacancy within the Agricultural sector.
To apply or for more information follow the link below.
JOB PURPOSE
Oversees and coordinates company operations through supervision of Operations teams and oversees the integrity of the company.
Reporting Relationships
- Reports to: General Manager
- Number and level of Direct Reports:
| · Production Manager | · Maintenance Supervisor |
| · Logistics and Warehousing Manager | · Production Planning Officer |
| · Site and Facilities Manager |
Main Duties, Responsibilities and Performance Indicators
| Main Duties and Responsibilities | Performance Indicators (Performance measures) |
| 1. Plan teams’ schedules and estimate costs to ensure workflow meets required deadlines and budget. | Average cost to produce each product (Kw/T).
Output per hour worked (T/Man hour) |
| 2. Supervise and evaluate the performance of Operations teams and address any issues that may arise.
Operations Teams a) Production b) Maintenance c) Logistics & Warehousing d) Site & Facilities Management e) Production Planning |
a) Production · Average time per batch (production efficiency) · Tons of feed per shift (Mash/Pellet/Concentrate) · Kgs MP per shift (MP/SC) b) Maintenance · Machine down time – 5% improvement · Spares availability – 0 stock outs c) Logistics & Warehousing · Number of loads received per week · Receipt of Raw Materials – max 1% variation · Maximum load/offload time – 1.5 hours / 30T truck · Number of loads dispatched · Loading of correct feed – 0 errors · Number of loads per transporter · % on time · Number of delivery errors – 0 errors · Delays and complaints · Maximising efficiency in receiving, storing and loading raw materials and finished products. · Stock count accuracy – 1% variation · Minimise double handling of products. d) Site and Facilities Management · Number of safety incidents/week · % acceptable quality RM & Finished Product · Number of security breaches/week e) Production Planning · 4-day lead period from order to completion · Ensure no stock out of RM or FP · Set min/max stock holding levels · Plan production to meet demand · Batches closed per shift |
| 3. Automation of plant project management | Optimise and continuously track and monitor ERP production planning implementation. |
| 4. Monitor availability, movement, and requirement of stocks under Inventory Management | Calculate/report The level of raw materials on hand compared to production needs |
| 5. Enforce Safety and Health policies, Procedures and Laws throughout the production flow. | Incident Rate – The number of workplace accidents or incidents per period.
Compliance with Regulations – Ensuring that the production process adheres to industry and government regulations and safety standards. |
| 6. Budget and Cost Control. Develop and manage the Operations departments budgets, tracking expenses and identifying cost-saving opportunities. | Cost Minimisation
Achieve 5% reduction on budgeted costs. Feed Cost Efficiency Cost per Unit of Feed: Measure the cost of producing a unit of feed and aim to reduce it over time while maintaining quality. 10% reduction on previous year. Operations budget – by 15 September each year |
| 7. Devise and implement suitable internal controls and procedures for all Operations functions | Review Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs), continuous training and implementation. |
| 8. Leadership. Overseeing and leading the Operations departments. The Operations Manager is a member of the Executive Committee (EXCO) | Monitor team members to ensure department aligning with organisational targets.
Appraise Direct Reports in a timely manner |
| 9. Liaise with other Managers to formulate objectives and understand requirements, and ensure subordinates understand and apply departmental goals | 360-degree colleague feedback |
Accountabilities
| 1. Managerial/Supervisory Breadth | · Production, Planning, Maintenance, Logistics and Warehousing, and Site Management departments
· Supervise Heads of departments · Assign work to HoDs and check it · Caution or discipline all Operations staff |
| 2. Decision Making | · Operations decisions
· Automation decisions · Equipment usage & maintenance · Raw material usage and control |
| 3. Responsibility for Financial and Material Resources. | · Phone, laptop
· Approve departments payment and purchase requests · Overall responsibility for Operations budgets |
| 4. Consequence of error | Loss to Company due to:
· inefficient production · ineffective planning · poor planning or maintenance · theft of raw materials or finished products · poor delivery performance |
| 5. Communication & Computation Skills | · Computational and mathematical skills in Excel reports Verbal, written and electronic communication |
Knowledge and Skill Requirements
| 1. Minimum Academic qualifications: | Grade 12 |
| 2. Minimum Vocational/Professional qualifications | Degree in Engineering or related field |
| 3. Minimum relevant work experience | 10 years in feed plant management |
| 4. Required competencies and personal attributes | · Leadership
· Teamwork · Problem solving · Communication skills · Computer literacy · Calm and proactive |
Environmental and Other Features
| 1. Working Environment/Conditions | Mainly Plant |
| 2. Physical effort required when performing the job. | Moderate, constant physical supervision in plant. |
| 3. Mental effort applied when performing the job. | High |
| 4. Occupational Hazards involved in performance of job | · Dust
· Moving machinery · Stacks of materials and product |