Processing Supervisor at Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation

Basic Salary : Ksh. 35,632
House Allowance: Ksh. 20,000
Medical Allowance: Ksh. 6,500
Risk Allowance: Ksh. 2,800
Leave Allowance: Equivalent to Basic Salary (Paid yearly)

Terms of Service: Permanent

Responsibilities for the Processing Supervisor Job

• Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counselling and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities.
• Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work
  results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems;
  reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Maintains quality service by establishing answering and enforcing standards.
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; question and responding to requests.
• Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, recordkeeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing change.
• 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.
• Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Apply quality systems
• Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment
• Organise and communicate information

Requirements for the Processing Supervisor Job

• Higher National Diploma in Food Science and Technology or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
• At least three (3) years experience in food processing industry and 1 year on supervisory role.
• A certificate in Computer application.