Production Manager at Corporate Staffing

Our client is a leading manufacturer high quality mattresses and furniture in Kenya. They seek to hire a production engineer to oversee the planning and coordination of the production processes and ensure production runs smoothly and efficiently and finished products meet quality standards.

Industry: Manufacturing
Gross Salary: 100 – 150K

Responsibilities

• Production planning and implementing the most efficient, reliable and cost effective production schedules and engineering processes to meet production requirements.
• Analyze daily, weekly, and monthly and sales orders and plan production/work orders/schedule and processes and ensure execution to meet production targets.
• Review orders progress and adjust production schedules as appropriate.
• Review and recommend modifications to production processes and operations to make sure that production output, standards and quality targets are achieved.
• Monitor and recommend necessary changes to the layout of plant, machinery and production processes and methods for any new equipment, materials or components.
• Review and recommend appropriate measures to control and minimize waste levels.
• Review production practices, methods, processes, equipment and facilities and make proposals for improvements to ensure that they are the most efficient and effective available
• Responsible for process improvement & productivity
• Manages and supervises departments personnel activities
• Implementation of policies in order to achieve the departmental and company objectives
• Ensure the manufacturing of products or goods is conducted efficiently, safely and meets the organizations standards

Qualifications

• Must have a Degree in Engineering (Industrial), Mechanical engineering or related field
• At least 5 years’ experience as a production manager
• Must have experience in Mattress Industry
• Knowledgeable in all areas of furniture production
• Good at providing innovative solutions to problems in production
• Good supervisory skills