Production Supervisor - Embakasi at Brites Management

Duties and Responsibilities

• Champions shift meeting at the beginning of the shift while ensuring any arising issues are dealt with or forwarded to the relevant persons
• Create and communicate a production plan for the day.
• Oversees the production process by following up on performance of each stage of the process until the final product is ready
• Accurately feeding of production, packing and inventory transfer data on SAP
• Write an accurate production report at the end of the shift on the preferred company platform
• Enter data for accurate yield calculation on the yield document
• Mark the daily register for all staff and report any absenteeism to the HOD
• Ensure all production, packing and finished goods records are filled in per shift and filed. Any abnormalities must be reported immediately to the HOD
• Ensure any damages are recorded, rejected and placed into the non-conforming area
• Follow department procedures for preparing, storing, rotating, and stocking of raw material and final products i.e., FIFO principles apply.
• Ensure that all equipment is used as per the SOP provided
• Follow and comply with established internal and external procedures, including Weights and Measures, Health and Sanitation, and Food safety work practices, hygiene standards as per company policy and SOP’s
• Ensure all items received and dispatched are accompanied with the correct documentation in accordance with the departmental SOPs. i.e., invoices, Certificate of Analysis, stock transfer documents, delivery notes, etc.
• Ensure all staff are in clean appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
• Co-ordinate/ carry out daily and monthly stock takes of raw materials, packaging material and finished goods
• Ensure the bulk warehouse is always locked and issue requirements to production as needed
• Perform random checks on finished goods to ensure compliance with Weights and Measures as well as labelling and dating
• Ensure all raw material and packaging material batch numbers are recorded in the Kitting Area to ensure compliance with traceability
• Handle minor misconducts by employees in accordance with company policy and refer all gross misconducts to the HOD.
• Any other duties deemed relevant by the management.

Key Requirements Skills, experience and qualification

• Minimum a diploma or bachelor degree in agronomy
• 3 years’ experience in veg production
• Must have solid negotiating skills
• Thorough communication and involvement are vital
• Possess patience and endurance
• Ability to solve problems promptly
• Fluent in English
• MS Office software Excel, E-mail, Word, Project etc.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Results focused with ability to work on own initiative
• Strong teamwork capability flexibility to work across the areas and positively influencing others
• Making informed decisions on a timely manner.