Jobs at Olivado EPZ Limited

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist the Production Coordinator with administrative tasks like production schedules and timesheets.
• Assist in improving equipment reliability by identifying failure modes and sustainment of that process and operational consistency to reduce cost and raise performance.
• Proactively seeks out potential failures with all equipment, creates Corrective Maintenance Work Orders to schedule work.
• Support from other Management Team through establishment and tracking of plans to meet production and quality goals; revise plans as necessary to meet surge conditions and other production challenges.
• Assist in daily review of production and quality data; identifying trends and problem areas; develop and execute corrective actions as necessary to keep production and quality performance on track.
• Assist the Production Coordinator with planning and scheduling, inventory control and maintenance purchasing for all repairs, products, work schedules and meetings.
• Assist in organizing, establishing and assigning work schedules for department staff to ensure efficient and effective department operation; load balance staffing to ensure smooth operations and avoid production bottlenecks and backlog.
• Supervise, the staff operations and working procedures to guarantee the safety of all the staff and achieve zero accidents.
• Assist with planning and scheduling, inventory control and maintenance purchasing for all repairs, products, work schedules and meetings.

Qualifications:

• At least diploma or degree and relevant experience or its equivalent in an avocado oil processing factory.
• Technical skills
• Communication skills
• Root cause analysis
• Strategic planning
• Process improvement
• Coaching skills
• Computer skills

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Responsibilities and Duties:

• Implement Policies, Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, and other applicable policies procedures while continually evaluating their effectiveness and propose improvements.
• Improve equipment reliability by identifying failure modes and sustainment of the process and operational consistency to reduce cost and raise performance.
• Proactively seeks out potential failures with all equipment, conducts preventive and corrective maintenance work, orders for equipment and spares as per work schedule.
• Support Management Team through establishment and tracking of plans to meet production and quality goals; revise plans as necessary to meet surge conditions and other production challenges.
• Daily review of production and quality data; identifying trends and problem areas; develop and execute corrective actions as necessary to keep production and quality performance on track.
• Coordinate in planning and scheduling, inventory control and maintenance purchasing for all repairs, products, work schedules and meetings.
• Engage and collaborate with supervisors and Operations Officer to facilitate production and quality improvements, avoid bottlenecks and support continual operations improvement.
• Organize, establish and assign work schedules for department staff to ensure efficient and effective department operation; load balance staffing to ensure smooth operations and avoid production bottlenecks and backlog.
• Supervise, the staff operations and working procedures to guarantee the safety of all the staff and achieve zero accidents.
• Guide, direct and mentor production team.
• Ensure all production employees understand and comply with company policies and procedures.
• Supervise and validate completion of administrative reporting across the department e.g., daily statistics, and generate reports when required.

Qualifications:

• Diploma/Degree or equivalent with at least three years of production experience in an avocado oil processing factory.
• Technical skills
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Root cause analysis
• Proficiency in quality control, managing budget and production costing.
• Ability to work independently and as part of production team.
• Strategic planning
• Process improvement
• Coaching skills
• Computer skills
• Ability to work extended hours to meet deadlines when necessary.

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Responsibilities and Duties:

• Performs maintenance, installation, repair and troubleshooting work involved with all electrical systems on 3 phase -1000kw.
• Take lead in preparing purchase orders for critical electrical stock items based on need.
• Operates power hand tools and other specialized electrical equipment.
• Installs, repairs both processing plant electrical equipment, pumps, generators, and building electrical installations.
• Reads and interprets all electrical diagrams with ability to make identifications provisions / Modifications and recommendations.
• Keep production machineries, generators, pumps and electrical systems, power in safe working order.
• Diagnose electrical faults problems repair or replace defective parts.
• Prepare and conduct preventive maintenance as per schedule.
• Exercise teamwork with other maintenance and production personnel on problem resolution
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal relations.
• Refrigeration /cold room repairs.
• Support the technical department in production, packhouse and biogas department on all electrical maintenance and interventions required.
• Regularly conduct surveys and machine audits to ensure they are in sound working conditions.
• Take charge of the avocado oil and fruits packing activities when required.
• Develop corrective action plans where faulty machines are noted and follow up with heads of department to ensure the faulty machines and equipment are repaired on time.
• Prepare weekly reports on accomplished tasks and make recommendation on actions requiring urgent attention.
• Other duties assigned by the Operations Officer.

JOB SPECIFICATION.

• Degree in Electrical engineering or any other related field.
• Registered by Engineers Board of Kenya
• Ability to read and write in both English and Swahili.
• Good communication skills.
• Energetic and team player.
• Ability to work odd hour including working at night.
• Good record keeping skills.