Production Analyst at Sanergy

e are currently seeking a Production Analyst who will support scheduling and resource planning in the factory in Kinanie (Machakos County).

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop production scheduling tools anchored on lean and project management principles
• Use the daily Sales and Operations plan to develop an hour-by-hour production schedule whilst taking into account the following:

1. • Labour available and/or required
   • Resources (raw materials) into daily schedules and share the same with crew leads
   • Product sales
   1. Equipment capability and availability

• Schedule and conduct line tours to measure adherence to the production schedule and resource consumption
• Develop systems to detect and escalate variances to the schedule and consumption. This should be on an hour by hour basis
• Lead factory level problem-solving in matters related to scheduling and resource allocation
• Implement load-levelling when needed to ensure that “shocks” to the production schedule are adequately absorbed
• Develop both visual and analytical systems that support effective production scheduling, load-levelling and resource planning
• Develop systems that measure adherence to schedules and resource consumption.
• Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, analyze the effectiveness of the production schedules and propose/implement ways to reduce non-adherence or improve process efficiency and reduce wastes
• Conduct daily analysis of schedule adherence reports and resource utilization reports to calculate plant productivity and efficiency against targets
• Work with the operational managers and crew leads on the implementation of production scheduling systems and strategies to improve adherence to the schedules and resource utilization at the factory
• Built positive relationships with operational and planning managers to foster harmony between the production and execution plans.
• Have cordial interactions with all staff as you do your work
• Report any complaints or concerns raised by existing customers or any other member of the community
• Determine optimum activity start and end times for each day of the week by using visual planning Gantt charts
• Use quantitative metrics to optimize schedules by evaluating dependencies, removing waiting times, delays and unnecessary movement (Transport or Motion)
• Use software/platform for resource planning and scheduling. Examples are MS Project or Google Sheets.
• Ensure that schedules and resource plans are disseminated to the relevant stakeholders within the required timelines
• Work with the operational and planning managers to ensure that adherence to the schedules are reported in a standard format that is easily generated and understood
• Be willing to change/modify ways of working or systems to adapt to rapidly changing organization goals/targets
• Monitor day to day resource utilization and schedule to ensure that operations are running within allocated the allocated hour by hour budget
• Where there are variances to the budget – develop systems to drive detection and escalation in real time
• Work with respective factory managers to ensure that utilities, materials utilization, and set takt times are adhered to and tracked on the established platforms

Skills and qualifications you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering. These include chemical, mechanical, process, industrial engineering fields
• Experience in statistics or related certification (stats) will be an added advantage
• Previous experience in a production facility/company will be an added advantage

Qualities you’ll need to fit in well with the Sanergy-Stars

• A collaborative spirit that compels you to work beyond your team
• A desire to understand and serve customers
• A willingness to embrace diversity, integrity, and empathy
• An innovative approach to assessing and testing new ideas
• An enthusiasm to achieve set targets and improve yourself professionally

Required documents for Shortlisting

• NHIF
• NSSF
• KRA PIN
• Police Clearance Certificate
• Academic Transcripts and Academic Certificates