Assistant Production Manager Job Placement – Movit Products Limited
Job Title: Assistant Production Manager
Organization: Movit Products Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Report To: Production Manager
About US:
Movit Products Limited (MPL) is a leading Quality Cosmetics Manufacturing Company in Africa with operations in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Movit Products Limited manufactures healthy beauty hair, skin and nail care products aimed at empowering every person to face life with confidence.
Job Summary: The Assistant Production Manager will be responsible for planning coordinating and controlling of manufacturing processes. He / She should be able monitor production of goods or the effectiveness of services, ensure actual amount is produced at the right quality and cost. Provide administrative support to production Staff.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure all company equipment and other assets are well maintained in a shift.
- Ensure shift production targets are met in a timely manner at an optimum cost & also ensure shift handover is done in a manner that promotes seamless production without creating bottlenecks to the incoming shift.
- Work closely with the different stakeholders to ensure their needs are met.
- Ensure all employees in a shift are well supervised, disciplined and meet all MPL safety requirements.
- Increase productivity of the shift through proper planning & scheduling of the available capacity
- Ensure customer satisfaction by fulfilling their orders in time and with the right quality.
- Provide shift accountability of all resources provided ranging from equipment usage, packaging materials & other raw materials.
- Provide timely reports concerning FG,SFG, packaging materials & equipment health, and notify the production manager on all issues happening in the different production halls.
- Constantly identify gaps for purposes of continuous improvement.
- Identify training needs, train and empower subordinates to increase their level of competence and preparation for succession.
- Ensure timely & accurate entries are made in SAP.
- Ensure good housekeeping & adherence to GMPS in production halls.
- Perform any other duty assigned by the Production manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing / Industrial option), Chemistry, Electrical or any other related science discipline.
- Two years of relevant experience in FMCG environment or busy manufacturing setup in a managerial position.
- Awareness in occupational health & safety.
- Working Knowledge in SAP.
- Must have excellent communication and reporting skills, ability to relate well with co-workers, keeping up to date with changing technology, good planning skills, team player, Decision & problem solving skills.
How to Apply:
All candidates should download the MPL Job Application Form, fill it and send it as an attachment to hr@movit.co.ug (Not more than 1MBs). Please quote the name of the job title in the subject line.
Deadline: 12th October 2020
Note: While we thank all applicants for their interest in working with Movit Products Limited, Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.