Production Manager
Phillips Consulting, Nigeria

Our client is a mining company located in Zamfara, Northern Nigeria. The company is part of a group that was founded in 1983 but formally incorporated on the 25th day of February, 2005.

The company seeks to fill the position of a Production Manager, to manage the technical operations, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities, processes and procedures to optimise results and improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standards requirements delivery in line with company and customer requirements.

The responsibilities for this position involve: -

• Develop and implement best practice production strategy, policies, processes and procedures to improve operational performance
• Knowledge of any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact
• Ensures the target productivity level is achieved on a daily basis
• Communicate and liaise with other departmental managers to ensure production targets are met
• Drive process improvements on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by appropriate data analysis
• Assesses project scope, resource requirements and oversees the production processes
• Analyses production budgets, controls costs and identify/rectify waste measures.
• Conduct risk assessments of processes and ensures workers’ adherence to health and safety regulations and quality control standards
• Oversees all technical and production activities including logistics, warehousing and stock of raw materials used in production.
• Establish workflow policies that enhances speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity
• Negotiates and agree production budgets and time scales with clients and managers
• Develop strategies to expand production activities and business revenue growth
• Identify and deploy the technical skill sets, resource levels and systems to deliver projects, including the engagement of external resources as required
• Organises relevant training workshops to develop or enhance workers’ technical and knowledge

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, or any related discipline
• Advanced degrees and/or certifications such as OSHA, IOSH, ISO 14001, ISO 9001 would be an added advantage
• Minimum of 5 years proven experience in manufacturing operations.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in management functions.

• Technical knowledge of production operations and processes within the company
• Customer centricism
• Strong attention to detail, observation, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Time management and result driven

• Understanding of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Project Management
• Integrity

• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills

• Positive attitude in relating with clients and suppliers

Job Rewards and Benefits