PRODUCTION OFFICER
04/30/2022
Mr. Mwiya Mwiya Is responsible for: -
- Managing the daily activities in the plant
- Planning, organizing production schedules and overseeing production processes
- Oversee the production of high quality products.
- Ensure manufacturing and processing staff wear appropriate sanitary and protective gear to ensure health and safety
- Monitor every aspect of production to ensure compliance with established procedures and standards
- Allot work tasks to company staff according to their specialization and history
- Formulating technical procedures and standards for carrying out mechanical maintenance activities in the Plant.
- Investigate incidents related to the plant and make records/recommendations on preventive or corrective measures.
- Cost optimization within all plant operations for meeting OPEX and budgets.
- Providing technical specification for mechanical spare parts and equipment purchase.
- Preparing and timely submitting of production reports, along with variances, if any
- Improve production efficiency of all the packing machines and reduce wastage of packing materials.
- Monitor dispatches of all products and carry out stocks reconciliation at plant periodically
- To ensure optimum capacity utilization of machines, material and manpower for achieving productivity.
- Mentoring and imparting technical training/knowledge to staff for better working.
- Ensure basic principles of products safety are implemented and adhered to, for the entire food chain, starting from raw material handling, processing, packaging and dispatch of finished goods.
- To carry out continuous improvement in area of operation for improving safe work environment
- Maintain and upkeep of plant hygiene by ensuring good manufacturing practices all the time
- Statutory compliance for all quality and production standards per the laws of Zambia
- Ensure that the plant facility is in tip top shape and conducive enough to meet the required health and safety standard
- Interfaces with third - party providers (vendors)
- Prepares budget and reports for the organization
- Procure raw materials for the feed plant usage.
- Production planning
- Stock control.
- Manage stock in depots
- Stay up-to-date on new technology and ways to make process improvements
- Ensure all employees are trained on safety and continue to stay up-to-date
- Maintain filling equipment and other equipment needed to perform duties
- Report and Handle any other duty as assigned by the Administrative& Human Resource Office.