Production Manager at Nigerian Bottling Company Limited

Nigerian Bottling Company Limited is one of the biggest companies in the non-alcoholic beverage industry in the country and is the sole franchise bottler of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria.

Our Company NBC Ltd started operations in Nigeria in 1951. Based in the city of Lagos, we operate 13 bottling plants across the country. In addition, we channel products through 59 warehouses and distribution centers.

Nigerian Bottling Company Limited is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Production Manager

Job Reference: PDM/10/2014
Location: Nigeria
Functional areas: Manufacturing

Job Details:

• Ensures continuous and effective assets management
• Ensures adherence to Food and Beverage Legislation, TCCC Standards, ISO certification, Good Manufacturing Practices and r
• Other internal and external regulatory compliance
• Maintains effective systems to ensure CC Hellenic/TCCC products and package quality
• Ensures all production personnel meet the requirements of Good Housekeeping and Good Manufacturing practices
• Actively participates and ensures the implementation of various infrastructure or process optimization projects in
• Production
• Is fully aware and implements IMCR management routines and procedures
• Effectively applies business performance review (COBRA, EATB) management routine
• Develops business plans providing productivity improvement and stretchy targets for cost efficiency
• Evaluates effectiveness of corrective actions using all available data
• Establishes, monitors and reinforces control on Production
• Controls accountability for concentrate, sweetener, CO2 and other yields during production
• Prepares, presents and interprets Production KBI's, makes recommendations which result in increased productivity and efficiency; reduces cost and improves customer satisfaction while following production plans
• Ensures production of products with high quality, while providing optimal usage of labor and materials with maximized
• utilization of production lines
• Builds production teams' capabilities through implementation of training and development programs
• Effectively applies approved selection and development tools for recruitment and development of employees
• Develops and coaches, and provides feedback to team members for better performance and develops successors

Implements performance management systems with discipline in order to ensure that all first-line managers deliver full performance:

•  Leads processes, systems and people side of all change initiatives in the unit
•  Sets stretching but achievable objectives for all people in the unit
• Establishes and maintains productive relationships with team, internal customers, peers, institutions, suppliers
• Builds productive relationships with the employee/ union representatives
• Drives innovation by sourcing people for innovation projects
• Ensures continuous process improvement exploring Group and industry benchmark and employees input
• Listens to and encourages employee recommendations and implements the ones delivering values quickly
• Learns and implements best practices from outside and shares own best practices within CC Hellenic
• Promotes process automation and use of technology
• Ensure all Health, Safety & Environment policies and procedures are in place in Production and followed
• Ensures Production impact on environment is minimized and within the CC Hellenic and regulatory limits
• Implements and provides disciplined monitoring and reporting regarding the implementation of labor legislation, certification standards, CC Hellenic/TCCC CSR Practices and international agreements
• Plays a leading role in implementing communication and actions which put the Quality First (product, behavior, Communication etc.)
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• Ensures property and loss prevention
• Stops the production immediately if there is an objective evidence that the product or package do not meet TCCQS, HACCP,
• ISO 21000 requirements
• Responsible for disposition of all non-conforming products and materials according to the requirements of the respective

Requirements

• Education level University degree relevant to Manufacturing (engineering, food & beverage processing related)
• Experience needed 5 years
• Desired candidate profile 5 years working experience in the field of Production Management, Quality Assurance or Maintenance in Food or Beverage Industry.
• Experience in people management .
• Knowledge of a bottling organization: Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Environment, Engineering, Health and Safety Delegation skills.
• Full Knowledge of SC strategy. Understanding of financial impact of decisions.
• Ability to select and assess first-line managers.
• Coaching direct reports and mentoring others.
• Ability to empower managers.
• Ability to manage change.
• Ability to set standards for management performance. High integrity. Ability to build relationships to improve results. Ability to understand what drives peers in other units. Open-minded and willing to experiment and try new things. Ability to learn from mistakes. Process improvement skills.
• Ability to disseminate and enforce safety, health & environment policy. Ability to implement quality and health, safety & environment improvements. Ability to communicate effectively.

Application Closing Date
10th November, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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