Production Lead at Cam Dairy Foods Limited

Cam is a Nigerian dairy company that aggregates raw milk from settled pastoralist communities and processes it into nutritious dairy products.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Production Lead

Location: Abuja
Reporting To: The Factory Manager and the CEO.

Role Summary

• This is a great opportunity to lead and drive Cam's production team members and activities.
• You will be responsible for supervising all production and process activities from raw material reception to finished product release.
• You will supervise and ensure the consistent production, quality and storage of products that at minimum meet customer and regulatory requirements on time and to specification, in a safe and efficient manner to the company’s specified service and cost objectives.
• You are responsible for making sure employees are safely and properly performing their duties to ensure food safety and quality of products manufactured at the facility.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate processing and production activities 
• Know and understand all equipment in the factory from staging, consuming and processing materials to packaging and storage.
• Understand product and process specifications and be able to identify, execute and communicate all aspects where required
• Create and implement daily production plans by scheduling and assigning personnel and resources; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on production documentation and shift production summaries
• Maintain workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing standard operating and reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points
• Perform all work in accordance with company standards and established safety procedures
• Involvement in the hiring and training of new employees and referring employees for promotions
• Resolving personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; coaching, counseling and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies and procedures
• Identify training opportunities and needs within the production operations team. 
• Participate in the development of training programs and curriculum with relevant cross-functional teams.
• Ensure employees are following GMPs, keeping their area clean at all times
• Train team members in their various jobs in a way that promotes safety, a “zero harm” work environment, quality, and productivity
• Ensure that the production team is engaged, motivated and has regular welfare, mentoring and performance evaluations
• Enforce GMPs, champion HACCP, and support compliance with food safety programs and regulatory requirements.
• Isolate any products that do not meet the established quality standards or may cause a food safety hazard
• Ensure the safe receipt, storage, retrieval, warehouse control, and timely processing of raw materials, products and orders
• Create and revise systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing changes and identify solutions; recommend courses of action
• Lead team meetings and cross functional workshops
• Provide manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answer questions and respond to requests
• Have an understanding of basic maintenance and downtime causes
• Act in partnership with cross-functional teams, with the ability to identify personnel and teams to effectively address issues
• Ensure key performance indicators are met 
• Monitor excess wastage and make sure this is controlled and reduced
• Improve the process and production operations through detailed data collection and analysis, root cause analysis, continuous performance reviews and implementation of ideas to save costs
• Lead root cause analysis of all issues and incidents that happen on shift, report on cause of deviation and indicating and/or take corrective actions
• Audit the use of SOP’s on a continuous basis
• Promote and maintain effective communication within the team
• Report near miss incidents/accidents
• Promote a culture of health and safety as well as continuous improvement 
• Initiate and foster a spirit of collaboration within and between teams.

Role Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in related field 
• 5+ years experience working in a manufacturing environment (previous experience in a food, drink or pharmaceutical production/processing facility preferred)
• 3+ years managing teams of people in a production environment
• Experience in process development
• Experience in equipment maintenance
• Knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, and other food safety and prerequisite programs including allergen control, food defense, product release, preventative maintenance, approved supplier, environmental sampling, cleaning and sanitation and pest control
• Food safety certification is a plus (e.g. HACCP, GMPs, SQF, ISO 22000)
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office tools e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, and Navision.
• Fluent in English.

Skills and Attributes:

• Passion for food development
• Excellent planning, organisational and communication skills
• High degree of integrity 
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Excellent people management skills
• Superb problem solving skills - ability to anticipate problems and be proactive with regards to solving them
• Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Ability to perform with a high level of professionalism
• Flexible and able to adapt to change
• Motivated and energised by challenges and opportunities to address them
• Strong listening skills 
• Self-motivated
• Ability to prioritise and delegate tasks efficiently.

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2021.