Production Shift Manager at SendMe Food Technology Limited

SendMe Food Technology Limited  - Founded in 2020 in the ancient city of Ibadan, we are the fastest-growing food technology company in Nigeria. Sendme is using social commerce and artificial intelligence to meet the animal protein demands of Nigerian households and businesses at excellent prices. We do not just sell animal protein, we are passionate about redefining the food experience because we believe that food should not be merely perceived as a means to satisfy hunger, rather, it is relished, appreciated, and celebrated for its unique taste and culture. We are driven by a zeal to “go for more”. Therefore, we are committed to leveraging our strengths in technology to model a seamless and effective system that ensures quality and efficiency.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Production Shift Manager

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: Senior Production Manager

Job Summary

• The Production Shift Manager oversees production, operations and services in the absence of the Senior Production Manager.
• The production shift manager will oversee business operations while working along with the employees in a certain shift, delegate tasks to team members, and resolve problems that occur on their shift.

Responsibilities
Safety:

• Conduct periodic risk assessment, environmental aspects and impact and implement countermeasures
• Ensure full PPE compliance among associates
• Ensure injury and accident free workplace
• Report and investigate all health & safety incidents and accidents
• Capture and report near misses
• Ensure good housekeeping practices
• Ensure solid and liquid wastes are managed effectively to prevent environmental pollution. Promote waste segregation at the workplace and educate subordinates on waste management.
• Ensure the workplace is kept clean and tidy always.
• Promote awareness and sustenance of safe work practices
• Function as an emergency controller in the event of environmental or safety emergency as laid down in the emergency procedure

Maintenance:

• Ensure production assets are properly maintained to reduce breakdowns and downtime.
• Evaluate performance of machines, equipment, work tools and establish trends and variances in performance
• Discuss observations with the Senior Production Manager.
• Ensure maintenance is carried out according to the maintenance plan and structure.
• Monitor work equipment upkeep to achieve best maintenance at least possible cost and time.

Product Quality:

• Ensure product quality is maintained in order to assure consistency and meet the expectation of consumers in a competitive market.
• Ensure all production operations are carried out in line with the planned SPI - sales production inventory
• Ensure that all products are produced to the specified specifications
• Ensure that Target and deadlines are met to achieve the orders.
• Identify aspects of production standards where improvements are possible and suggest modifications to senior production manager
• Ensure routine on-line quality controls are carried out by production personnel.

Housekeeping:

• Ensures good housekeeping to maintain product quality
• Ensure process cleaning of all lines, equipment and work area.
• Ensure products in process are wholesome and all access to losses and damages due to infection are checked.

Records and Attendance:

• Ensure the smooth running of the production process
• Keep records of approved and defective units or final products
• Ensure strict adherence to laid down shift system
• Maintain time and attendance sheets to be filled for and submitted at the end of every shift.

Key Performance Indicators

• Incident/Accident frequency
• Processing speed
• Noticeable waste
• Promptness and accuracy of data entry
• B2B, B2C Benchmark meeting.

Requirements

• Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree in Biological / Chemical Sciences or Production Engineering
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience.

Functional competencies:

• Analytical problem solving skills.
• Excellence in execution
• Record keeping and management reporting
• Maintenance management
• Occupational health, safety and environment (HSE)
• Influencing and Coaching skills.
• Microsoft office & Google workspace suite
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication, teamwork and organizational skills.

Behavioral competencies:

• Puts safety first
• Acts as an entrepreneur
• Keeps it simple
• Learn, to improve
• Focus on support over control
• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative.

Salary
Competitive.

Application Closing Date
16th June, 2022.