BURN is the largest vertically integrated modern cookstove company in the world, providing world-class R&D, manufacturing, and carbon offset projects from our HQ in Kenya and across 10 countries in Africa. We are working to create a world where cooking positively impacts all life on earth by producing the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves. Our team of 900 people - 51% of whom are women - is on track to produce and sell over 150,000 stoves per month in 2022 at our solar-powered facility in Kenya.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Production and Maintenance Manager
Location: Kano, Nigeria
Job type: Full time
Career level: Senior Manager/Supervisor
About the Role
- We are looking for a production and Maintenance Manager who will be responsible for directing and coordinating activities leading to the quality production of company products in line with customer expectations and schedules with a focus on safety to optimize processes and the costs of the production and maintenance departments.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for the Maintenance and Production Departments
- Oversee production scheduling, safety, training, and production documentation
- Oversee preventative maintenance program of production lines, equipment, and utilities
- Oversee root cause analysis system for Breakdowns including hands-on repairs and fixes and prevention of the issue in the future.
- Implement new equipment and processes. Work with the Engineering team Production and Quality teams to qualify new processes and equipment.
- Prepare leasehold improvements, equipment, people, etc. for new product launches.
- Responsible for process improvement and continuous improvement.
- Team management.
- Take a leadership role with the on-the-floor teams when major changes come in the factory, such as big changes in volumes, compensation, team, etc.
- Managing change and growth.
- Responsible for factory expansion and improvement projects, such as building new offices. Maintain relationships with contractors (electrical, plumbing, civil, ventilation and fabrication).
- Risk identification and planning for risk reduction of factory capacity, safety and maintenance.
- Maintain clean, safe and orderly working environment.
- Leadership and Overall responsibility for factory health.
- Implement and manage ERP system from the production and maintenance perspectives
- Implementation of strategic systems, such as TPM, lean, etc.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Administration, or Facility Management
- Minimum experience of 10 years in a supervisory role
- Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems
- Familiarity in drafting and understanding blueprints and schematics
- Effective communication and people management skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- Qualified Female Candidates encouraged to Apply
- BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).
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