Job Details

Description

1. Program Description

In partnership with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), TechnoServe is preparing for a 3-year intervention, Food Enterprises for a Developed Zambia (FED). The intervention aims to improve the efficiency, profitability and growth of food processing SMEs and contribute to a stronger and more inclusive sector in the country.

1. Job Description

Major Responsibilities

• Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.

Overall responsibilities include:

1. Production Planning

• Completing production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel to various duties in the plant;
  • establishing priorities and accomplishing work results;
  • monitoring progress and resolving problems;
  • reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries to the Managing Director
  • revising schedules.

1. Managing Processes

• Maintaining work flow by monitoring steps of the process;
  • developing reporting procedures and systems;
  • setting processing variables;
  • observing control points and equipment
  • managing factory personnel and resources to avoid production losses;
  • facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points;
  • initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments;
  • providing manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data;

1. Process Improvement, Quality control

• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures
• Helps the plant Manager to resolve problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action

• Required Skills & Experience:

Candidates applying should possess the following requirements:

• Zambian citizen or right to work in Zambia.
• Diploma/Certificate in food production or related field.
• Experience working in a similar role in food processing factory.
• Knowledge of or experience working in food processing industry in Zambia an advantage.
• Proficient computer skills in business software (Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint).
• Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to self-start and to generate innovative solutions in work situations.
• Fluency in English required, with knowledge of local languages an advantage.