Gross Salary: 40-50K,

Our client is a local manufacturing company offering quality solutions in Insulation, Acoustics, HVAC, Structural products as well as packaging solutions. They seek to hire a Factory Team Assistant who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the manufacturing operation and support the Production Manager and ensuring an efficient operation in achieving business targets. 

Responsibilities

• Ensure swift and smooth plant start-ups and shutdowns through effective handovers at the start/end of every shift. 
• Under the direction of the Production Manager, review production special orders and schedule earliest delivery. 
• Monitor process output to ensure that client product specification, quality and plant efficiency is sustained. 
• Monitor and coordinate the implementation of 5s and GEMBA (Housekeeping). 
• Investigate/ escalate customer complaints and provide timely feedback for management action. 
• Maintain employee and site safety in OSHA compliance for the production 
• Interpret design drawings and give recommendations on best workable solutions. 
• Timely dispatch of all customer orders without short supply, confirm quality, and supporting documentation at dispatch point. 
• Work with both procurement and production to ensure no stock out, especially on packaging materials, also to maintain required stock level. 
• Periodic stock count exercises. 
• Regularly and independently, check stock balances. 
• Ensure proper arrangement of materials in the store and Control inventory movements by using the First in First out (FIFO) technique. 
• Receiving and verifying incoming materials in production and ensuring full documentation is accompanied. 
• Capturing production in ERP system- Sage Evolution. 
• Manage an inventory movement schedule on a daily basis, Checking RE-order levels) 

Qualifications & Experience

• A minimum of a diploma in Production Technology/ Electrical or Mechanical Engineering 
• Minimum of One (1) year experience in a plastic manufacturing industry or factory experience is preferred 
• Capable of making fast and sound decisions. 
• Leadership, analytical and communication skills. 
• Requisite knowledge of basic computer packages. 
• Excellent communication skills in English and Kiswahili (both written and oral) 
• Customer service skills

How to Apply

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Factory Team Assistant) to [email protected]  before 7th June 2022.