Nigerian Bottling Company Limited Vacancy for a Production Manager, November 2014
Nigerian Bottling Company Limited
is one of the biggest companies in the non-alcoholic beverage industry
in the country and is the sole franchise bottler of The Coca-Cola
Company in Nigeria.
Our Company NBC Ltd started operations in Nigeria in 1951. Based in the
city of Lagos, we operate 13 bottling plants across the country. In
addition, we channel products through 59 warehouses and distribution
centers.
Nigerian Bottling Company Limited is recruiting to fill the below position:
Job Title: Production Manager
Job Reference: PDM/10/2014
Location: Nigeria
Functional areas: Manufacturing
Job Details:
- Ensures continuous and effective assets management
- Ensures adherence to Food and Beverage Legislation, TCCC Standards, ISO certification, Good Manufacturing Practices and r
- Other internal and external regulatory compliance
- Evaluates effectiveness of corrective actions using all available data
- Establishes, monitors and reinforces control on Production
- Controls accountability for concentrate, sweetener, CO2 and other yields during production
- Prepares, presents and interprets Production KBI's, makes
recommendations which result in increased productivity and efficiency;
reduces cost and improves customer satisfaction while following
production plans
- Ensures production of products with high quality, while providing optimal usage of labor and materials with maximized
- utilization of production lines
- Builds production teams' capabilities through implementation of training and development programs
- Effectively applies approved selection and development tools for recruitment and development of employees
- Develops and coaches, and provides feedback to team members for better performance and develops successors
- Maintains effective systems to ensure CC Hellenic/TCCC products and package quality
- Ensures all production personnel meet the requirements of Good Housekeeping and Good Manufacturing practices
- Actively participates and ensures the implementation of various infrastructure or process optimization projects in
- Production
- Is fully aware and implements IMCR management routines and procedures
- Effectively applies business performance review (COBRA, EATB) management routine
- Develops business plans providing productivity improvement and stretchy targets for cost efficiency
Implements performance management systems with discipline in order to
ensure that all first-line managers deliver full performance:
- Leads processes, systems and people side of all change initiatives in the unit
- Sets stretching but achievable objectives for all people in the unit
- Establishes and maintains productive relationships with team, internal customers, peers, institutions, suppliers
- Promotes process automation and use of technology
- Ensure all Health, Safety & Environment policies and procedures are in place in Production and followed
- Ensures Production impact on environment is minimized and within the CC Hellenic and regulatory limits
- Implements and provides disciplined monitoring and reporting
regarding the implementation of labor legislation, certification
standards, CC Hellenic/TCCC CSR Practices and international agreements
- Plays a leading role in implementing communication and actions
which put the Quality First (product, behavior, Communication etc.)
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- Ensures property and loss prevention
- Stops the production immediately if there is an objective evidence that the product or package do not meet TCCQS, HACCP,
- ISO 21000 requirements
- Responsible for disposition of all non-conforming products and materials according to the requirements of the respective
- Builds productive relationships with the employee/ union representatives
- Drives innovation by sourcing people for innovation projects
- Ensures continuous process improvement exploring Group and industry benchmark and employees input
- Listens to and encourages employee recommendations and implements the ones delivering values quickly
- Learns and implements best practices from outside and shares own best practices within CC Hellenic
Requirements
- Education level University degree relevant to Manufacturing (engineering, food & beverage processing related)
- Experience needed 5 years
- Ability to manage change.
- Ability to set standards for management performance. High
integrity. Ability to build relationships to improve results. Ability to
understand what drives peers in other units. Open-minded and willing to
experiment and try new things. Ability to learn from mistakes. Process
improvement skills.
- Ability to disseminate and enforce safety, health &
environment policy. Ability to implement quality and health, safety
& environment improvements. Ability to communicate effectively.
- Desired candidate profile 5 years working experience in the
field of Production Management, Quality Assurance or Maintenance in Food
or Beverage Industry.
- Experience in people management .
- Knowledge of a bottling organization: Planning, Manufacturing,
Quality, Environment, Engineering, Health and Safety Delegation skills.
- Full Knowledge of SC strategy. Understanding of financial impact of decisions.
- Ability to select and assess first-line managers.
- Coaching direct reports and mentoring others.
- Ability to empower managers.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Application Deadline 10th November, 2014