Job Purpose: Manage the production department including stores, planning, process control, and maintenance departments to ensure that quality, efficiency, and delivery are meeting the company standards and plans. Ensure that the plant is managed in the most efficient and effective way.

Key Accountabilities

Manufacturing Process

• Ensure that the production activities are carried out in the most effective manner and meet the agreed quality, efficiency, and delivery standards
• Plan the resources (labour, material, and equipment) so that they are employed and controlled efficiently to minimize the overall manufacturing costs
• Ensure the containment of manufacturing costs and the enhancement in product competitiveness
• Manage the minimization of rejections, waste, and defect levels

Maintenance

• Manage preventive and corrective maintenance plans so that they are carried out consistently to minimize breakdowns and optimize machine availability

Budgeting & Cost Control

• Direct the preparation of the operation department budget and monitor financial performance versus the budget so that anticipated costs/revenues, areas of (un)satisfactory performance are identified
• Contribute to annual preparation of the CAPEX and production budgets to enable expenditure and cost control

Production Planning

• Ensure timely reply and proper/effective scheduling is communicated to Sales and Projects departments in order to submit primary and final commitments to clients
• Make sure that production resources (labour, material and equipment) are planned, employed and controlled efficiently to minimize overall manufacturing costs

Quality Control

• Verify that all manufactured / trading good items and manufacturing processes conform to the company specifications and quality standards

Policies and Procedures

• Comply with operational procedures and instructions when performing all job tasks and activities

Stores

• Ensure that all items entering and exiting the plant are managed and controlled as per the company procedures
• Coordinate the ordering of Raw materials, consumables, and spare parts in accordance to the maximum/minimum set stock levels

Teamwork & Employee Excellence

• Enhance work environment to promote and drive employee engagement and team effectiveness
• Conduct annual performance appraisals and provide staff feedback regarding strengths, areas for improvements and development opportunities
• Establish KPI’s for individual units and ensure that they are aligned with FPI’s mission and vision

HSE

• Develop a safety culture by ensuring all staff comply with HSE policies and procedures
• Participate in QHSE audits, incident reporting and review of QHSE performances as required
• Comply with relevant safety, quality and environmental control procedures and instructions
• Report unsafe acts, incidents or safety violations

Span of Communication

• Internal: All Line Managers and Operation
• External: Other manufacturing units Inspectors, Auditors, and suppliers and clients

Qualification, Skills and Experience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical)
• Master’s degree is a plus

Preferred Experience

• 7 year operations, maintenance or industrial engineering experience preferably in composite pipe manufacturing environment.
• 5 years of Managerial/supervisory experience or a background as a Production Engineer in a composite pipe factory
• 3 years’ experience of managing an operations/production function in a large industrial or utilities organisation.

Job-Specific Skills

• Technical knowledge of raw materials, products and processes, design concepts, qualification processes and quality control procedures
• In depth knowledge of composite pipe and fitting manufacturing covering equipment, processes, products and raw materials.
• Knowledge of working with CW and DW machines and Fiberglass

Competencies

• Ability to manage a large and variable work load, ensuring timely and accurate completion of assigned work
• Collect and analyse information in a systematic manner based on set targets and activities
• Ability to make decisions in an efficient and effective manner
• Ability to communicate well with all levels
• Problem solving skills leading towards optimum results, corporate objectives and goals.
• Ability to work effectively on planning systems (Infor LN)

Job relevant Information

• The Plant Operations Manager has day-to-day responsibility for the manufacturing plant under the supervision of the Country Manager.