Production Supervisor (Location : EPZ, Athi River)

Supervision and Team Management:

•  Lead and supervise a team of Machine Operators and Casual workers in production, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure their professional development and productivity.
•  Meet performance objectives, conduct performance evaluations, and implement corrective measures as needed.
•  Foster a positive work environment that promotes teamwork, collaboration, and employee engagement.

Production Planning and Coordination

•  Plan and coordinate daily production activities, ensuring that production targets, schedules, and quality standards are met.
•  Collaborate with other departments, such as maintenance and quality control, to optimize production efficiency and resolve any operational issues.
•  Allocate resources, including personnel and equipment, to ensure smooth production flow and minimize downtime.
•  Monitor production progress, identify bottlenecks or inefficiencies, and implement corrective actions to maximize productivity.
•  Work collaboratively with leaders on the Administration, Quality, and Maintenance teams to resolve issues.
•  Control all rotational shift patterns and assist in reassembling all machines and completing all maintenance work.

Quality Control and Safety:

•  Monitor production processes to ensure compliance with quality standards and specifications.
•  Implement and enforce safety protocols and procedures to maintain a safe working environment and prevent accidents or injuries
•  Conduct regular safety audits, inspections, and drills to identify potential hazards and address them promptly.
•  Ensure the work site is free of any wastage and maintain a neat and clean plant site.
•  Comply with all safety measures, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
•  Comply with all quality and hygiene measures, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Continuous Improvement:

•  Identify opportunities for process improvement, cost reduction, and increased efficiency within the production operations.
•  Implement lean manufacturing principles and methodologies to streamline processes and eliminate waste.
•  Foster a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging suggestions and ideas from the production team.

Reporting and Documentation:

•  Maintain accurate production records, including production volumes, downtime, equipment maintenance, and quality control data.
•  Analyse data and provide regular updates to management on production performance, trends, and areas for improvement.
•  Maintain a record of all data from equipment such as operation, fuel consumed, and all voltage bases.

Equipment management:

•  Monitor all production and processing equipment.
• Perform troubleshooting to identify and resolve all issues efficiently and assist in reading all meters and gauges at regular intervals.
•  Maintain all boiler operations safely and manage all power consumption.
•  Supervise efficient operations of all plant equipment.
•  Manage backup generator and associate auxiliary/utilities equipment and maintain all plant operations.
•  Resolve all operating issues and perform regular periodic maintenance on all equipment.
•  Resolve all issues and inspect and perform tests on all machine parts and supervise all repair activities, and ensure all repairs and operations are performed according to required procedures.

• Install and perform repairs on all plant equipment according to production specifications, and prepare a record of all production and maintain all product equipment. Responsible for the following KPIs:
•  OEE
•  Productivity
•  Utilities kWh/MT
•  Water utilisation per MT

Other:

• Monitoring the fuel levels and water levels to ensure continuous production Perform other tasks assigned by the Operations Manager.

Qualifications & Skills:

•  Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, manufacturing, or related field.
•  2+ years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment with leadership or supervisory experience.
•  Strong understanding of production machinery and processes
•  Clear verbal and written communication skills
•  Good at problem-solving, quick thinker, able to troubleshoot and resolve production issues
•  Flexible, adapting to shift work and changing production needs
•  Strong reporting skills and proficiency in using production management tools.

Why Join Us:

•  Competitive salary and benefits package.
•  Great work environment
• Opportunity to work in a rapidly growing, innovative, and sustainable company.