Overview

Effectively direct and manage the production operation to safely produce finished goods to meet sales and marketing demands that is consistently within quality and cost targets

Responsibilities

• Develop annual operating plan for production
• Set production area performance standards and align organization
• Leads problem solving activities for production. Coaches line managers and operators in process improvement
• Consult with interdepartmental resources concerning problems which are affecting productivity, and take corrective action
• Coach and build capabilities of line managers to convert objectives
• Jointly develop with product availability resource (scheduler) the production schedule to meet weekly sales demand
• Review and analyze production and downtime reports daily. Follow-up with appropriate resources to systematically eliminate sources of downtime
• Lead the implementation of national and local initiatives for the production area (product, packaging, new technology … )
• Utilize visual factory concepts to control and organize the work
• Coaches and provides constant feedback for the development and improved performance of production personnel
• Develop staffing and skill building plans for the production area that directly links to delivering yearly AOP. Work closely with HR for effective implementation
• Conduct performance appraisal for the line managers and ensure it is done for the rest of the production area
• Responsible for the selection, on-boarding and recommending for termination of production line personnel Assist in the coaching, mentoring and implementation of the Health & Safety programs in the field. coaching the Line Managers, so please replace the Line Managers with Shift Leaders

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (preferably in Mechanical or industrial technology)
• Strong communication skills in English & Arabic
• At least 5 years experience in Plant manufacturing organization
• Good understanding of basic financial analysis
• Proficient with computer (Excel, word, powerpoint)
• Team leadership allignment skills
• Analystical thinking - able to translate vision into action
• Drive for results
• Urgency and consistency
• Developng others