Production Manager at School Kits Limited

School Kits Limited is a leading professional school outfitting firm and a one-stop shop for a wide range of requirements for students from pre-school age through the secondary (High) school age. School Kits Limited commenced business in 2000 and has experienced significant growth for the years becoming a credible brand within the school supply industry in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Production Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Details
Line Management Responsibility:

• You are to oversee the production process, drawing up a production schedule.
• You are to effectively communicate production targets and KPI’s to production team.
• You are to manage individual performance against set targets and KIP’s.
• Take full responsibility for workforce and resource planning by drafting timescale for each production job.

Production Efficiency and Cost Reduction:

• You would be held accountable for the following areas, and required to advice on how to ensure continuous improvement on:
  • Waste management
  • Labour costs
  • Production output
  • Machine availability
  • General maintenance
  • Stepped capacity increases
• You are to ensure total compliance in relation to adherence of quality standards across production cells.
• Working with the COO and the consultant, you are to assist to cement a culture of continuous improvement across production lines.
• You are to ensure the implementation of production KPI’s and production processes.
• You are to identify and recommend training needs for the production team as it applies.

Leading Company Standards:

• You are to take full responsibility for all production housekeeping standards.
• You are to ensure that all employees work within the set Safety standards of the organisation.
• You are to ensure that quality standards are adhered to at all times.
• You are to ensure that all production equipment are well calibrated before use to avoid damage and minimise wear and tear.

New Product Implementation and Project Management:

• You'll be involved in the pre-production (planning) stage as well as the production (control and supervision) stage.
• You may also be involved with product design and purchasing.
• You will take a lead production role in all new product introductions, ensuring production are able to support this process on time, to standard and within budget.
• Project Manage tasks effectively as and when required.

Data Analysis and Report Writing:

• Lead role in daily control room meetings.
• You are to prepare and submit progress reports to the COO on a weekly/monthly basis with updates on objective compliance.
• You are to complete full KPI reviews as required.
• You are to take ownership of the production load schedules and ensure achievement of targets.
• You are to manage production related customer corrective actions (CCA’s).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected]