Production Manager at Oriki Group

Oriki Group is an agri-beauty farm to skin brand, the first and only personal care manufacturer in Nigeria to operate a fast-growing premium wellness & spa brand in conjunction. We work relentlessly towards our vision of putting Africa on the map in the global skincare & wellness industry, poised to significantly contribute to the personal grooming & wellness market share. ORÍKÌ exists to display that African ingredients and their potent benefits will not just remain local, we stand for international best standards and quality.

Oriki Group is comprised of a wellness day spa with multiple locations, farm to skin retail products, a wholesale & amenity product line for Spa's, hotels, and airlines, a training institute and the ORIKI franchise.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Production Manager

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Production Manager is to oversee all production processes.
• This includes planning, coordinating, and supervising production activities to ensure timely, cost-effective, and high-quality output while adhering to GMP, SOPs, safety, and regulatory standards.
• In order to ensure all clients are satisfied.

Responsibilities
Production Processing and Management:

• Make adequate research and ensure that all production process is up to standard
• Define, create, propose and implement daily, monthly, quarterly and annual production plan
• Work out and implement standard operating procedures for production operations
• Liaise with the cost accountant to develop and implement the budget(s) for the department and continuously control production cost and identify/rectify waste measures
• Analyse trends and metrics as it concerns skin care products
• Ensure efficient collaboration and co-ordination between relevant departments including procurement, distribution and management
• Make constant research on skin care and products for the brand
• Promote continual output improvements and actively contribute to the culture of innovation, excellence and accountability
• Make and submit detailed daily/weekly or monthly report(s) as required
• Design work flow in a cost efficient and effective way that increases productivity across all production lines
• Provide clarity about the company’s policies, procedures, objectives and goals to every team member

Team Management:

• Supervise production staff Lead meetings with the production team to discuss upcoming production workload and other issues raised by the team members
• Provide training, mentorship, and performance evaluations.
• Work closely with the HR to help manage, monitor and review performance of team members and organize necessary interventions for improvement
• Ensure compliance with safety and hygiene protocols across the team.

Inventory & Resource Planning:

• Coordinate with procurement and inventory teams to ensure availability of raw materials and packaging components.
• Optimize resource usage to minimize waste and reduce production costs.

Laboratory Management:

• Maintain corrective and preventive maintenance in the laboratory
• Ensure all health and safety regulations are met and adhered to the production team members
• Organise and ensure repair and routine maintenance of all laboratory equipments

Clients Management:

• Develop and deliver distinct leadership and quality control systems that strengthens clients’ trust and relationship
• Ensure all clients products are made on time and properly
• Provide and create a helpful feedback system to aid the production processes and re-evaluate SOP’s where necessary

Experience / Qualifications

• BA or BSC in microbiology or a related discipline
• Relevant postgraduate and or professional qualification would be added advantage.
• Must possess 4-5 years’ work experience in solid knowledge of manufacturing procedures
• Experience with producing skin products for brands

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resumes to: jointheteam@orikigroup.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.