Company Profile
Kubik is an environmental-tech startup that is dedicated to building dignity through clean and affordable living for all. We focus on creating affordable, low carbon buildings using hard to recycle plastic waste, with the aim of providing sustainable housing solutions that are accessible to everyone. Kubik makes affordable, low-carbon building materials from plastic waste. We are a female-, and family-first company empowering women to be the leaders in transforming Africa into a greener, prosperous, and equitable continent.
Our competitive compensation package, family-friendly benefits, and professional development opportunities are geared toward building opportunities for promising female professionals.
Job Title : Production Manager
Reports to: Plant Manager
Department: Production
Location: Adama Industrial Park, Adama
Job Summary: Overseeing the manufacturing process and making sure the production lines are running smoothly and efficiently. Working closely with supervisors and maintenance team for planning, setting the targets and making sure the finished products meet quality standards. Developing new methods utilize resources like machine, material and manpower to meet the organizational goals while remaining within the budget limitations.
Managing the production process, develop and execute production schedules based on business demands
Determining the machines, the number of manpower’s to be used and the production sequence to to produce multi-line products within planned schedules while reducing costs
Lead, develop and evaluate production staff to make sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality
Ensure safe work environment through implementation of safety awareness programs and compliance with environmental and statutory norms
Ensuring all necessary materials and production requirement consumables are available all times;
Organizing the repair and maintenance of production equipment
Monitoring all stages of production, analyzing current methods and developing new ways to save steps, time and materials in order to reduce costs.
Facilitate meetings for KPI’s performance evaluation, gaps identification and implementation of action plans to close the gaps;
Study and propose new ideas that can lead to improvements in the production operation and contribute to the profitability of the firm
Prepare and deploy to department level production budget and ensure production budget is in line with indications from business needs;
Ensure efficient collaboration and coordination between relevant departments including HR, technique, distribution and management
Required competencies:
Experience of managing a team in a plastic recycling environment is preferred
Proven record of identifying innovative technical solutions
Experience of building strong working relationships with all stakeholders both internally and externally
Ability to handle responsibility and the pressure of meeting deadlines
Excellent communication
Fluent in Afan oromo, Amharic and English
Qualification:
BSc Degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Applied Chemistry, and/or related field of studies.
Work Experience:
Minimum 6 years of experience in production process preferably in plastic recycling industry out of which 2 years in a managerial position
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