Production Manager - Food

Hamilton Lloyd and Associates - Our client is a Quick Service Outlet chain with over 25 years of experience in providing rich pastries, Nigerian and continental dishes for the family. Due to internal expansion; they are looking to hire the services of:

Job Title: Production Manager - Food

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The Production Manager, shall be involve with the planning, coordination and control of manufacturing processes. He/she shall make sure goods and services are produce efficiently and that the correct amount is produce at the right cost and level of quality.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the production process, drawing up a production schedule.
• Ensure that the production is cost effective.
• Decide what resources are required.
• Draft a timescale for the job.
• Estimate costs and set the quality standards.
• Monitor the production processes and adjust schedules as needed.
• Be responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment.
• Monitor product standards and implement quality-control programmes.
• Liaise among different departments, e.g. Suppliers, managers.
• Work with managers to implement the company's policies and goals.
• Ensure that health and safety guidelines are followed.
• Supervise and motivate a team of workers.
• Review worker performance.
• Identify training needs.
• Be involved in the pre-production (planning) stage as well as the production (control and supervision) stage.

Man Specification

• Education: Minimum of HND in Food Science or other related courses.
• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years’ related work experience

Additional Requirement:

• Planning and organisation skills to be able run and monitor the production process.
• The ability to act decisively and solve staff or equipment-related problems.
• The capacity to grasp concepts easily.
• ICT literacy to deal with various technologies and programmes.
• Attention to detail to ensure high levels of quality
• The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with your team, managers and clients.
• Strong negotiation skills for getting materials within budget and at the right time.
• The ability to work under pressure and motivate others to meet tight deadlines.
• The ability to work in a logical, systematic manner.