Production Manager - Kenya

About the Role:
Burn is looking for a Production Manager who will be responsible for directing and coordinating activities leading to the quality production of company products in line with customer expectations and schedules with a focus on safety to optimize processes and the costs of the production and maintenance departments.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for the Maintenance and Production Departments
• Oversee production scheduling, safety, training, and production documentation
• Oversee preventative maintenance program of production lines, equipment, and utilities
• Oversee root cause analysis system for Breakdowns including hands-on repairs and fixes and prevention of the issue in the future.
• Implement new equipment and processes. Work with the Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to qualify new processes and equipment.
• Prepare leasehold improvements, equipment, people, etc. for new product launches.
• Responsible for process improvement and continuous improvement. 
• Team management.
• Take a leadership role with the on-the-floor teams when major changes come in the factory, such as big changes in volumes, compensation, team, etc.
• Managing change and growth.
• Responsible for factory expansion and improvement projects, such as building new offices. Maintain relationships with contractors (electrical, plumbing, civil, ventilation and fabrication).
• Risk identification and planning for reducing factory capacity, safety and maintenance risk.
• Maintain a clean, safe and orderly working environment. 
• Leadership and Overall responsibility for factory health.
• Implement and manage ERP system from the production and maintenance perspectives
• Implementation of strategic systems, such as TPM, lean, etc.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, administration, or facility management
• Minimum experience of 10 years in a supervisory production role in a manufacturing facility.
• Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems
• Familiarity in drafting and understanding blueprints and schematics
• Effective communication and people management skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment