Job Title: Assistant Production Manager
Requirement: (2)
Reports to: Production Manager – Uganda
Job summary:
The Assistant Production Manager will be responsible for planning coordinating and controlling of manufacturing processes. He / She should be able monitor production of goods or the effectiveness of services, ensure actual amount is produced at the right quality and cost. Provide administrative support to production Staff. .

Roles and responsibilities;
• Ensure all company equipment and other assets are well maintained in a shift.
• Ensure shift production targets are met in a timely manner at an optimum cost & also ensure shift handover is done in a manner that promotes seamless production without creating bottlenecks to the incoming shift.
• Work closely with the different stakeholders to ensure their needs are met.
• Ensure all employees in a shift are well supervised, disciplined and meet all MPL safety requirements.
• Increase productivity of the shift through proper planning & scheduling of the available capacity
• Ensure customer satisfaction by fulfilling their orders in time and with the right quality.
• Provide shift accountability of all resources provided ranging from equipment usage, packaging materials & other raw materials.
• Provide timely reports concerning FG,SFG, packaging materials & equipment health, and notify the production manager on all issues happening in the different production halls.
• Constantly identify gaps for purposes of continuous improvement.
• Identify training needs, train and empower subordinates to increase their level of competence and preparation for succession.
• Ensure timely & accurate entries are made in SAP.
• Ensure good housekeeping & adherence to GMPS in production halls.
• Perform any other duty assigned by the Production manager.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing / Industrial option), Chemistry, Electrical or any other related science discipline.
• Awareness in occupational health & safety.
• Working Knowledge in SAP.
• 2 Years relevant experience in FMCG environment or busy manufacturing setup in a managerial position.
• Must have excellent communication and reporting skills, ability to relate well with co-workers, keeping up to date with changing technology, good planning skills, team player, Decision & problem solving skills.