Production and Maintenance Manager - Malawi

Blantyre, Blantyre, Malawi
Full Time
Manager/Supervisor
About the Role:
Burn is looking for a Production and Maintenance 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 Mechanical/ Industrial Engineering.
  • 8 -  10 experience working in a manufacturing set-up with a proven record of managing a sizeable production team & engineering projects with at least 5 years of those in sheet metal factories and or manual product assembly lines.
  • Deep knowledge of production management & experience with reporting on key production metrics.
  • Capable of reading and interpreting maintenance manuals, engineering drawings and have a good understanding of tolerances and allowances.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability to influence change.
  • Good understanding of quality standards and health and safety regulations,
  • Strong decision-making skills and a results-driven approach.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyse failures and implement effective corrective solutions.
  • Conversant with CAD software, e.g., SolidWorks and Auto CAD.
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
  • Ability to communicate in English – both written and oral.


                                            Qualified Female Candidates encouraged to Apply

BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).
 


 
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