Job Description
About the Role
Zeebra Junction Specialist Recruitment is seeking an experienced Factory Manager to oversee the operations of our corrugated box manufacturing facility in East Africa. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing factory operations, with a focus on production efficiency, quality control, and employee motivation.
Key Responsibilities
- Day-to-day Factory operational management decisions.
- Achieving budgeted production volumes in coordination with the marketing department.
- Proper planning and scheduling of preventive, predictive, backdown maintenance of the plant and machinery.
- Timely delivery of finished products.
- World-class practice at factory operations and a high standard of housekeeping.
- Keeping the workforce motivated.
- Ensuring the factory is appropriately organized and staffed.
- Ensuring effective internal controls and management information systems are in place at Factory, and reviewing them periodically.
- Ensuring proper systems/standard operating procedures are in place at production and maintenance.
- Preparation and periodical review of annual R&M expense budgets and adhering to them.
- Interacting with the marketing team and helping them resolve customer complaints.
- Improving factory operational efficiency, cost reduction, and bringing in innovations.
- Setting targets for Factory section heads and helping them achieve.
- Sending timely MIS reports to CEO/MD office.
- Ensuring compliance across all regulatory requirements, as laid down by the Government of Uganda, across various aspects of the Factory Act, environmental clearances, taxation, trademark regulations, labor laws, and other statutory standards.
- Expertise includes managing bank credit and related compliances.
- Ensuring a safe working environment throughout the organization.
Requirements
- Hands-on and practical experience in running a similar factory.
- A minimum of 20 years of practical operational experience in running a factory out of which 5 years should be as a Factory manager (Corrugated Box Products).
- Ability to manage operations of an existing company, incorporating ideas and ways to improve functionality.
- Excellent communication and management skills, computer skills, presentable, attention to detail, hard-working with excellent organizational skills and follow-through.
- Working knowledge of EBIZ 10 ERP package is an added advantage.
Qualifications
No formal education or certifications are required for this position.
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