Production and Maintenance Manager - Malawi
BURN MANUFACTURING
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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