Production Supervisor

We are a proudly Zambian owned company and a renowned manufacturer of maize and soya-based consumer foods product, popularly known as Golden Goodness Tasty Soya Pieces, Seba’s Instant Thobwa, Nutrameal, Seba’s HEPS, Emilios Snacks and Nutri milk.

260 Brands invites qualified candidates to apply for the position of;

Position: Production Supervisor (PDPS002)

Business: Seba Foods Zambia Limited

Location: Lusaka, Zambia

Job purpose

The Supervisor plays a critical role in day-to-day operations of the entire production line. This includes the control of manpower, machine-manpower utilization, maintaining hygiene on the shop floor, quality of production, sanitization and bulk loading and unloading of materials.

Key Responsibilities

1. Monitor and control manpower plan for production planning requirements

2. Organize the team’s work

3. Manage staff: integrate, train, appraise, redefine responsibilities, praise, ensure development and gauge training needs

4. Conduct career interviews

5. Lead a team: delegate, instill a sense of responsibility, set targets, communicate instructions, control, listen

6. Provide reports to his or her line management

7. Develop staff in the shift

8. Apply the safety rules and ensure that they are respected

9. Participate in analyzing occupational hazards

10. Propose technical and organizational improvements to his or her line management

11. Be involved in trials (machines, products, processes, etc.)

12. Supervise the utilization of manpower.

13. Analyse department performance indicators

14. Maintain the hygiene level of plant as per company policy.

15. Control quality of product including items related to batch code, weight of product, hygiene, wastage control, etc.

16. Maintain clean and safe equipment and work area

17. Manage and control all inventory on shop floor

18. Maintain food safety standards, personnel hygiene and PPE for all staff.

19. Day to day recording of production data

20. Day to day coordination with production/shift manager to optimize machine utilization.

21. Motivate the team to increase the efficiency of manpower and machinery.

22. Maintain overall sanitization of plant.

23. Planning for machine preventive maintenance, Production planning, generating the batch report.

Key Qualifications & Requirements

1. Qualifications: Diploma and/or degree in Production Management or relevant field

2. Minimum of 3 years, preferably in the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) industry.

3. Good knowledge of Microsoft office.

4. Good Command in English Language, Nyanja and Bemba

5. Abilities: proven abilities of a quality supervisor background.

Personality:

• Self-motivated, Completing tasks on Time.
• No criminal Record
• Physically fit and mentally sound