Job title: Production Supervisor-Confectionery & Cake
Work Location: Hariss International Limited – Kampala, Uganda
Division / Department: Confectionery & Cake
Reports to: Food Confectionery Controller
Job Purpose
The goal is to ensure that the production process will deliver products of maximum quality in a profitable manner. That way our business can augment customer satisfaction and achieve sustainable growth.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensures that supervisors and operators are doing their job properly.
- Coordinates with line supervisor and make sure the plant is running smoothly.
- Discusses with supervisors and operators to maintain high standards in the plant.
- Ensures that online inspectors and helpers are in their respective positions.
- Checks that all machines are running in good condition.
- Conducts repairs if there is any problem in production line machine.
- Organizes workflow by assigning responsibilities, preparing schedules and outlining duties
- Monitors the work of employees, provides feedback and performs coaching and mentoring to achieve all production targets.
- Ensures safe use of equipment and schedules regular maintenance to increase efficiency of plant.
- Checks to ensure that production output is in accordance to determined quality specifications in a profitable manner.
- Prepares and submits production reports on individual and overall performance
- Revises procedures, identifies issues in efficiency and suggests ways of improvement
- Trains new employees on machines operations and how to safely use machinery and accurately follow procedures.
- Finds and reports any kind of damage or accidents on line. And follows up the issue.
- Enforces strict safety guidelines and company standards
- Works closely with other shift supervisors to ensure production handovers are effective
- Maintains housekeeping standards to ensure a clean and safe workplace.
- Performs any other task as per management request.
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or any relevant
discipline in Engineering. - A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role in a busy environment.
Key Requirements:
- At least 5 years hands-on in the Food Industry. Confectionary plant is a distinct
advantage. - Familiar with hard, soft candies production, lollipop and bubble gum.
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
- Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within
parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Hariss International is an equal opportunity employer Minorities/Females/People with Disabilities/Protected Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
