Production Coordinators at Food Concepts Plc

Food Concepts Plc is a market leader in the West African food sector. We operate world-class, quick service restaurant (QSR) brands including 65 Chicken Republic outlets and our newest addition - Pizza Republic, as well as, Reeds - a fine-dining Thai fusion restaurant. To facilitate backward and forward integration strategies, the group also comprises Butterfield Bakery Nigeria (includes 9 plant bakeries) and Free Range Farms (a state-of-the-art poultry farm and poultry processing plant).

Job Title: Production Coordinator

Location: Oyo
Reporting to: Bakery Manager

Objectives:
Own, direct and manage the implementation of the production strategy and quality control framework for his/her assigned Bakery Location, ensuring it effectively supports the achievement of output and quality goals whilst also ensuring that operational and safety/hygiene policies as defined by the company are applied/enforced.

Key Responsibilities

• Production Planning and Implementation:
• Responsible for the day - to - day operations on the bakery floor
• Agree operational/production plan with Bakery Manager and implements
• Responsible for the achievement of daily production target.
• Conduct daily production meeting with team members
• Assist the Production Manager in meeting set monthly targets; Turnover, Gross Profits and EBIDTA
• Provide suggestion on cost savings, process and product quality improvement.

Build capacity within the production team by:
Training as appropriate, shop floor employees on production processes, controls, hygiene, documentation to ISO standard, etc
Implement quality control training programs
Coaching and counseling team members as necessary

Quality Assurance
Assure Completion of all SIC reports and forward to Bakery Manager.
Ensure waste discard is kept at 1% of total waste generated
Ensure product standardization and quality is maintained
Ensure adherence to production processes

Staff Management
Conducts First line performance evaluation for supervisors/team leads.
Manage first level recruitment process for all shop floor/production staff
Assure employees compliance to company policy and culture
Manage employees to ensure right productivity levels at all time
Communicate plant work rules, good production practices, house rules and safety policies and ensure consistent uniform enforcement and personal safety equipment enforcement
Keep an accurate log of employees attendance and disciplinary actions

Asset Management
Adequately manage the assets of the company and ensure there is no willful damage
Agree maintenance schedule with maintenance personnel and plan production schedule and timelines accordingly.
Record and report machine breakdown to the maintenance unit immediately it occurs
To ensure that all production equipment and materials are used in an appropriate and careful manner during shift hour.
Maximise usage of equipment capacity to generate right volume

Safety & Hygiene
Responsible for ensuring clean as you go strategy implementation.
Ensure periodic equipment and environmental cleaning in line with company and government regulations on environment, health and safety
Ensure floor staff compliance to company established hygiene standards – personal grooming, uniform cleanliness and completeness, washroom rules
Ensure the cleanliness of the factory and compliance to the hygiene standards of the company as it relates to mixing, baking, factory premises and staff
Reporting
Check accuracy of all SIC reports, consolidate and ensure proper filing and storage of all SIC files.
Consolidate all production related reports daily and communicate with the Bakery Manager and Demand and Inventory Planner

Educational Qualifications / Experience:
1) Minimum of university degree or Higher National Diploma in Food Science, Technology/Chemistry, Microbiology with a strong passion for baking
2) Minimum of 4 years quality work experience in a food manufacturing environment, preferably, baking/pastry, biscuit/wafer, noodle/flour, dry food or liquid production.
3) Must be computer literate, highly proficient and comfortable with the use of the computer.

Application Deadline
15th March , 2012

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send CV to: [email protected]