Position: Production Superintendent

Industry: Manufacturing

Reports to: Plant manager

Location:  Wote- Makueni/Bonje-Kilifi

Our client in manufacturing industry, is seeking to recruit a Production Superintendent. Successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and supervising the team of plant supervisors and operators responsible for the safe and efficient operation of all production facilities.

Main accountabilities and Responsibilities

- Ensuring the maximum efficiency and availability of all production equipment
- Ensuring safety operations and environment care

- Monitoring and controlling production parameters - Coordinating production operators daily activities
- Preparing daily, weekly and monthly Production Reports
- Supervising chemicals stocks and injections and relevant results
- Providing operator input/feedback into maintenance programs and production planning activities

Qualifications and Experience

- BSC in Engineering/Technical.

• Fluent knowledge of English
• 5 years of experience in vegetable oil extraction plant.

- Management skills basic courses (preferred)

- Firefighting & HSE basic courses (preferred)

- Maintenance basic courses (preferred)

Required personal competencies

- Commissioning - Start Up: Commissioning and start-up, Decommissioning

- Production Operations: Plant Management, Plant Prod Optimization, Maintenance Management, Predictive Maintenance, Oper/Mant Advising

- Maintenance Operations: Mechanical Maintenance, Instrumentation Maintenance, Electrical Maintenance, Trouble shooting techniques knowledge

- Maintenance Engineering:, Maintenance Engineering

- Land Transportation Mgmt: Land Transportation Management

- HSEQ General (Generic)

- Specialist Knowledge: Engineering knowledge in the specialist activity

- Organization Processes: Internal Standard, Site Management

- Supports and technologies: Standard ISO, TQM and Quality system, Technical requirement and Standard

- Compliance: Local/National and International Standard and Codes, Health, Safety, Environment, Quality

Required capabilities

• Problem Solving; Flexibility; Planning target control; Decision Making; Spirit of Enterprise; Communication; Listening and reception; Relations management; Staff management and development