Jobs in Nigeria for Plant Manager at Nigerian Bottling Company Limited

Employer: Nigerian Bottling Company Limited
Our Company, Our Company - Nigerian Bottling Company Limited in Nigeria is currently Accepting CVs..Nigerian Bottling Company Limited is one of the biggest Companies in the non-alcoholic beverage industry in the country and is the sole franchise bottler of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria.

Nigerian Bottling Company Limited is recruiting for qualified candidates to fill the position of:

Job Title: Plant Manager

Job Reference: PM/10/2014
Location: Nigeria

Functional areas: Manufacturing
Reports To: The Regional Supply Chain Director

Job Details

Fulfils the production plans for the Company's products to the highest quality standards at optimal cost. Develops plans for infrastructure, capacity and resources needed to fulfill the demands of product. Drives continuous improvement of processes, productivity and efficiency in the plant.

Establishes, monitors and reinforces control across the whole plant related to Production, Quality Assurance, Maintenance and H&S

Ensures adherence to Food and Beverage Legislation, TCCC Standards, ISO certification, Good Manufacturing Practices and other internal and external regulatory compliance

Adapts local and corporate practices and procedures and supervises their implementation and administration in the plant

Develops business plans providing productivity improvement and stretchy targets for cost efficiency

Actively participates and ensures the implementation of various infrastructure or process optimization projects in the plant

Is fully aware and implements IMCR management routines and procedures

Ensures optimal spare parts inventory management

Implements and provides disciplined monitoring and reporting regarding the implementation of labor legislation, certification standards, CC Hellenic/TCCC CSR Practices and international agreements

Prepares, presents and interprets Manufacturing KBI's, makes recommendations which result in increased productivity and efficiency; reduces cost and improves customer satisfaction while following production plans

Ensures the achievement of the targets for the organization by optimal usage of labor, materials and capital investments

Ensures that his/her team completes projects within the deadlines to provide the planned capacity to meet the sales demand

Analyses cost center variances and investigates ways to improve cost performance

Effectively applies business performance review (COBRA, EATB) management routine

Ensures budget delivery

Understands and controls main cost drivers in Manufacturing

Ensures property and loss prevention

Builds team's capabilities through implementation of training and development programs

Develops unit capabilities to achieve maximum utilization of technology and equipment

Effectively applies approved selection and development tools for recruitment and development of managers

Provides feedback to team members for better performance and develops successors

Coaches his/her direct reports on leadership matters

Manufacturing strategy is communicated, understood and accepted by all unit members

As a result of effective performance management programs, all first-line managers deliver full performance

Leads processes, systems and people side of all change initiatives in the plant

Sets stretching but achievable objectives for all people in the unit

Addresses poor performers quickly at all levels

Engagement plan implementation leads to constant Engagement index improvement

Lives and promotes company values and culture, and helps employees to understand and embrace them

Regularly updates team members on company processes, changes and initiatives

Performance management systems are implemented with discipline

Establishes and maintains productive relationships with team, internal customers, peers, institutions, suppliers

Builds productive relationships with the employee/ union representatives

Builds and re-reinforces relationships with Planning, Warehouse, Quality and Engineering units, including boundary management routines and relationship building activities with other units in the plant

Builds relationship with professional associations, specialized universities

Establishes and maintains productive relationships with the relevant government bodies

Drives innovation by sourcing people for innovation projects

Ensures continuous process improvement exploring Group and industry benchmark and employees input

Listens to and encourages employee recommendations and implements the ones delivering value

Learns and implements best practices from outside and shares own best practices within CC Hellenic

Promotes process automation and use of technology across the whole organization

Ensures health and safety of all employees in the plant

Ensures CC Hellenic Environment Policy is strictly followed and environmental culture and mindset is speared across the unit, incl. setting of clear and stretchy environmental targets to reduce use of resources and energy

Plays a leading role in implementing communication and actions which put the Quality First (product, behavior, communication, etc.)

Ensures effective systems are in place to guarantee CC Hellenic/TCCC products and package quality

Requirement
Desired candidate profile

University degree relevant to Manufacturing (engineering, food & beverage processing related) .

10 years working experience in the field of production management , 3-5 years people management responsibilities, In depth knowledge of a bottling organization: Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Environment, Engineering, Health & Safety Ability to make and communicate hard decisions and courage to stay the course.

Understanding of financial impact of decisions

Ability to think tactically and strategically

Ability to think in terms of functional sustainability rather than short term wins

Ability to select and assess first-line managers

Coaching direct reports and mentoring others

Ability to empower managers

Ability to translate function strategy into unit/section's plan.

Ability to lead and manage change.

Ability to set standards for management performance. High integrity

Articulate communicator and effective listener

Ability to adapt leadership style appropriately

Ability to build relationships to improve results

Ability to understand what drives peers in other functions.

Knowledge of the contributions of all functions.

Open minded and willing to experiment and try new things.

Application Closing Date
10th November, 2014

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:

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