Hostess

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to meet targets
  
• Increase production, assets capacity, and flexibility while minimizing costs and maintaining industry quality standards
  
• Responsible for production output, product quality, and on-time shipping
  
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
  
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
  
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
  
• Share a trusting relationship with the workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff
  
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime
  
• Commit to plant safety procedures
  
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics, and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
  
• Address employees issues or grievances
  
• Influence and learn from below
  
• Stay up to date with the latest production management best practices and concepts
  
• Consult with Human Resources as necessary
  
• Ensure that proper safety methods are used in the department as specified by Loss Prevention
  
• Ensure the team maintains an orderly and clean department.
  
• Perform other duties as required within the nature and level of work.
  

Requirements

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of Bachelors Degree in Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field
  
• Masters in Business Administration is preferred.
  
• Proven work experience as a Plant Manager 5 years minimum
  
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office a must Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word
  
• Strong Project management background and experience
  
• Performance management understanding and best practices
  
• Proven and verified experience in Coaching, Supervision, and fostering a teamwork environment
  
• Proven and verified experience developing budgets and standards
  
• Technically Competent and given to Quality management
  
• Giving feedback creating and presenting reports to different levels of management.
  
• Results driven
  
• Handles pressure
  
• Proven managerial experience
  
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation, and human resources)
  
• Familiarity with industry-specific (Cassava) standard equipment and technical expertise
  
• Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory, and stewardship processes
  
• Computer literacy
  
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
  
• Strong team building, decision-making, and people management skills.
  

Location: Oyo