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Production Supervisor

The Wrigley Company is the world’s largest manufacturer of chewing gum. A subsidiary of the MARS Company, a global leader in the chocolate and pet-food categories and one of the largest privately owned businesses.

Job Purpose Statement

To achieve production targets to meet customer demands in terms of quality and quantity by working through a team of engaged production associates.

Key responsibilities

  • Ensuring production of high quality products by emphasizing on use of work procedures and enforcing in process quality checks by the machine operators and adherence to plan in wrapping areas.
  • Accurate requisitioning of Packaging materials and setting up systems to eliminate or minimize wastages or losses along the production process.
  • Focusing on Factory operational efficiencies such as wrapping averages, Overall Equipment Efficiencies, Trim/Package
  • Waste generation and labour efficiency for optimum performance.
  • Writing up of work instructions for all production activities occurring in the allocated section.
  • Training of shop floor associates on Good Manufacturing Processes, Wrigley Procedures, work instructions/ Operator recommendations, machine safety instructions and enforcing use of these procedures.
  • Ensuring proper documentation of all production activities, documenting the same in the SAP system in real- time and producing relevant reports as may be required.
  • Liaising with Quality assurance and technical team to look into root causes of non-conformances and coming up with effective corrective actions, implementing those actions and following up to ensure non-recurrence of the same incident.
  • Accountable for efficiency, quality, safety and engagement of the team he/she supervises, with demonstrated experience.
  • Learn on the job, influence Logistics and Maintenance teams to set up priorities and design the work of the team.
  • Ensuring adherence to ISO 22000 standards during manufacture

    Requirements

  • Holders of Bachelors degree in Food Science and Technology, Science or Equivalent from a recognized University.
  • Minimum of 4 years experience in a busy FMCG in a supervisory role.
  • Working knowledge and skills in safety, quality assurance and world class manufacturing.
  • Ability to plan and follow through.
  • Good Computer knowledge on MS Excel, word, among others.
  • Experience in SAP system or related systems an added advantage
  • Proven people leadership capabilities
  • Experience in use of lean,TPM or Kaizen an added advantage

    Key Competencies

    Leadership Capabilities: Motivating Others, Creating Collaborative Relationships, Delivering Consistent Results, Developing talent

    Functional Area: Production

    If you believe you fit into the above profile, please send your full curriculum vitae with details of your qualifications, experience, present position, day and evening telephone numbers, e-mail address and names and addresses of three referees to E-mail: hr.ke [at] wrigley.com to reach us not later than Friday 1st March, 2013.

    Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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