Production Supervisor at Soroti Fruits Ltd

Reports to: Manager Production and Technical Services
Duty Station: Soroti

Job Summary:
Implement the production operation /process plan, monitor processing floors and supervise machine operators and line support staff.

Main Duties
• Ensure that products are produced on time and are of good quality.
• Identify production best practices.
• Monitor and report variances against production demand plan on daily basis.
• Report production deviations against expected outputs and take action within agreed timeframes.
• Check consistence of output units with resource usage.
• Implement health and safety guidelines in the plant and ensure zero accidents and near misses.
• Communicate machine operation procedures to all personnel.
• Participate in development and improvement of material specifications.
• Maintain workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment.
• Monitoring personnel and resources.
• Capture daily production data into the company database.
• Identifying training needs.
• Monitor and control resource usage (Assets, utilities, raw materials, and all production inputs).
• Monitor inventory and prepare requisitions for raw materials.
• Prepare daily production reports.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• Food science and technology honors degree.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.
• QMS related training exposure will be of an added advantage.
• Minimum of two years’ related experience in a beverage or FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Highly motivated and able to perform and deliver under stressful and a target-oriented environment.
• Result-oriented.
• Skills in conducting safety tests and removing potential hazards.
• Good research and analytical skills.
• Awareness of factory safety & health regulations.
• Panning and organizing.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Problem handling and analytical skills.
• Computer skills.

How to apply
All candidates are strongly encouraged to send their applications accompanied with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of academic documents/transcripts and certificates, telephone contact, names and addresses of three referees should be addressed to the;

Human Resource Office
Soroti Fruits Ltd
PO Box 154 Soroti
Email: hr@softe.co.ug
For more details, please visit our website https://www.softe.co.ug

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