Factory Team Assistant Job Vacancy in Nairobi, Kenya

Career Opportunty: Factory Team Assistant

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Nairobi

Gross Salary: 40K – 50K

Our client is a local manufacturing company offering quality solutions in Insulation, Acoustics, HVAC, Structural products as well as packaging solutions.

They seek to hire a Factory Team Assistant who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the manufacturing operation and support the Production Manager and ensuring an efficient operation in achieving business targets.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure swift and smooth plant start-ups and shutdowns through effective handovers at the start/end of every shift.
  • Under the direction of the Production Manager, review production special orders and schedule earliest delivery.
  • Monitor process output to ensure that client product specification, quality and plant efficiency is sustained.
  • Monitor and coordinate the implementation of 5s and GEMBA (Housekeeping).
  • Investigate/ escalate customer complaints and provide timely feedback for management action.
  • Maintain employee and site safety in OSHA compliance for the production
  • Interpret design drawings and give recommendations on best workable solutions.
  • Timely dispatch of all customer orders without short supply, confirm quality, and supporting documentation at dispatch point.
  • Work with both procurement and production to ensure no stock out, especially on packaging materials, also to maintain required stock level.
  • Periodic stock count exercises.
  • Regularly and independently, check stock balances.
  • Ensure proper arrangement of materials in the store and Control inventory movements by using the First in First out (FIFO) technique.
  • Receiving and verifying incoming materials in production and ensuring full documentation is accompanied.
  • Capturing production in ERP system- Sage Evolution.
  • Manage an inventory movement schedule on a daily basis, Checking RE-order levels)

Qualifications & Experience

  • A minimum of a diploma in Production Technology/ Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
  • Minimum of One (1) year experience in a plastic manufacturing industry or factory experience is preferred
  • Capable of making fast and sound decisions.
  • Leadership, analytical and communication skills.
  • Requisite knowledge of basic computer packages.
  • Excellent communication skills in English and Kiswahili (both written and oral)
  • Customer service skills

How to Apply

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Factory Team Assistant) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 7th June 2022.