Production Manager  Production Controllers, Process Technicians, Machine Operators, Plant Engineer, Storekeeper (dotted line), Quality Technician (dotted line)  Coordinates production activities to ensure that production targets are achieved in-line with the quantity, quality, cost and safety parameters 1. Plans and coordinates factory's manufacturing activities
 Reviews production to ensure correct and effective of raw milk utilization and reconciliation
 Ensures effective resource allocation
2. Ensures that budgeted volume and market demand for the factory are achieved
 Order versus Supply Daily/Weekly/Monthly trend analysis
 Checking products ready for release
3. Ensures adherence to:
 Quality Management Systems (QMS)
 Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
4. Improves productivity efficiencies and maintain high standards of these efficiencies
 Reviews effectiveness of plans
 Reviews start-up losses and works out ways to reduce them
 Monitors all productivity efficiencies per shift and keeps weekly/monthly trend analysis (OEE)
 Ensures all planned maintenance programs are adhered to 
5. Formulates and implements production budget and control measures
 Monitors costs and implementing cost control measures
 Reviews input usages and total costs of processing
 Conducts periodic variance analysis
6. Ensures effective manpower utilization and skills development
 Design and implements a succession plan for the department
 Inspects monthly timesheets to ensure that all sections are filled
 Ensures optimum manpower utilization
 Implements skills development programs for respective sections
 Manages the training and development of attach�s and graduate trainees
7. Coordinates manufacturing activities
 Ensures Quality Circles, Technical meetings and Works council meetings are done effectively
 Schedules hygiene training of factory employees quarterly
 Coordinates other cross-functional activities at the factory (overall day to day inter departmental activities at the factory)
 Ensures factory complies with statutory requirements
 Review of daily production output, Target vs Actual
Review of daily performance (OEE)
Review of Production costs analysis
Review of monthly report
Review of Quarterly Performance
 Shift output Target vs Actual review report
Shift Performance (OEE) review report
Yields & manpower utilization indices review report
Technical meetings
Quality Circles
  Daily Milk Intake and Utilisation report
 Daily Production Performance Analysis (OEE)
 Daily Quality Circle and Technical meetings
 Weekly Demand Production Planning
 Monthly Production Report
 Monthly Production Cost Analysis
 Monthly Works Council Meeting
 Quarterly dairy farm visits
   A Degree in Food Science or Biochemistry or equivalent from a recognised institution  Certificate in Dairy Technology 5 years  Must have demonstrated knowledge of the Process, knowing the scientific principles upon which a process is derived
 Must have knowledge of Quality Management systems ISO 22000 18001 14001,TQM, Six Sigma & OEE
 Must be highly organised and able to lead different work team simultaneously;
 Must be able to coach and mentor employees;
 Must have excellent communication skills and must be able to work with people at different levels;
 Must have excellent interpersonal and sound decision making skills;
 Experience in business improvement or process implementation is required;
 A hands on knowledge and experience in Project Management is required;
 Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suit of package; including SAP
  Decides the daily production plan
 Decides staff working period e.g. off days, leave days
 Decides on issues concerning staff e.g. performance management; except major ones e.g. dismissal
 Decides on how to address issues raised by customers, farmers except major ones
 Decides on how to assist visitors who tour the factory especially those from recognised institutions of learning
  Ensuring compliance to company policies and procedures by staff & customers
 Managing social corporate relations with the community. Chipinge is a small community with Dairibord the only processing plant therefore getting a lot of expectations from the community.
 Managing and solving farmers' concerns

Job evaluation subgrade: D