Plastic Production Manager

• Production Management: Ensure production targets are met by maximizing machine output, optimizing equipment utilization, maintaining consistent product quality, and minimizing waste or damage.
• People & Process Management: Supervise, motivate, and discipline production staff while communicating plans and fostering teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Efficiency & Cost Control: Control energy consumption and apply lean manufacturing principles to enhance efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Health, Safety & Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to PPE usage, maintain zero fatalities and minimal incidents, and uphold safe, clean, and organized production areas in line with GMP standards.
• Documentation & Reporting: Accurately document production activities, downtime, material usage, and incidents while ensuring timely reporting and effective stakeholder communication.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements while driving innovation to boost efficiency, safety, and profitability. Maintenance Coordination: Work with Maintenance team to ensure machinery and equipment are in good working condition, always.
• Inventory & Material Management: Monitor Raw Materials usage and coordinate with Procurement team to ensure sufficient stock level always, without overstocking or stockout.

Requirements:

• A  minimum of HND in Mechanical/Chemical/Production Engineering or other relevant discipline from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a well-structured manufacturing industry in similar capacity.
• Strong knowledge of Blow and Injection machines, and molds.
• Familiarity with industry materials (e.g., HDPE), codes, standards, utilities and machinery/equipment first aid (e.g.: Compressors, Chillers, etc.)
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve common Machinery and equipment errors, to ensure a hitch free production operations.
• Proficiency in engineering software and maintenance management systems is an advantage.
• COREN registration or membership of relevant professional bodies is desirable.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.