Production Manager at Kericho Gold Tea

7 Years
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Company Details
Industry: Food Production
Description: Kericho Gold is a special blend of fine teas from some of the best tea estates in Kenya; carefully selected weekly by expert Tea Tasters for the richness of their taste, flavour, and aroma to bring out the quality and ensure that high standards are maintained, guaranteeing you a perfect cup of tea every time.
Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Production Planning & Execution – Schedule and manage production to meet demand and achieve OTIF targets and ensure adherence to blend sheets, specifications, and production standards.
  • Operational Efficiency & Cost Control – Deliver productivity, waste, and yield targets and reduce downtime and manage production costs within budgets.
  • Quality & Food Safety – Enforce compliance with ISO, BRC, HACCP, FSSC and internal QA standards, ensure zero tolerance for quality deviations and implement CAPA actions.
  • People Leadership – Lead, coach and manage production supervisors and line teams and embed discipline, performance management and skills development.
  • Safety & Compliance – Enforce OSH standards, ensure safe machine operation, and reduce LTIs, conduct safety audits and risk assessments.
  • Reporting & Documentation – Produce accurate reports on efficiency, OEE, wastage, downtime and labor and maintain documentation for audits and management reviews.

Key Decisions

  • Daily Labor and machine allocation
  • Workflow prioritization and sequencing
  • Immediate actions to address quality, safety, or efficiency issues
  • Team and supplier management.

Minimum Requirements

  • Degree in any of these fields Manufacturing, Engineering, Food Science, or related
  • 7–10 years’ FMCG production experience
  • Proven ability to manage teams and high-speed production environments

Key Competencies

  • Strong Leadership and discipline
  • High operational rigor and attention to detail
  • Analytical and data-driven thinking
  • Excellent communication and coordination
  • Knowledge of HACCP, BRC, FSSC, ISO, GMP, ETI is an added advantage.
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
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Key Skills

manufacturing 
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