We are looking to hire an experienced factory manager to supervise factory workers and ensure that factory targets are met. The factory manager's responsibilities include scheduling building and equipment maintenance as needed, regularly walking the factory floor to monitor the performance of factory staff, and ensuring that all production orders are completed in a timely manner. You should also be able to enforce compliance with health and safety regulations to prevent accidents and injuries.

To be successful as a factory manager, you should demonstrate outstanding problem-solving skills and resolve any issues that may derail production. Ultimately, a top-performing factory manager should have exceptional communication, management, and leadership skills to ensure that factory operations run smoothly.

Day to day responsibilities  to include:

• Manage, direct and monitor the overall performance of the factory
• Effective liaison with and support and assistance to the whole of the organisation
• Maintain and improve mechanisms for factory production and activities, including surveying and measuring the operations, processes, outcomes and profitability and disseminate feedback to the appropriate internal entities
•  Utilise appropriate systems to manage factory production, functions, analysis and documentation
•  Direct the development of plans for the factory and production to achieve targets
• Developing plans for the factory’s progress, production improvement and general growth
•  support to all other units/departments with related issues
•  Subject to agreed criteria, recruitment, training, set action and targets, appraise and manage performance, development, coaching and general support of all team members to ensure targets are met
• Reporting (content and format as agreed) on a monthly basis or as otherwise required
•  Developing plans for team activities to include strategy to achieve targets
•  Dssist in the development and preparation of the strategy and general business planning of both the factory and the organisation as a whole.
•  Delegate authority and responsibility to team with supervision, accountability and review
•  Set an example for team members of commitment, leadership, work ethics and habits and personal character
•  Maintain accurate records
•  Responsibly use resources and control expenses to meet budgetary controls
•  Adhere to all organisation policies and procedures
•  Interact and co-operate with all members of the organisation, its suppliers and customers
• From time to time you may be expected to be part of special projects as are reasonably required of your job role.
• You are responsible for your allocated workload and must meet all targets as agreed with your Line Manager. You must contribute towards the smooth running of the organisation generally.

• Bachelor in Engineering or Degree in science/Engineering
• atleast 5 years  managerial experience in any manufacturing industry
• Proficient in English & Kiswahili
• to be able to work long hours