As a growing organization, AGROPAL is seeking talents to complement its existing team with its mission of empowering every actor in the agricultural value chain.
Therefore, AGROPAL is seeking to hire a suitable candidate to fill the role of a Deputy Production Manager. Applicants must note that the opportunity requires flexibility based on factory production schedules.
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Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
The hired candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Plan and organize production schedules
- Monitor production activities and adjust schedules for on-time delivery.
- Ensure that final product meets quality standards and customer specifications.
- Determining quality control standards
- Estimate costs and prepare budgets
- Analyse budgets and continuously control production costs and identify/rectify waste measures.
- Decide on and order the resources that are required and ensure stock levels remain adequate
- Organising the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment
- Manage and support Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) management initiatives and objectives
- Evaluate and ensure compliance with manufacturing plant’s safety procedures and standards.
- Handle logistics, warehousing and stock of raw materials used in production
- Co-manage all teams within production department (contracts/leave/pay)
- Suggest process improvements to enhance production quality and capacity.
- Review worker performance and identify training needs
- Investigate production issues and develop resolutions.
- Recommend cost reduction initiatives while maintaining quality standards.
- Any other applicable duty assigned to you by your superiors.
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Required Skills or Experience
- At least a bachelors in Food Science, Food Processing or related field
- At least seven (7) years of working experience in the food processing sector.
- At least 5 years working in the dried fruits sector (candidates without this experience will automatically be disqualified). ***
- The candidate must have experience with the following fruits- mango, pineapple, bananas, coconut, and papaya. (Candidates without this experience will automatically be disqualified). ***
- The candidate must have verifiable experience and training in food processing standards- specifically, HACCP, BRCGS, and IFS (candidates without this experience will automatically be disqualified). ***
- The candidate must have technical experience in the operation of dryers and boilers.
- The candidate must embody an entrepreneurial spirit and experience in building sustainable entities.
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Other critical skills:
- Good leadership and management skills.
- Proven track record in food processing and stock management.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, identify and address problems, meet deadlines, and stay within budget.
- Strategic leader with the ability to manage and effectively motivate large teams
- Strong interpersonal skills; a team player and independent worker.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, with the ability to deliver direction and motivation in an effective manner at all levels.
- Ability to pragmatically solve problems, plan a course of action using analytical, conceptual, strategic, and forward-thinking abilities to achieve effective results.
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- Ability to recognize, react and adjust to rapidly changing conditions and to lead the resources in appropriate direction with cohesiveness and a sense of urgency
- Effective time-management skills and ability to multi-task.
- Excellent planning, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Candidate should demonstrate integrity and accountability.
- Strong adaptability and ability to work with little or no supervision.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Applications.
How To Apply: Deputy Production Manager at AGROPAL West Africa
The deadline for applications is 20th December 2023.
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Interested applicants are required to send their updated and detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) to vacancy@agropalwa.com with the subject Deputy Production Manager.
Each CV should be a maximum of 5 pages, with three (3) referees. The evaluation committee will pay significant attention to the manner in which the CVs are presented.
Any CV that does not meet the required qualifications, particularly requirements marked with stars (***) will be rejected automatically at the level of the administrative check. Kindly note that only successful applicants will be contacted for interviews.
Company Profile
AGROPAL West Africa Limited (AGROPAL) is an agribusiness focused on processing and marketing fruits grown in West Africa for international markets. AGROPAL products are dried fruits (mainly from mangoes and pineapples). Our mission is to empower every actor in the agricultural value chain to ensure inclusive development of the sector. Our vision is to see a bubbling agricultural sector in Ghana and West Africa improving economies, providing incomes for people, and enhancing food security and health.
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