Head of Opeartions & Supply Chain

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Supervises all production managers, and all production staff

2. Introduced new technology for the production operation

3. Oversee all activities in the production

4. Ensure overall production is achieving the allocated budgets

5. Oversee planning and scheduling of weekly/monthly production

6. Ensure quality standards are complied with in production

7. Oversee and make sure the sufficient material and machine spare parts are available in the stores

8. Ensure all the systems and procedures are taking place and people are adhering to above practices

9. Improve and introduced cost saving methods

10. Handle grievances of all the staff in the production department

11. Ensure that all the machinery are in good condition

12. Review performance of all the staff in the production by the year end

13. Ensure that the preventive and breakdown maintenance of production and non production machinery is carried out

14. Recruit, select, train and develop staff of the department according to the HR plan

15. Ensure all the samples are done according to the specifications

16. Ensure the quotations given are correct and competitive  

DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY & CONTROLS

Wide discretion to make decisions within the production department subject to policies and procedures of the company. There is also the ability to influence decisions at a higher level.  

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: With all production staff, heads of other departments & the General manager

External: With service providers and suppliers, others in the textile, printing industry production engineering trade, customers, production heads & technical people in other Avery sites. 

PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE JOB

1. Solving quality issues

2. Grievances in the staff

3. Suppliers  pricing issues