Highlands is a Kenyan company manufacturing and marketing non-alcoholic beverages, with a history spanning 69 years. A Pioneer of the East African beverages industry, Highlands has been transformed from a small family factory to a category leader with an "own-brand" portfolio that spans the major beverage categories and consumer segments of the market.

Job description

Detailed responsibilities include:

• Ensure smooth production operation during shift
• Train and coach production line employees and conduct their performance reviews
• Responsible for shift schedule to include workstation assignments/rotations, employee training, employee vacations, employee breaks, overtime assignment, back-up for absent employees, and shift rotations.
• Coordinate production start-ups, shutdowns, and changeovers.
• Responsible for quality control during shift to produce product within specifications, meeting shift production goals, Preparing and submitting production reports timely and ensuring a clean and safe work area
• Attending daily operation review meetings and make production presentation as necessary
• Managing health and safety at work.
• keep records of workers’ attendance report
• Initiate and give Direction on any process changes to ensure product specifications are achieved and maintained by controlling and stopping non-conforming products from further processing.
• Through effective production line balancing, ensuring employee skills progression for maximum output and plants optimization.
• Ensuring standard operating procedures are adhered to
• Provide guidance and assistance to a team of production machine operators and assistance
• Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

Education and Experience Level and Other Desirable Attributes

• Diploma in Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry or related filed plus 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Organizational and Leadership abilities
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience in FMCG environment
• Self-motivated with a results-driven approach
• Problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge on Good Manufacturing Practices, OSHA, and Production Process Control
• Basic computer skills

• Ensure smooth production operation during shift
• Train and coach production line employees and conduct their performance reviews
• Responsible for shift schedule to include workstation assignments/rotations, employee training, employee vacations, employee breaks, overtime assignment, back-up for absent employees, and shift rotations.
• Coordinate production start-ups, shutdowns, and changeovers.
• Responsible for quality control during shift to produce product within specifications, meeting shift production goals, Preparing and submitting production reports timely and ensuring a clean and safe work area
• Attending daily operation review meetings and make production presentation as necessary
• Managing health and safety at work.
• keep records of workers’ attendance report
• Initiate and give Direction on any process changes to ensure product specifications are achieved and maintained by controlling and stopping non-conforming products from further processing.
• Through effective production line balancing, ensuring employee skills progression for maximum output and plants optimization.
• Ensuring standard operating procedures are adhered to
• Provide guidance and assistance to a team of production machine operators and assistance
• Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

• Organizational and Leadership abilities
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge on Good Manufacturing Practices, OSHA, and Production Process Control
• Basic computer skills

• Diploma in Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry or related filed plus 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Previous experience in FMCG environment