Production and Optimization Manager
2025-12-15T16:42:46+00:00
Adept Systems
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Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Consulting
Management
2025-12-19T17:00:00+00:00
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Production and Optimization Manager
Job Purpose
The Production & Optimization Manager is responsible for managing all resources required for safe and efficient plant operations, ensuring strict adherence to procedures, quality standards, and productivity targets. The role focuses on optimizing production processes, inventory management, and continuous improvement initiatives to achieve operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Health and Safety
- Proactively manage Health & Safety processes to achieve “Zero LTIs” and continuously improve performance.
- Champion a strong safety culture and enforce safety guidelines across operations.
- Conduct Job Hazard Analyses and implement corrective actions.
- Develop and implement Safety Improvement Plans.
- Environment
- Prioritize environmental stewardship in daily activities.
- Conduct inspections and enforce compliance with environmental procedures.
- Ensure operations are conducted in a clean and compliant environment.
- Customer & Vendor Focus
- Maintain strong customer relations and respond promptly to demands.
- Collaborate with divisions to resolve customer complaints effectively.
- Advocate for customer needs with urgency and accountability.
- Performance Management
- Establish departmental objectives aligned with company goals.
- Develop and implement strategic monthly and annual activity plans.
- Monitor production, finished goods, and raw material performance via dashboards.
- Establish and monitor plant performance for production and quality standards.
- Develop annual budgets and conduct financial analyses for Opex and Capex.
- Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences.
- Inspect materials, products, and equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
- Monitor manpower utilization and approve workforce adjustments.
- Participate in supplier selection for raw materials.
- Administration & Leadership
- Delegate authority to key team members and coordinate plant activities.
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and direction to achieve plant objectives.
- Resolve worker problems, complaints, and grievances.
- Lead production teams in scheduling, recruitment, and annual appraisals.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably Chemical and Process Engineering.
- 10 years of active involvement in production operations within a manufacturing setup, preferably in the cement industry.
- Strong background in cement manufacturing processes.
- Minimum 5 years of team management experience.
- Expertise in production planning and manufacturing process auditing.
- Preferably worked for SCL or SCLUA for the past 5 years in middle management.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong technical understanding of cement chemistry and laboratory practices
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and data integrity
- Effective supervisory and team coordination skills
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving ability
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
- Demonstrates high integrity, professionalism, and safety consciousness
- Safety, Health & Environment performance management
- Productivity oversight (quality, performance, and utilization)
- Financial and operational performance management
- Budgeting and forecasting accuracy
- Cost management effectiveness
- People management and team development outcomes
- Staff training and development impact
- Accuracy and timeliness of reports and documentation
- Customer service and support responsiveness
- Communication effectiveness across technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Skills
Financial Planning
Health and Safety Proactively manage Health & Safety processes to achieve “Zero LTIs” and continuously improve performance. Champion a strong safety culture and enforce safety guidelines across operations. Conduct Job Hazard Analyses and implement corrective actions. Develop and implement Safety Improvement Plans. Environment Prioritize environmental stewardship in daily activities. Conduct inspections and enforce compliance with environmental procedures. Ensure operations are conducted in a clean and compliant environment. Customer & Vendor Focus Maintain strong customer relations and respond promptly to demands. Collaborate with divisions to resolve customer complaints effectively. Advocate for customer needs with urgency and accountability. Performance Management Establish departmental objectives aligned with company goals. Develop and implement strategic monthly and annual activity plans. Monitor production, finished goods, and raw material performance via dashboards. Establish and monitor plant performance for production and quality standards. Develop annual budgets and conduct financial analyses for Opex and Capex. Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences. Inspect materials, products, and equipment to detect defects or malfunctions. Monitor manpower utilization and approve workforce adjustments. Participate in supplier selection for raw materials. Administration & Leadership Delegate authority to key team members and coordinate plant activities. Provide leadership, mentoring, and direction to achieve plant objectives. Resolve worker problems, complaints, and grievances. Lead production teams in scheduling, recruitment, and annual appraisals.
Strong technical understanding of cement chemistry and laboratory practices High attention to detail, accuracy, and data integrity Effective supervisory and team coordination skills Strong analytical and problem‑solving ability Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure Demonstrates high integrity, professionalism, and safety consciousness Safety, Health & Environment performance management Productivity oversight (quality, performance, and utilization) Financial and operational performance management Budgeting and forecasting accuracy Cost management effectiveness People management and team development outcomes Staff training and development impact Accuracy and timeliness of reports and documentation Customer service and support responsiveness Communication effectiveness across technical and non‑technical stakeholders Skills Financial Planning
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably Chemical and Process Engineering. 10 years of active involvement in production operations within a manufacturing setup, preferably in the cement industry. Strong background in cement manufacturing processes. Minimum 5 years of team management experience. Expertise in production planning and manufacturing process auditing. Preferably worked for SCL or SCLUA for the past 5 years in middle management.
JOB-69403a8696145
Vacancy title:
Production and Optimization Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Adept Systems
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, December 19 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Production and Optimization Manager
Job Purpose
The Production & Optimization Manager is responsible for managing all resources required for safe and efficient plant operations, ensuring strict adherence to procedures, quality standards, and productivity targets. The role focuses on optimizing production processes, inventory management, and continuous improvement initiatives to achieve operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Health and Safety
- Proactively manage Health & Safety processes to achieve “Zero LTIs” and continuously improve performance.
- Champion a strong safety culture and enforce safety guidelines across operations.
- Conduct Job Hazard Analyses and implement corrective actions.
- Develop and implement Safety Improvement Plans.
- Environment
- Prioritize environmental stewardship in daily activities.
- Conduct inspections and enforce compliance with environmental procedures.
- Ensure operations are conducted in a clean and compliant environment.
- Customer & Vendor Focus
- Maintain strong customer relations and respond promptly to demands.
- Collaborate with divisions to resolve customer complaints effectively.
- Advocate for customer needs with urgency and accountability.
- Performance Management
- Establish departmental objectives aligned with company goals.
- Develop and implement strategic monthly and annual activity plans.
- Monitor production, finished goods, and raw material performance via dashboards.
- Establish and monitor plant performance for production and quality standards.
- Develop annual budgets and conduct financial analyses for Opex and Capex.
- Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences.
- Inspect materials, products, and equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
- Monitor manpower utilization and approve workforce adjustments.
- Participate in supplier selection for raw materials.
- Administration & Leadership
- Delegate authority to key team members and coordinate plant activities.
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and direction to achieve plant objectives.
- Resolve worker problems, complaints, and grievances.
- Lead production teams in scheduling, recruitment, and annual appraisals.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably Chemical and Process Engineering.
- 10 years of active involvement in production operations within a manufacturing setup, preferably in the cement industry.
- Strong background in cement manufacturing processes.
- Minimum 5 years of team management experience.
- Expertise in production planning and manufacturing process auditing.
- Preferably worked for SCL or SCLUA for the past 5 years in middle management.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong technical understanding of cement chemistry and laboratory practices
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and data integrity
- Effective supervisory and team coordination skills
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving ability
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
- Demonstrates high integrity, professionalism, and safety consciousness
- Safety, Health & Environment performance management
- Productivity oversight (quality, performance, and utilization)
- Financial and operational performance management
- Budgeting and forecasting accuracy
- Cost management effectiveness
- People management and team development outcomes
- Staff training and development impact
- Accuracy and timeliness of reports and documentation
- Customer service and support responsiveness
- Communication effectiveness across technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Skills
Financial Planning
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 84
Level of Education: high school
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