Company Overview

CDL was founded in early 2003 by its current Managing Director Lucy Mmari.Within her 14 year tenure in a well established logistics company, She honed her skill in human resources management and thereafter started CDL.

Key Responsibilities

Production & Operations Leadership

Supervise and coordinate daily operations across refinery, soap, and detergent production lines.

Ensure production targets are achieved while maintaining quality, safety, and cost efficiency.

Monitor and optimize process parameters to maintain consistent product quality and operational stability.

Support capacity planning, production scheduling, and raw material utilization.

Oversee shift operations, manpower planning, and workforce productivity.

Stock Variance & Material Accountability

Lead stock monitoring processes for raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods.

Review and validate daily, weekly, and monthly stock variance reports.

Conduct root-cause analysis for deviations and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Strengthen internal controls to improve material balance accuracy from input to output.

Coordinate with supply chain, warehouse, and finance teams for accurate reporting and reconciliation.

Efficiency, Performance Improvement & Optimization

Monitor key operational KPIs: yield, recovery, OEE, energy usage, batch cycle time, and productivity.

Identify gaps in processes and drive continuous improvement projects (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM).

Reduce manufacturing losses, improve throughput, and enhance overall plant performance.

Implement digital monitoring systems and support automation initiatives.

Maintenance Coordination

Collaborate with maintenance teams to ensure preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance is executed on time.

Minimize unplanned downtime and ensure equipment reliability and availability.

Participate in shutdown planning, execution, and post-analysis.

Ensure all equipment and utilities comply with operational and safety standards.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

Ensure all products meet internal quality specifications and industry regulatory standards.

Support the implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Conduct regular audits on process quality, hygiene, safety, and housekeeping.

Promote a strong culture of safety, discipline, and compliance across the plant.

Reporting & Documentation

Prepare and review daily, weekly, and monthly production performance reports.

Present variance analysis, efficiency metrics, downtime reports, and improvement updates to management.

Ensure timely and accurate documentation of process records, deviations, and compliance reports.

Analyze trends and recommend data-driven solutions for process improvement.

Cost Reduction & Continuous Improvement

Identify cost-saving opportunities across raw materials, utilities, manpower, and process optimization.

Lead cross-functional cost reduction and waste minimization projects.

Implement process automation and productivity enhancement initiatives.

Benchmark processes with industry standards to ensure competitive manufacturing costs.

Leadership & Team Development

Mentor production managers, supervisors, and operators to build technical competency.

Drive training programs focused on safety, quality, process improvement, and equipment handling.

Promote a culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).

8–10+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, preferably in Refinery, Soap, Detergent, or Process Chemical industries.

Strong technical understanding of refining operations, saponification, detergent processing, filling & packaging lines.

Proven expertise in production planning, process control, stock variance management, and efficiency improvement.

Familiarity with Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Supervise and coordinate daily operations across refinery, soap, and detergent production lines.
• Ensure production targets are achieved while maintaining quality, safety, and cost efficiency.
• Monitor and optimize process parameters to maintain consistent product quality and operational stability.
• Support capacity planning, production scheduling, and raw material utilization.
• Oversee shift operations, manpower planning, and workforce productivity.
• Lead stock monitoring processes for raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods.
• Review and validate daily, weekly, and monthly stock variance reports.
• Conduct root-cause analysis for deviations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Strengthen internal controls to improve material balance accuracy from input to output.
• Coordinate with supply chain, warehouse, and finance teams for accurate reporting and reconciliation.
• Monitor key operational KPIs: yield, recovery, OEE, energy usage, batch cycle time, and productivity.
• Identify gaps in processes and drive continuous improvement projects (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM).
• Reduce manufacturing losses, improve throughput, and enhance overall plant performance.
• Implement digital monitoring systems and support automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to ensure preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance is executed on time.
• Minimize unplanned downtime and ensure equipment reliability and availability.
• Participate in shutdown planning, execution, and post-analysis.
• Ensure all equipment and utilities comply with operational and safety standards.
• Ensure all products meet internal quality specifications and industry regulatory standards.
• Support the implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Conduct regular audits on process quality, hygiene, safety, and housekeeping.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, discipline, and compliance across the plant.
• Prepare and review daily, weekly, and monthly production performance reports.
• Present variance analysis, efficiency metrics, downtime reports, and improvement updates to management.
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation of process records, deviations, and compliance reports.
• Analyze trends and recommend data-driven solutions for process improvement.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities across raw materials, utilities, manpower, and process optimization.
• Lead cross-functional cost reduction and waste minimization projects.
• Implement process automation and productivity enhancement initiatives.
• Benchmark processes with industry standards to ensure competitive manufacturing costs.
• Mentor production managers, supervisors, and operators to build technical competency.
• Drive training programs focused on safety, quality, process improvement, and equipment handling.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Production planning
• Process control
• Stock variance management
• Efficiency improvement
• Lean methodologies
• TPM methodologies
• Six Sigma methodologies
• Continuous improvement methodologies

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 8–10+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, preferably in Refinery, Soap, Detergent, or Process Chemical industries.
• Strong technical understanding of refining operations, saponification, detergent processing, filling & packaging lines.
• Proven expertise in production planning, process control, stock variance management, and efficiency improvement.
• Familiarity with Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.