Job Title: Manufacturing Supervisor
Organization: Sseko
Designs
Designs
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
Reports to:
General Manager
General Manager
About US:
Sseko Designs is a
footwear and accessories company based in Kampala, Uganda. All of our products
are designed for the western market and are sold through a network of
passionate female entrepreneurs in the United States. We are building a
sustainable and profitable company in East Africa as a means to provide
dignified, fair-wage employment, and scholarship opportunities for women in
Uganda.
footwear and accessories company based in Kampala, Uganda. All of our products
are designed for the western market and are sold through a network of
passionate female entrepreneurs in the United States. We are building a
sustainable and profitable company in East Africa as a means to provide
dignified, fair-wage employment, and scholarship opportunities for women in
Uganda.
Job Summary: The Manufacturing Supervisor will own the
production floor and get results by establishing daily production targets,
improving the manufacturing process, and ensuring we meet our exacting quality
standards. It is a big job for a fast growing firm with big goals.
production floor and get results by establishing daily production targets,
improving the manufacturing process, and ensuring we meet our exacting quality
standards. It is a big job for a fast growing firm with big goals.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Document
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and ensure they are understood and followed
by production staff
Document
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and ensure they are understood and followed
by production staff
·
Plan
production & shipping schedules and set production targets
Plan
production & shipping schedules and set production targets
·
Preparing
reports to monitor materials usage and efficiency
Preparing
reports to monitor materials usage and efficiency
·
Oversee
Product Line Leaders and team of 40 production staff
Oversee
Product Line Leaders and team of 40 production staff
·
Revising
SOP’s to increase quality, reduce labor hours and lead time, and minimize waste
Revising
SOP’s to increase quality, reduce labor hours and lead time, and minimize waste
·
Create
quality controls to address common issues and verifying that controls are
followed
Create
quality controls to address common issues and verifying that controls are
followed
·
Estimate
costs for new product lines
Estimate
costs for new product lines
·
Determine
labor needs each season and for new product lines
Determine
labor needs each season and for new product lines
·
Set
material reorder points each season based on forecasted demand
Set
material reorder points each season based on forecasted demand
·
Calculate
materials needs for daily production schedule
Calculate
materials needs for daily production schedule
·
Minimize
machinery downtime through maintenance and training
Minimize
machinery downtime through maintenance and training
·
Ensuring
that health and safety regulations are followed
Ensuring
that health and safety regulations are followed
·
Communicate
with US COO regarding production timeline and estimated ship dates
Communicate
with US COO regarding production timeline and estimated ship dates
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
ideal candidate must hold a Degree in Industrial Systems Engineering or
relevant course
The
ideal candidate must hold a Degree in Industrial Systems Engineering or
relevant course
·
Five
years of experience in a high volume manufacturing setting
Five
years of experience in a high volume manufacturing setting
·
Three
years of experience directly supervising productions staff
Three
years of experience directly supervising productions staff
·
Experience
creating production systems and completing time studies
Experience
creating production systems and completing time studies
·
Proficient
in Microsoft Excel
Proficient
in Microsoft Excel
·
Fluency
in English (both oral and written)
Fluency
in English (both oral and written)
Personal Competencies:
·
Planning
& Organizing – Develops
clear goals; prioritizes well and adjusts plans as required; allocates appropriate
amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for
contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as
necessary; uses time efficiently.
Planning
& Organizing – Develops
clear goals; prioritizes well and adjusts plans as required; allocates appropriate
amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for
contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as
necessary; uses time efficiently.
·
Leadership
– Serves as a role model;
empowers others to translate vision into results; establishes and maintains
relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain
support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable
solutions; drives for change and improvements; does not accept the status quo;
shows the courage to take unpopular stands.
Leadership
– Serves as a role model;
empowers others to translate vision into results; establishes and maintains
relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain
support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable
solutions; drives for change and improvements; does not accept the status quo;
shows the courage to take unpopular stands.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
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