Company Profile
AGROPAL Farms Limited (AFAL) is an agribusiness seeking the transformation of agriculture through sustainable and commercial production of high valued crops particularly fruits for industrial processing. As a company, AFAL is focused on large production of high value crops through a mix of nucleus farms/estates and viable out grower schemes. The key value chain of interest for AFAL mangoes, pineapples, and papaya.
Job Description
Opportunity
As a growing organization, AGROPAL is seeking talents to complement its existing team with its mission of empowering every actor in the agricultural value chain. Therefore, AGROPAL is seeking to hire a suitable candidate to fill the role of a Production Manager. Applicants must note that the opportunity requires flexibility based on factory production schedules.
Duties and Responsibilities
The hired candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Plan and organize production schedules.
- Monitor production activities and adjust schedules for on-time delivery.
- Ensure that final product meets quality standards and customer specifications. 4. Determining quality control standards.
- Estimate costs and prepare budgets.
- Analyse budgets and continuously control production costs and identify/rectify waste measures.
- Decide on and order the resources that are required and ensure stock levels remain adequate.
- Organising the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment.
- Manage and support Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) management initiatives and objectives.
- Evaluate and ensure compliance with manufacturing plant’s safety procedures and standards.
- Handle logistics, warehousing and stock of raw materials used in production.
- Co-manage all teams within production department (contracts/leave/pay) 13. Suggest process improvements to enhance production quality and capacity. 14. Review worker performance and identify training needs.
- Investigate production issues and develop resolutions.
- Recommend cost reduction initiatives while maintaining quality standards.
- Any other applicable duty assigned to you by your superiors.
Required Skills or Experience
Qualification Required & Experience
Academic and career:
- At least a bachelors in Food Science, Food Processing or related field.
- At least seven (7) years of working experience in the food processing sector.
- At least 5 years working in the dried fruits sector (candidates without this experience will automatically be disqualified). ***
- The candidate must have experience with the following fruits- mango, pineapple, bananas, coconut, and papaya. (Candidates without this experience will automatically be disqualified). ***
- The candidate must have verifiable experience and training in food processing standards- specifically, HACCP, BRCGS, and IFS (candidates without this experience will automatically be disqualified). ***
- The candidate must have technical experience in the operation of dryers and boilers.
- The candidate must embody an entrepreneurial spirit and experience in building sustainable entities.
Other critical skills:
- Good leadership and management skills.
- Proven track record in food processing and stock management.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, identify and address problems, meet deadlines, and stay within budget.
- Strategic leader with the ability to manage and effectively motivate large teams.
- Strong interpersonal skills; a team player and independent worker.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, with the ability to deliver direction and motivation in an effective manner at all levels.
- Ability to pragmatically solve problems, plan a course of action using analytical, conceptual, strategic, and forward-thinking abilities to achieve effective results.
- Ability to recognize, react and adjust to rapidly changing conditions and to lead the resources in appropriate direction with cohesiveness and a sense of urgency.
- Effective time-management skills and ability to multi-task.
- Excellent planning, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Candidate should demonstrate integrity and accountability.
- Strong adaptability and ability to work with little or no supervision.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Applications.
Work Location
Akuse ( Eastern Region of Ghana)
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