Associate Manager - Production

SC Johnson has been leading with purpose for 140 years, building high-quality products and iconic brands found in homes, schools and businesses in virtually every country worldwide – including OFF!®, Raid®, Glade®, Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, method®, Autan®, Baygon®, Mr Muscle®, Duck®, Lysoform® and more.

The 13,000 people of our global, fifth-generation family company are committed to making the world a better place today and for future generations.

Associate Manager, Production

Nairobi, Kenya

Overview:

The Associate Manager, Production will be responsible for the implementation of production plans and programmes, as well as overseeing the quality processes to ensure optimum production to meet market demand in line with organisational objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee production planning to ensure the most efficient utilisation of plant resources and the achievement of production targets.
• Annual, monthly and weekly resource planning for the factory based on sales forecasts, in this case labour, plant and equipment.
• Manage and optimise production processes to ensure the achievement of all production targets.
• Implementing other appropriate production strategies, plans and control systems.
• Ensuring cost effective utilisation of machines, materials and staff.
• Maintaining the required Safety, Health and Environmental standards in the factory in line with organisational SHE standards, ISO 45001 - Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS), ISO 14001 - Environment Management System (EMS) requirements, and local legislation.
• Maintaining the required Quality standards in the factory in line with organisational Quality standards, ISO 9001 - Quality Management System (QMS) requirements, and local legislation
• Motivating, leading, developing and supervising the production team leaders.
• Update key performance indicators for weekly, monthly and quarterly metric reviews and present to site leadership team. 
• Liaison with Engineering, Purchasing and Planning, Quality Assurance, Warehouse, HR and other departments to ensure departmental objectives are attained.
• Setting and attainment of discretionary goals; this involves medium term sub-projects as agreed with the Plant Manager, as part of cost reduction strategies.
• Driving continuous improvement in production operations

Experience you’ll bring:

• Degree in engineering or related field from a recognized university
• 5-year work experience in a manufacturing plant preferably in FMCG.

Behaviors you’ll need:

• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Proficiency in manufacturing standards 
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Organisational and analytical skills

About us:

SC Johnson is a fifth-generation family company built on a spirit of adventure and winning the right way. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building top brands such as Raid®, Glade®, Kiwi®, OFF!®, Windex®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country. Through these household names, we are making a positive difference to the world around us. But we only succeed with the combined vitality and strength of our 13,000 people who we truly value and support in their pursuit of individual and shared goals.

This position is not available for relocation assistance and candidate must be eligible to work in the country of application

Inclusion & Diversity 

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.  

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.