Production Manager Jobs in Rwanda

Production
Manager

Application
deadline: 15
June 2015,
applications will be reviewed as received

Start
date:

Position to be filled immediately

Location:
Nduba, Gasabo District, Kigali

Position
description

The
Production Manager is responsible

for planning and directing production
processes and managing production team to ensure that output meets the
company’s quantity and quality goals and standards.

The
Production Manager’s key responsibilities include:

Hire, train, and schedule plant
operators and technicians on a 24-hour production cycle;
Design and oversee maintenance
routines and schedule;
Drive continuous improvement of
Pivot’s waste-to-fuel production through identification and implementation
of efficiency gains;
Ensure compliance with environmental,
health, and safety standards for team members and the greater environment;
Design and oversee quality assurance
and control protocols;
Monitor and track detailed production
costs and work within budget constraints;

Key
expectations of the Production Manager include:

Strong leadership and interpersonal
skills;
Willing to set ambitious production
targets and to develop a clear strategy for working toward them;
Hands-on manager who spends majority
of time at the plant as opposed to in the office;
Proficient with the development and
application of techno-economic analyses.

Qualifications

B.S. in Engineering (e.g. Mechanical,
Industrial, Civil, Chemical);
At least 7 years experience as a
supervisor in a production environment;
Proven experience hiring, training
and building successful teams;
Demonstrated ability to trouble-shoot
and problem-solve;
Proficient with spreadsheet modeling;
Experience working on production
processes with non-uniform inputs;
Fluent in English and Kinyarwandan

You’ll
feel at home with us if you…

Have strong leadership and
interpersonal skills;
Are intellectually curious and
energetic;
Are passionate;
Are flexible, adventurous, and able
to go with the flow; and
Are ready to work really hard but
have fun too.

Salary
is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

About
Pivot Works

Pivot
Works Ltd., part of the Waste Enterprisers Holding group, is a start-up
waste-to-energy company that converts human waste into solid fuel for
industries. Our mission is to eliminate dumping of human waste, and the public
health and environmental threats that go with it.

Based
in Kigali, we foster a hands-on, action-oriented work environment; we take
pride in risk-taking, experimentation and creativity; we expect hard work,
honesty and integrity; we strive for ambitious, high-impact results; we have
fun.

Application
Process

If you
meet the qualifications described above and are confident that you’re a great
fit for Production Manager, send the following materials to info@pivotworks.co

Note: Applicants
who do not submit a complete package in compliance with the guidelines below
will not be considered.

Cover letter describing your
experience and why you are the best candidate for the job;

CV/resume; and
500-word answer to the following
question: In your experience, what are common issues that cause failure in
production lines and how would you plan to mitigate these risks?