At GBfoods we offer culinary solutions in several countries of Europe and Africa with prestigious leading local brands, including Jumbo, Gallina Blanca, Erasco, Gino, Liebig, Star, Bama, D&L, Grand’Italia and Blå Band, among others.

Our Purpose “Celebrating local flavours” is to empower and take care of each of the local communities we belong to and to bring out their authentic flavours. Some of our local brands have been in consumers’ kitchens for over a century and have positioned themselves as authentically loved brands, as well as deeply rooted parts of the local culture.

Today, with a turnover of around 1,4 billion euros and a team of around 3,600 people, we are the preferred choice of millions of consumers.

Purpose of Role:

The purpose of this position is to provide effective leadership and supervision regarding all activities, resources and processes to ensure seamless production optimization all the time.

Results / Accountabilities

• Job Orders and Targets
• Receive job order for the day’s process operation from the Operations Officer.
• Ensure that daily targets are met to meet up with monthly production targets.
• Material Management
• Monitor stock of raw and packaging materials daily to avert outages or wastages.
• Liaise with Quality Assurance to ensure quality standard of raw and packaging materials supplied.
• Compliance and Quality Control
• Strict compliance to production process steps.
• Strict compliance to process SOPs.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality product always.
• Report any identified problems with regards to the food safety management system to the Food Safety Team member(s) representing your department for appropriate actions to maintain the integrity of the company’s FSMS.
• Equipment and Environment Maintenance
• Ensure equipment always operates at the right OEE.
• Ensure surroundings and machines are clean and safe to run always.
• Ensure machine parameters are calibrated weekly and set for quality production.
• Maintain good hygiene in the plant.
• Finished Goods Handling
• Ensure accurate stacking and dispatch of FG to FG/STORES department.
• Safety and Compliance
• Ensure strict compliance with GMP and HSE practices.
• Participate actively in the Accident Prevention Program by ensuring and creating high safety awareness towards people and providing solutions to defective equipment in the areas of responsibility.
• Reporting and Meetings
• Prepare the daily, weekly & monthly department report.
• Organize daily production meeting to discuss and find solution to issues affecting operation.
• Team Management and Development
• Determine needs, oversee assignment of employees, and recommend development programs.
• Develop and implement initiatives to build and enhance team capability.
• Interdepartmental Interaction
• Constructively interact with other units for achieving company’s goals.
• Miscellaneous
• Perform any other related task assigned by Production Manager.
• Take responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of yourself and others including your own fitness for work.

What can you expect from us?

Working for GBfood will offer you a wide variety of career opportunities that will enable you to utilize your full potential. In addition to local and global developmental opportunities, we provide employees with competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits plan and much more.

What do we expect from you?

We are looking for someone who is committed, action oriented, problem solver and excellent relationship skills, pays attention to detail and is ready to explore the opportunities and challenges that the role brings.

Requirements:

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience:

• Minimum HND/BSc. in Operation/production management or related field.
• Relevant professional certification is a plus
• Minimum 7 years’ progressive work experience in roles in culinary, food/beverage processing
• Excellent knowledge of the food technology and manufacturing process
• A solid track record of effectively, leading, managing and/or supervising a team.

Preferred skills:

• Excellent leadership ability and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work on many tasks at the same time while keeping excellent organizational skills.
• Very strong computer skills.
• Strong communicator (both oral & written).
• Highly motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving organizational and personal goals.
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment (co-workers, suppliers, etc.).