Plant Manager (Personal Care)

Looking for candidates only in Personal Care Industry.

Required Skill Set- Presentation Skills, Odoo Erp or Any orp

Position Summary

This high-impact leadership role is responsible for the strategic and technical oversight of the Cosmetics and Plastics manufacturing divisions. The manager will lead an industrial-scale operation producing a monthly volume of 3,000 tonnes of finished goods, ensuring consistent output for both chemical (Cosmetics) and mechanical (Plastics) processing. The successful candidate must drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), manage multi-million-shilling OPEX/CAPEX budgets, and maintain rigorous GMP 22716 standards across all production lines.

Key Responsibilities

1. Multi-Division Operations Management

• Production Planning & Control (PPC): Direct daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules for both Cosmetics and Plastics to ensure 100% fulfillment of sales targets.
• Plastics/Packaging Oversight: Manage the operational requirements specific to plastics, including MRP system implementation and capacity buildup ahead of business needs.
• OEE Improvement: Implement Plant KPI plans at the Dar es Salaam facility to drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) through downtime reduction and spare part availability.
• Capacity Planning: Lead automation projects and efficiency improvements to ensure plant capacity matches growing market demand for both divisions.
• Monthly Throughput: Optimize manufacturing workflows to achieve a consistent monthly volume of 3,000 tonnes (approx. 120 tonnes/day) of combined output.

2. Maintenance & Engineering Oversight

• Cosmetics Infrastructure: Oversee the preventive maintenance of high-capacity mixing vessels, homogenizers, and automated high-speed filling lines to ensure zero contamination and consistent batch quality.
• Spare Parts Management: Ensure 100% availability of critical spares to prevent costly downtime in a high-tonnage production environment.
• Efficiency Improvements: Drive preventive maintenance cycles through efficiency improvements and increased automation to lower the total cost of operations.
• Facility Utilities: Ensure the continuous operation of shared utilities (air compressors, chillers, power systems) necessary for both chemical processing and plastic molding.

3. Quality Systems & Regulatory Compliance

• GMP 22716 Certification: Establish and innovate quality systems to ensure the facility remains ready for GMP 22716 Audit & Certification at all times.
• Quality Indices (QI): Maintain a "No Product in Red Zone" status by monitoring the Monthly QI and ensuring zero product recalls despite high production velocity.
• Validation & Compliance: Validate the Bill of Materials (BOM) within the ERP system and strictly enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) across all plant functions.
• Audit Performance: Aim for top-tier Annual Audit Scores by maintaining external quality accreditations and regulatory compliance.

4. Financial Stewardship & Cost Control

• Budgetary Management: Closely monitor and control overheads, OPEX, and CAPEX expenses within the yearly approved budgets.
• Variance & Wastage: Implement rigorous tracking systems to measure and minimize material variance, reflecting these results in the product Gross Profit (GP).
• Cost of Quality: Drive continuous improvement in the procurement and usage of RM & PM to lower the overall cost of quality.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Scale Expertise: Demonstrated track record of managing massive industrial volumes, specifically 3,000 tonnes per month or higher.
• Dual-Stream Knowledge: Deep technical understanding of both Chemical/Cosmetic processing and Mechanical/Plastic molding.
• GMP Leadership: Advanced expertise in ISO/GMP 22716 standards and regulatory audit preparation.
• Maintenance Logic: Strong background in managing preventive maintenance cycles for complex, high-speed automated machinery.
• Systems Fluency: Proficiency in ERP, MRP, and OEE monitoring systems to drive data-based decision-making.

Education Qualifications

• Any bachelors degree. Engineering Preferred.