Job Details

Job Description

Introduction

Lwitikila Bottling Company Limited is a business start-up located in Mpika District of Muchinga Province. The company boasts of hi-tech investment in pure water treatment and packaging and now seeks to recruit the following positions.

Job Title:  Operations Manager

Location: Mpika District, Muchinga Province

Job Description

Operation Manager’s responsibilities will include designing policies, overseeing customer service and implementing revenue growth strategies. You should be a responsible leader with an analytical and strategic mind and have a broad knowledge of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Design policies that align with overall company strategy.
• Implement efficient processes and standards the deliver value to the business.
• Supervise, guide and ensure that operators safely and proactively operate, troubleshoot, and optimize PET support and bottling equipment.
• Effective coordination of activities in all sections of the company.
• Responsible for meeting production and distribution targets of the company.
• Motivate and lead all staff towards optimal performance.
• Effective control and discipline in the work environment.
• Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and evaluates the bottling operations of the plant to produce the products needed by sales.
• Prepares the production schedules to ensure optimized production cost and reduced downtimes.
• Set daily production mix levels and plan shift arrangements to meet the daily requirements of Sales.
• Plans and implements the maintenance management system of the plant that will provide high reliability of operation of the machines.
• Prepares plant’s overhaul schedules without affecting production requirements.
• Lead distribution and logistics relationships to ensure we can meet demand.
• Drive the end-to-end purchase, sales, distribution process with the team.
• Drive best-in-class customer service, handling multiple enquiries from customers across our business through our different channels.
• Recruiting, interviewing and hiring staff.
• Evaluate risk and lead quality assurance efforts.
• Oversee expenses and budgeting to help the organization optimize costs and benefits.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or any related field.
• Prior experience in coordinating operations of bottled water or beverage processing in similar organisation is desired.
• Solid computer skills, including the use of Word. Excel, PowerPoint is compulsory.
• Ability to work independently or with a team and communicate effectively.
• Solid problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Comfortable working in a high-speed production environment.
• Willingness to work during holiday and weekends as the company is a 24/7 business, operating through most weekends.
• Ability to successfully complete online skills assessment prior to onsite interview.

Requirements and skills

• Proven experience working in Operations or similar leadership role.
• Familiarity with all business functions including HR, finance, supply chain and IT.
• Knowledge of data analytics and reporting.
• Good with numbers and financial planning.
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organizational and leadership ability.
• Analytical mind.
• Problem-solving aptitude.

How to Apply

Candidates that meet the required qualifications and experience are to send their Application Letters and Latest Curriculum Vitae with Three traceable references to the following email: [email protected]  and copy [email protected]  and [email protected]

Please indicate the name of the position you are applying for in the Subject line of your email.

Deadline for submitting applications is Tuesday February 20th 2024.