About the job
We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world’s key challenges – resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.
About The Unit
Yara East Africa Ltd is as a subsidiary of Yara International ASA, a world’s leading fertilizer company and a provider of environmental solutions. Yara grows knowledge to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet, to fulfill our vision of a collaborative society, a world without hunger and a planet respected. We provide growers with key knowledge and best practices to sustainably improve their crop yields, quality, and profitability.
Yara East Africa has been in operation in Kenya for more than 25 years; importing and distributing fertilizer to farmers. Yara has also developed crop programs to supply complete balanced crop nutrition for a wide range of arable, horticultural, grassland, fruit and forage crops and as well as offering capacity building programs and other solutions to farmers.
Responsibilities
Production and Maintenance Manager is a position based in Mombasa, Kenya reporting to the Operations Manager. This position will be responsible for the following.
- Lead the Operational Excellence agenda and initiatives for the country.
- Drive asset care and maintenance process and ensure plant performance and reliability.
- Initiate and manage minor CAPEX and revenue engineering projects at the production site to provide safe, reliable and cost-effective operations.
- Develop Leader Standard Work routines to ensure plant performance and continuous improvement.
- Develop and define clear scopes of work for outsourced contractors, ensuring all external work meets our standards and contributes to our operational goals.
- Ensure compliance to Yara HESQ and Operational policies and procedures (HOPS/TOPS/IFA), demonstrating leadership commitment to the health and safety of all employees.
- Ensure quality control processes are in place during discharge, storage, blending and bagging operations.
- Convert sales forecast to a realistic production plan linking raw materials and packaging materials availability, contractors, and equipment.
Profile
- University degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing engineering or related fields.
- Minimum 5 years practical experience in a similar role within a large-scale production unit.
- Knowledge and experience in operations management and people management.
- Proficient in using advanced microsoft application.
Additional Information
- Technical Competencies in warehouse/terminal operations.
- Interpersonal Competencies—relationship management, communication and other related competencies.
- Operation Competencies— analyzing, adaptability, planning and organization skills.
Apply no later than
15th March 2024.
Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.
