The Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd is one of the biggest companies in the non-alcoholic beverage industry in the country and is the sole franchise bottler of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria.
Our company serves approximately 160 million people by producing and distributing a unique portfolio of quality brands, bringing passion to marketplace implementation, and demonstrating leadership in corporate social responsibility.
Plant Manager

Job Type - Full Time
Qualification - BA/BSc/HND
Experience - 10 years
Location - Lagos
Job Field - Engineering / Technical Manufacturing Procurement / Store-Keeping


Job Details The Plant Manager reports to the Regional Supply Chain Director and fulfills the production plans for the Company's products to the highest quality standards at optimal cost. Other key responsibilities of the role are: Develops plans for infrastructure, capacity and resources needed to fulfill the demands of product.

Drives continuous improvement of processes, productivity and efficiency in the plant.
Establishes, monitors and reinforces control across the whole plant related to Production, Quality Assurance, Maintenance and H&S
Ensures adherence to Food and Beverage Legislation, TCCC Standards, ISO certification, Good Manufacturing Practices and other internal and external regulatory compliance
Adapts local and corporate practices and procedures and supervises their implementation and administration in the plant
Develops business plans providing productivity improvement and stretchy targets for cost efficiency
Actively participates and ensures the implementation of various infrastructure or process optimization projects in the plant.
Is fully aware and implements IMCR management routines and procedures
Ensures optimal spare parts inventory management
Implements and provides disciplined monitoring and reporting regarding the implementation of labor legislation, certification standards, CC Hellenic/TCCC CSR Practices and international agreements
Prepares, presents and interprets Manufacturing KBI's, makes recommendations which result in increased productivity and efficiency; reduces cost and improves customer satisfaction while following production plans
Ensures the achievement of the targets for the organization by optimal usage of labor, materials and capital investments
Ensures that his/her team completes projects within the deadlines to provide the planned capacity to meet the sales demand
Analyses cost center variances and investigates ways to improve cost performance
Effectively applies business performance review (EATB) management routine
Ensures budget delivery
Understands and controls main cost drivers in Manufacturing
Ensures property and loss prevention
Builds team's capabilities through implementation of training and development programs
Develops unit capabilities to achieve maximum utilization of technology and equipment
Effectively applies approved selection and development tools for recruitment and development of managers
Provides feedback to team members for better performance and develops successors
Coaches his/her direct reports on leadership matters
Manufacturing strategy is communicated, understood and accepted by all unit members
As a result of effective performance management programs, all first-line managers deliver full performance
Leads processes, systems and people side of all change initiatives in the plant
Sets stretching but achievable objectives for all people in the unit
Addresses poor performers quickly at all levels
Engagement plan implementation leads to constant Engagement index improvement
Lives and promotes company values and culture, and helps employees to understand and embrace them
Regularly updates team members on company processes, changes and initiatives
Performance management systems are implemented with discipline
Establishes and maintains productive relationships with team, internal customers, peers, institutions, suppliers
Builds productive relationships with the employee/ union representatives
Builds and re-reinforces relationships with Planning, Warehouse, Quality and Engineering units, including boundary management routines and relationship building activities with other units in the plant
Builds relationship with professional associations, specialized universities
Establishes and maintains productive relationships with the relevant government bodies
Drives innovation by sourcing people for innovation projects
Ensures continuous process improvement exploring Group and industry benchmark and employees input
Listens to and encourages employee recommendations and implements the ones ] delivering value
Learns and implements best practices from outside and shares own best practices within CC Hellenic
Promotes process automation and use of technology across the whole organization
Ensures health and safety of all employees in the plant
Ensures CC Hellenic Environment Policy is strictly followed and environmental culture and mindset is speared across the unit, including setting of clear and stretchy environmental targets to reduce use of resources and energy
Plays a leading role in implementing communication and actions which put the Quality First (product, behavior, communication, etc.)
Ensures effective systems are in place to guarantee CC Hellenic/TCCC products and package quality Candidates must be willing to work in any of our twelve plants across the country. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Education level

University degree relevant to Manufacturing (engineering, food & beverage processing related)

Desired candidate profile

University degree relevant to Manufacturing (engineering, food & beverage processing related) .
10 years working experience in the field of production management.
3-5 years people management responsibilities, In depth knowledge of a bottling organization: Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Environment, Engineering, Health & Safety
Ability to make and communicate hard decisions and courage to stay the course.
Understanding of financial impact of decisions .
Ability to think tactically and strategically .
Ability to think in terms of functional sustainability rather than short term wins .
Ability to select and assess first-line managers .
Coaching direct reports and mentoring others .
Ability to empower managers .
Ability to translate function strategy into unit/section's plan.
Ability to lead and manage change.
Ability to set standards for management performance.
High integrity . Articulate communicator and effective listener .
Ability to adapt leadership style appropriately .
Ability to build relationships to improve results .
Ability to understand what drives peers in other functions.
Knowledge of the contributions of all functions.
Open minded and willing to experiment and try new things

Method of Application

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