Trade Kings Limited is a leading manufacturer of quality detergent soaps, household, dairy and confectionery products. Its Head Office is located in the Lusaka’s Light Industrial Area along Nampundwe Road, Off Mumbwa Road. In its quest to maintain quality service delivery, the company seeks to recruit qualified highly motivated and goal-oriented professionals to fill the following positions:

Reporting to: Shift Lead/Plant Manager (1 position)

Job Overview

Responsible for daily, monthly and weekly production supervision to ensure output and reports/data related to productivity, RM, PM wastage and downtimes Reduction.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

To ensure biscuits are manufactured in accordance with the product quality set protocols.

Responsible for ensuring the product quality parameters at mixing, cutting, oven, & Packaging.

Responsible for ensuring proper deputation of workers according to skills and requirement on floor.

Responsible to ensure Machines CLTI (Cleaning, Lubrication, Tightening, and inspection) daily and weekly cleaning, and coordination with engineering team for planned maintenance

Able to provide direction and make decisions within the scope of the role and responsibility for a variety of tasks included but not limited to quality and compliance, technical and people management also.

Responsible to ensure downtimes and its reporting to line managers with proper downtime justification.

Identify material/capacity constraints and resolve issues, including material shortages, prioritizing support functions (receiving, inspection, mfg. and also Work closely with all support departments (Materials, Engineering, Quality, to resolve issues, ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs and maintenance.

Responsible for ensuring operators fulfill job requirement related to machine operations and the training of trainee operators.

Diagnosing manufacturing problems and recommending corrective and preventive actions.

80% Good Manufacturing Practice compliance – Responsible to ensure floor quality and GMP points, and elimination of GMP points related to floor workers, the environment or machines.

Coaches, trains, and develops team members at all levels.

Any other work assigned by Shift Lead / Production Manager.

Responsible for daily, monthly and weekly production supervision to ensure output and reports/data related to productivity, RM, PM wastage and downtimes Reduction.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

To ensure biscuits are manufactured in accordance with the product quality set protocols.

Responsible for ensuring the product quality parameters at mixing, cutting, oven, & Packaging.

Responsible for ensuring proper deputation of workers according to skills and requirement on floor.

Responsible to ensure Machines CLTI (Cleaning, Lubrication, Tightening, and inspection) daily and weekly cleaning, and coordination with engineering team for planned maintenance

Able to provide direction and make decisions within the scope of the role and responsibility for a variety of tasks included but not limited to quality and compliance, technical and people management also.

Responsible to ensure downtimes and its reporting to line managers with proper downtime justification.

Identify material/capacity constraints and resolve issues, including material shortages, prioritizing support functions (receiving, inspection, mfg. and also Work closely with all support departments (Materials, Engineering, Quality, to resolve issues, ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs and maintenance.

Responsible for ensuring operators fulfill job requirement related to machine operations and the training of trainee operators.

Diagnosing manufacturing problems and recommending corrective and preventive actions.

80% Good Manufacturing Practice compliance – Responsible to ensure floor quality and GMP points, and elimination of GMP points related to floor workers, the environment or machines.

Coaches, trains, and develops team members at all levels.

Any other work assigned by Shift Lead / Production Manager.

Minimum Requirements – Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Full Grade 12 Certificate

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and any Business related Courses.

5 years+ experience

Method of Application

Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to submit their application letters, with a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of certificates, and contact details bearing three (3) referees as a single PDF document to: