Multiple Positions

AMARA Group-Zambia, a part of the Export Trading Group, is a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company with a vision of becoming one of the leading branded consumer product businesses in Africa and selected international markets.

Neelkanth Fresh Foods Limited, a part of VAMARA Group-Zambia, is looking for outstanding resources for the positions below:

1. Maintenance supervisor x1

2. Production Supervisor x 3

3. Boiler Operator x1

4. Quality Officer

1.    Maintenance supervisor

Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow the safety rules and maintain a safety culture to achieve zero accident target.
• Implementation of total productive maintenance at shop floor.
• Drive 5 S, Kaizen, Preventive maintenance, Autonomous maintenance.
• Daily Breakdown analysis and action plan
• Supervision of ground maintenance team and making shift schedule
• Maintaining spare parts inventory and action plan to cover the critical breakdowns.
• Daily recording of OEE overall equipment efficiency
• Implementation of daily maintenance checklists
• Calculation of maintenance cost and action plan for the reduction
• Fuel usage, LPG, Diesel, Petrol monitoring and action plan to improve efficiency.
• Utilities Boiler, Chillers, Pump, compressors operations and maintenance
• Active involvement in new projects.
• Assistance to manufacturing team
• Legal compliances related to Maintenance operations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies required.

• Minimum Diploma in mechanical field with computer operating skills
• Preferred with relevant experience in manufacturing or production operations in industries.

2.    Production Supervisor

Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow the safety rules and maintain a safety culture to achieve zero accident target.
• Planning- Production planning as per the target, RM/PM planning, Machine planning, Manpower planning.
• Making the batch as per BOM & Maintaining the Log sheets.
• Track and control of the wastages, improvement of the yield.
• Taking care of process parameters and quality standard
• Ensuring the daily equipment checklist CLTIA (Cleaning, Lubrication, Inspection, Tighting and alignment)
• Maintaining the process parameters & product quality as per standard.
• Ensuring no excess give away.
• Keep tool and tackles in good condition & at right place.
• Compliance of all legal requirements and Hygiene standards as per industry norms.
• Regular stock take and minimizing the material variance

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies required.

• Minimum Certificate/Diploma in related field with computer operating skills like excel, PPT, word.
• relevant experience in manufacturing or production operations in industries

3.    Boiler Operator

Duties and Responsibilities

• Daily operations of boiler, marinating all records and safety parameters
• Keeping boiler area neat & clean.
• Ensuring no down time in boiler & no delay in steam.
• Preventive maintenance of critical equipment’s of boiler.
• Maintaining all process parameters to run boiler smoothly.
• Maintain inlet parameters & water quality, RO plant operations.
• Maintain the stock of fuel.
• Checking the quality of fuel.
• Daily trouble shooting of boiler and action plan for improvement daily
• To maintain/ update equipment’s records.
• Follow safety precautions while doing the job.
• Keep tool and tackles in good condition & at right place.
• Avoid leakages & wastage of fuel.

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies required.

• Minimum Certificate/Diploma in industrial boiler operations and maintenance
• Relevant experience in boiler handling in industry

4.    Quality Officer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow the safety rules and maintain a safety culture to achieve zero accident target.
• Implementation of QMS(quality management system) in the plant
• Overall responsible on the RM/PM/FG & Other material analysis in the plant as per standard and making COA.
• Issue rejection note to rejected RM/PM/FG.
• To coordinate with suppliers to upgrade quality.
• Assigning roles & responsibilities to the QC/QA chemists .
• To maintain and facilitate good work environment in the department.
• Responsible for the training /awareness on the quality all QC chemist.
• Responsible for Laboratory testing and microbial control.
• Responsible for product conformance and technology transfer.
• Responsible for consumer & customer products quality issue.
• Responsible for raw material & product traceability.
• Legal compliance as per local norms.
• New product development
• Training of the workforce
• Maintain the GMP and Hygiene standard as per norms.

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies required.

• Graduate in food technology /Lab tech with computer operating skills like excel, PPT, word.
• Preferred with relevant experience in quality department  in manufacturing.

APPLICATION DETAILS

To apply, please send your recruitment application to recruitment.zambia@vamara.com with the subject line “Job Title” Application – Your Name

Additionally, please fill in the form on this link to capture your application details.