Summary
Date Posted: 6th April 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full_Time , Currency: RWF , Value: 27000 , Minimum: 18000 , Maximum: 81000 , Period: MONTH

JOB DETAILS:
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Position: Factory Tea Maker
A tea company operating in Rwanda with a small core team is seeking to recruit a Tea Maker for immediate placement to facilitate oversight of its factory manufacturing and other operational activities. .

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
This role reports to the Factory Manager with Assistant Tea Makers as direct reports. The Tea Maker would be required to perform specific activities pertaining to manufacturing operations.
The Tea maker is responsible for management of productivity and quality improvement ensuring that the factory is run to the highest manufacturing standards. He/she maintains a consistent standard of manufacturing, quality establishment, and sustenance.
He/she will:
• Train and develop all staff on tea processing and manage factory industrial relations
• Coordinate all human resource matters of the factory including participating in HR planning, recruitment and discipline of factory employees
• Ensure that the factory’s annual revenue budget & expenditure controls are in place
• Ensure good hygienic conditions of factory & workers are maintained
• Support installation of new processes & machinery and take charge of machinery maintenance and/or modification
• Deliver the business targets aligned to the KPIs
• Implement all company policies and procedures in the factory
• In liaison with Factory Manager, prepare factory budgets & capital expenditure proposals
• Be accountable for the custody of company assets in the factory
• Ensure implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Policies and other regulatory requirements
• Be responsible for the implementation of certification programmes e.g. ISO, Rainforest Alliance
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned from time to time

Key Skills:
• Manufacturing Strategy Development
• Product, Process, Quality and Packaging Expertise
• Manufacturing Performance Management
• Consistent Quality Assurance
• Project Management

Qualifications:
• Graduate in Food Science, Production Technology, Agricultural, Mechanical, Engineering
• At least four (4) years of progressive work experience in related areas
• Fluency in English, French, and Kinyarwanda
• Computer literate

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Job application procedure
Applicants are required to submit their curriculum vitae by 19th April 2019 with contact information for at least two referees as well as a covering letter demonstrating how they meet the required experience and capabilities. Please submit these via email to info@shagashateas.com