Summary
Date Posted: 18th February 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: RwF

JOB DETAILS:
MaraPhones is the first smartphone brand to be manufactured in Africa. MaraPhones will be the first affordable Smartphone FOR and BY Africa contributing to African growth journey.
MaraPhones aims to create a positive social impact through creating jobs in the region, financial and social inclusiveness and women empowerment by providing equal employment opportunities to women. MaraPhones will contribute to the Africa’s industrialization agenda by leading and setting up smart factories.
MaraPhones is part of Mara Corporation- a young and dynamic, technology centric, proud African brand with operations in banking, real estate, infrastructure, and technology. Established in 1996, Mara Corporation has been active on the African continent for 22 years, focusing on Africa and also some selected emerging markets. Integrating technology to enable business growth and prosperity with innovative products and services delivered in a very localized manner. Mara Corporation includes a diversified portfolio spanning various sectors with case studies demonstrating strong growth and leadership. Along with deploying ethical values with a collaborative approach in the countries where we operate, Mara Corporations is committed to doing good whilst doing well.
MaraPhones would like to fill the Production Planning Engineer position for its factory in Rwanda to organize production according to demand and quality standards.
Job Purpose
• Reporting to the Production Manager, The Production Planning Engineer is responsible for ensuring our products are manufactured on time for distribution in a profitable manner.
• The jobholder should be well-versed in production procedures and ways to optimize them.
• The goal is to ensure the smooth and cost-efficient flow of our production operations.
Min Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Telecom Engineering or any other related field
Industry Experience
• Coordinating production workflow for one or multiple products
• Minimum of 4 years’ Experience as a Production Planner in a Manufacturing industry
• Experience in automated industry will have an added advantage
Core Duties & Responsibilities
• Planning and prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
• Determining manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand
• Assign workers and other staff to particular production operations
• Schedule shift according to production needs
• Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget
• Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption
• Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.)
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports
• Keep paperwork organized
• Collaborate with quality control, warehouse and other staff
Other Competencies & Skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Results-driven with great problem-solving skills.
• Advanced communication and computer skills
• Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles
• Experience in MRP II (Manufacturing resource planning)
• Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems
• Good at math and statistics
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication abilities
• High school diploma; Further education or certification is preferred

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Job application procedure
Interested and qualified applicants should submit their applications through the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2rcKL-uUOCfnmqMhoNpdLk2OKcMt_PI90svhRbogGJotOig/viewform?usp=sf_link