Production Manager

About the role

We are looking to hire a talented and passionate Production Manager (ALS Lubricants) for one of our Clients based in Tanzania. This job requires willingness to RELOCATE to TANZANIA. Own end-to-end blending, filling/packaging, and dispatch to deliver safe, compliant, on-spec lubricants at target cost and OTIF.

What you'll do

• Plan daily/weekly blending & filling schedules vs. demand; manage tank farm and base oil/additive reconciliation
• Lead EHS (PTW/LOTO), 5S, toolbox talks, near-miss reporting; drive a zero-harm culture
• Ensure in-process & FG quality gates with Lab; manage NCRs/CAPA and customer complaints
• Improve throughput, yield, and OEE; minimize changeovers/flush losses (SMED mindset)
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, spares, and utilities uptime with Engineering

What you need

• 6–10 yrs of experience
• Production planning
• Root cause analysis
• SAP
• Safety management
• SOP writing
• Excel
• B.Sc

Good to have

• ERP
• Preventive maintenance
• ISO 9001
• 5S
• MIS reporting
• Reconciliation