The assistant operations manager oversees the entire production system, production process, product input and product inventory from procurement to sales. The manager is accountable to Deputy CEO, Operations.

Expected Values and Skills

• Sense of ownership, decision making capacity, management skills with regard to managing employees, workplace facilities and resources, time, and intra/inter-departmental relationships.

Accountability

• Responsible for departmental issues, re: planning, implementing, directing, controlling and evaluating operational activities

• Evaluated not only based on personal performances but also on the basis of the performances of the department s/he manages.

Advantage

• This is one of the key management positions of the organization; and therefore there shall be an acceptable level of benefit packages.

• Overall, the incumbent shall manage workplace duties and responsibilities based on the following management functions:-

Planning:

• Setting company's goals and objectives in terms of products and services

• Determining time required to achieve products and service goals by considering the organization's various resources and environmental conditions

• Developing production strategies and plans to achieve set products and service goals.

Organizing:

• Setting up the overall production activity that enables the organization to fulfill its objectives regarding products and services

• Allocation of human and raw material resources

• Managing relationships and information flow among different parts of the organization's structure

Leading:

• Motivating supervisors and employees within the department to fulfill the company's goals

• Scanning entire production activities against the strategy set

• Enhancing productivity of company's products and services

Controlling:

• Monitoring whether organization's production activities are being carried out in a manner that fulfills objectives set in the organization's annual and strategic plan

• Monitoring and ensuring that the company's raw materials and products are being used for the company's purpose and work

• Ensuring continuity of performance at workplace in line with goals set in the annual plan.

Evaluating and Reporting:

• Evaluating company's production performance at every phase of production plan (year)

• Receiving timely reports from supervisors; develop, compile and submit timely reports periodically to company's higher level official.

Job Requirements

Expected level of education and work experience

• Masters degree in nutrition science or hotel management; work experience mainly on manufacturing industry sector; at least 5 years of management level work experience

• Bachelor degree in nutrition Science or hotel Management; work experience mainly on manufacturing industry sector; at least 10 years of management level work experience

• Proven work performance on manufacturing industry, especially on processes pertaining food industry

• Advanced communication skill and team work

• Capacity to work under stressful work environment

• Willingness to follow organization’s workplace policies and procedures

• Proven capacity in analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating data

• Proven report writing skill

How to Apply

Qualified applicants fulfilling the above criteria can submit an application/ covering letter including CV and copy of relevant supporting documentation to the address below

E-mail: marktd2@yahoo.co.uk and negussietedla@gmail.com

Note: Use "Assistant Operations Manager" as the subject line of your email!