# Manufacturing Manager Job Browns Plantations Canonical URL: https://primejobalerts.com/jobs/manufacturing-manager-job-browns-plantations Company: Browns Plantations Category: Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics Location: Kenya Work type: Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Published: 2026-09-09 Expires: 2026-10-24 ## Job Description Engineering Jobs, Browns Plantations Jobs. Responsible for overseeing manufacturing operations, managing production schedules, supervising teams, monitoring quality, controlling costs, and ensuring efficient use of resources. Requires a relevant qualification in manufacturing, production management, engineering, or a related field. The position is based in Kericho and requires on-site work. Role Summary The Manufacturing Manager coordinates the manufacturing process in the factory and ensures smooth running of shifts to produce quality tea that meets customer specifications. ### Key Responsibilities Production and Planning - Coordinate the manufacturing process to produce made tea to ensure customer requirements are achieved. - Implement factory procedures and SOPs and ensure compliance by the factory team. - Implement Good Manufacturing Practices in all sections of manufacture in the production shifts. - Monitor production key performance indicators of the factory; generate daily, weekly and monthly reports. - Verify and consolidate daily, weekly and monthly administrative returns. - Keep and ensure accuracy of the production records, weekly and monthly tea returns. - Communicates upwards/downwards/peers in the factory to ensure smooth flow of information. - Stand in for the line manager and undertake other responsibilities as may be assigned by the line manager. - Coordinate implementation of asset care and process improvement activities in the factory. Quality - Implement Quality and Consumer Safety Management System in production. - Ensure reception of Quality incoming raw materials as per company policies and standards. - Ensure production of quality made tea in line with customer/consumer specifications. - Implement the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) system in the factory. - Monitor and taste hourly and invoice tea samples. - Initiate and implement quality improvement plans and activities in the factory in liaison with the Head of Manufacturing. Assets and Stocks - Monitor and validate stock and non-stock movements. - Provide input into the development of capital proposals in the Factory. - Responsible for the utilization of company assets at the factory, including process and plant machinery. - Flag up redundant/obsolete assets to the Head of Manufacturing for disposal. - Coordinate the day-to-day operation and smooth delivery of Utilities (firewood, steam, water and electricity) in the factory and villages. - Maintains the factory register and all other legal statutory documents and keep up to date. Projects - Keep abreast of all new technology covering tea making, market, and packing, maintenance, transport and energy usage and make proposals for implementation where appropriate. - Effect process manufacturing trials and implement trials aligned with technology team and the Head of Manufacturing. - Implement projects as agreed with the Head of Manufacturing. - Collate and document innovative ideas for the factory and capture all improvement proposals from the shop floor. - Implementation and follow up on improvement ideas on the shop floor. Finance, logistics and supplies - Deliver the Manufacturing Unit business targets (Cost of Production/Net Sales Average) in the company. - Initiates the requisition process for additional stocks in line with the unit requirements and authorizes issues of items from factory stores. - Provide proposals for input into the annual budget preparations. - Control direct budgetary expenses through resource allocation and utilization in the factory. - Implement production aspects of the accounting manual. - Provide input into the monthly accounts review and implement agreed actions. - Verify and consolidate daily, weekly and monthly financial returns. People - Implement IR/ER systems in the factory and handle any internal industrial/employee relations issues in conjunction with HRBP. - Implement employee establishment in the factory. - Implement the training and coaching factory production team. - Implement agreed welfare programmes and attend planned meetings ensuring completion of resultant actions. - Responsible for a production team and ensuring that agreed work plan targets and standards are implemented. - Provide input and participate in the modular training of factory employees. - Coordinate all statutory requirements and ensure they are always adhered to. - Implement factory legislation, regulations, CBA and organization standards. - Implement employee target settings, reviews and approach. Social and welfare - Implement all social and welfare programmes including security, housing maintenance, recreation and general welfare amenities, and schools under the factory ensuring they meet the required standards. Safety, Health, Environment, RA - Coordinate implementation of Safety, Health & Environmental and RA management systems as per company policies and legislation in the factory. - Authorize permit to work certificates in line with company policies. - Coordinate implementation of SHE work procedures and specific work instructions, ensure compliance and collate proposals for reviews. - Coordinate implementation of safe travel guidelines as stipulated in the standard. - Maintains the factory disciplinary and safety data. - Responsible for the full implementation of the safety framework standards and all SHE standards at the factory. Qualifications - BSc. Engineering, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, other relevant Engineering courses. - 5 years’ experience in food production & processing - Knowledge of products, process and Quality Assurance - Working Knowledge in manufacturing - Performance Management - Basic appreciation of Project Management - Working understanding of Safety Standards – OSHA - Consumer and customer focus - Excellent tea tasting skills - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and Team player. - Basic appreciation in financial management systems. - Working knowledge in IR/ER skills - Computer skills - People Management & Development. ### How to Apply Click here to apply ## Apply Use the canonical Prime Job Alerts page for full application instructions and source verification.