Production Manager

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Accra, Greater Accra, GHA
In-Office
Senior level
Professional Services • Consulting
The Role
Lead and restructure manufacturing operations by managing production planning, output, costs, capacity, quality, safety, and continuous improvement. The role oversees production performance, SOP and formula adherence, batch-record accuracy, QA coordination, equipment maintenance needs, and development of production staff. It also requires building scalable manufacturing processes aligned with sales demand, inventory, and capacity.
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Job Summary

NAYA By Africa is looking for a Production Manager to lead and restructure our manufacturing function - production planning, output, cost, people, capacity, and continuous improvement. You'll build a manufacturing environment capable of scaling with the company's growth, ensuring products are made safely, consistently, and to approved formulas and quality standards.



Key Responsibilities

      Develop weekly/monthly production plans based on sales demand, inventory, and capacity
      Own production output, efficiency, yield, waste, and manufacturing cost
      Monitor performance against plan and lead corrective/continuous-improvement actions
      Lead, coach, and develop the Production Supervisor, specialists, and production employees
      Ensure production SOPs and formulas are followed, and batch records are accurate
      Work closely with QA on quality/hygiene compliance and deviation escalation 
  • Coordinate equipment use and maintenance needs with Operations




Requirements

Requirements

      Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Operations, or related discipline

      Minimum 5 years' relevant manufacturing experience, including team leadership

      Experience in cosmetics, personal care, FMCG, food, or pharmaceuticals preferred

      Strong production planning, process improvement, cost-control, and people-management skills



Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Operations, or a related discipline
  • At least 5 years of relevant manufacturing experience
  • Team leadership experience
  • Experience in cosmetics, personal care, FMCG, food, or pharmaceuticals
  • Production planning skills
  • Process improvement skills
  • Cost-control skills
  • People-management skills
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The Company
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

OML Africa is an international Human Resource management consultancy based in Ghana, specializing in delivering tailored HR solutions such as HR advisory, outsourcing, talent acquisition, and organizational development to help businesses optimize their workforce.

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