Our client is a manufacturing and electrical trading company in the State of Kuwait. The company has products ranging from LV switchgear, circuit protection, control & automation, wiring accessories, lighting and other electrical products for domestic, commercial & industrial sector. The company has more than 10 retail outlets & products are selling through authorized resellers, wholesalers, co-ops, hypermarkets and supermarket.

What we offer

• First of all you will earn a tax free all-inclusive salary!
• You will have a direct and permanent employment with our client for 3 years;
• You work in an international team & working environment;
• Our client offers you excellent healthcare coverage, leave and end of service benefits as per Kuwait Labor Law.

Who you are
You have thorough understanding and feel at the right spot in factory environments, manufacturing and business process and management, requirements and dynamics. Your ability to keep overview in a demanding environment makes you a good candidate to grow from Assistant to Factory Manager with time.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong communications skills in Arabic and English;
• Good leadership and teamwork skills;
• Strong process management skills;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Good organization and planning skills;

Education & Qualifications:

• Bachelor\'s in Engineering;
• Successful experience in the electrical industry;
• Highly preferred current location Kuwait with good GCC/ME/Africa experience;
• 15+ years solid Factory experience with established organizations, preferably within the same industry;
• Ideal candidate can join immediately.

Description
Our client is looking for an Factory Manager who will oversee the workers and the equipment, and is responsible for contributing to and carrying out production strategy decisions.

Your main tasks will be:

• Assist leadership with the successful day-to-day operation of the facility;
• Review established production schedules for all manufacturing departments to insure established inventory levels are met while operating at the highest efficiency possible;
• Ensure raw materials and components are purchased in an optimum manner;
• Maintain inventory levels and control the flow of raw materials & components to the factory floor;
• Work closely with Technical Department/Estimation to determine trends and areas of improvement;
• Research ways to reduce costs while maintaining product quality;
• Liaise with Sales Department to understand the market need and develop new products, as per Sales recommendation, to meet the market requirements;
• Communicate with research and development as well as product management personnel to develop new product strategies;
• Work closely with quality personnel to review product consistency;
• Ensure scrap rates are to the minimum;
• Coordinate the hiring and training of all manufacturing personnel;
• Monitor operation expenses;
• Develop and execute the Factory budget in consultation with various Departments.
• Analyze workforce requirements;
• Conduct performance appraisals and provide coaching and guidance to all operations employees.
• Encourage and promote operating in a continuous improvement environment;
• Remove production constraints; allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals;
• Remove waste and constraints from the production process to improve efficiencies and enhance productivity;
• Work with Purchasing Manager to develop and improve supplier relationships;
• Approve purchase requests and route them to Purchasing Manager to place orders.

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