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about the company.
A leading public-listed global organisation in the food manufacturing industry, renowned for delivering premium food ingredients worldwide. The enterprise stands out for its strong market stability and is dedicated to providing long-term career progression and development paths for its industrial leaders.
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Production & Yield Optimization: Drive daily manufacturing targets for cocoa mass, butter, and powder. Maximize grinding throughput, manage recipe execution, and relentlessly minimize mass loss.
Engineering & Asset Integrity: Oversee preventative and corrective maintenance for heavy industrial machinery (roasters, crackers, presses, and pulverizers). Manage the plant's utility infrastructure (boilers, water treatment, and power generation) to guarantee zero downtime.
Capital Projects: Lead post-commissioning technical upgrades and future debottlenecking or capacity expansion projects.
Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain: Oversee the intake pipeline of raw cocoa beans, ensuring strict alignment with cost, volume, and quality targets.
Warehouse Management: Optimize massive inventory operations spanning raw bean storage, chemicals, spare parts, and temperature-controlled finished goods. Ensure strict FIFO (First In, First Out) protocols and inventory accuracy.
Logistics & Port Operations: Streamline domestic bean hauling into the plant and coordinate seamless outbound container logistics to the Port of Abidjan for global export.
Strict Quality Compliance: Ensure the facility meets stringent international food safety standards (FSSC 22000, ISO, Halal, Kosher) to satisfy global confectionery clients.
Process R&D Collaboration: Partner with corporate technical teams to adapt local processing parameters (roasting profiles, alkalization, fineness) to meet bespoke client specifications and develop premium product lines.
P&L Responsibility: Complete ownership of the factory cost-sheet. Monitor and control Fixed Costs, Variable Costs (energy, labor, water), and yield variances to maximize EBITDA.
Budgeting & Capex: Formulate and execute annual operational budgets and capital expenditure plans, reporting directly to regional executive leadership.
skills and experience required.
Significant experience in food/oleochemical/refinery processing operations, with a proven track record in a plant leadership capacity.
Practical expertise in managing comprehensive budgets and engineering workflows.
Tertiary qualification in engineering, food science, or business administration.
about the company.
A leading public-listed global organisation in the food manufacturing industry, renowned for delivering premium food ingredients worldwide. The enterprise stands out for its strong market stability and is dedicated to providing long-term career progression and development paths for its industrial leaders.
about the job.
...
Production & Yield Optimization: Drive daily manufacturing targets for cocoa mass, butter, and powder. Maximize grinding throughput, manage recipe execution, and relentlessly minimize mass loss.
Engineering & Asset Integrity: Oversee preventative and corrective maintenance for heavy industrial machinery (roasters, crackers, presses, and pulverizers). Manage the plant's utility infrastructure (boilers, water treatment, and power generation) to guarantee zero downtime.
Capital Projects: Lead post-commissioning technical upgrades and future debottlenecking or capacity expansion projects.
Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain: Oversee the intake pipeline of raw cocoa beans, ensuring strict alignment with cost, volume, and quality targets.
Warehouse Management: Optimize massive inventory operations spanning raw bean storage, chemicals, spare parts, and temperature-controlled finished goods. Ensure strict FIFO (First In, First Out) protocols and inventory accuracy.
Logistics & Port Operations: Streamline domestic bean hauling into the plant and coordinate seamless outbound container logistics to the Port of Abidjan for global export.
Strict Quality Compliance: Ensure the facility meets stringent international food safety standards (FSSC 22000, ISO, Halal, Kosher) to satisfy global confectionery clients.
Process R&D Collaboration: Partner with corporate technical teams to adapt local processing parameters (roasting profiles, alkalization, fineness) to meet bespoke client specifications and develop premium product lines.
P&L Responsibility: Complete ownership of the factory cost-sheet. Monitor and control Fixed Costs, Variable Costs (energy, labor, water), and yield variances to maximize EBITDA.
Budgeting & Capex: Formulate and execute annual operational budgets and capital expenditure plans, reporting directly to regional executive leadership.
skills and experience required.
Significant experience in food/oleochemical/refinery processing operations, with a proven track record in a plant leadership capacity.
Practical expertise in managing comprehensive budgets and engineering workflows.
Tertiary qualification in engineering, food science, or business administration.
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