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Vacancy title:
Plant Scheduler
[Type: , Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Bayer
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, April 8 2025
Duty Station:
Within Zambia, Kabwe, Southern Africa
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 26 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Main Purpose:
- Plan and schedule production related activities for the Foundation and Commercial processing plant in Kabwe and Tolling plants. This includes harvest planning, offloading to dryers and DS bulk planning from seed Growers. Coordinate distribution network for exports from Growers and distribution warehouses.
Key tasks & Responsibilities:
- Plan and schedule production related activities for the Foundation and Commercial processing plant in Kabwe and tolling plants, focusing on accurate yield forecasts and delivering of raw seed for processing.
- Coordinate harvesting planning meetings with the field and equipment squads and schedule the harvesting accordingly.
- Coordinate on time Field sampling for SNP testing.
- Coordinate with Operational and Planning Mission Leads the processing plan and flow of seed to different countries
- Coordinate KPI reporting for Tier 3 meetings
- Oversee the planning and scheduling of the harvesting complex and conditioning plant.
- Work with the Production Warehouse team to ensure seed is moved to finished goods warehouses.
- Coordinate Export planning with Trade and compliance squad.
- Assist with inventory management
- Comply with goals set forth for quality, reliability, and cost
- Maintain planning and scheduling records as required by the QMS management systems.
- Ensure compliance with quality assurance standards and management system set by ISO9001:2015.
- Review KPI’s, training needs and assessment reviews, to assist in implementation of LEAN Practices.
- Support continuous improvement projects to drive cost saving and OEE.
- Provide information and insights on planning activities.
- Actively record safety observation and near misses
- Participate in 5WHY problem solving identifying corrective and preventative actions.
- Actively participate in implementation of the site safety program, lead ESH efforts, and aid and arrange for resources to promote site safety in line with ISO45001 standards.
- Adhere to all applicable legislation, Bayer safety policies and procedures
Mission & Squad Connections:
- Operate in Resource Mission Squad
- Squad Connections:
- End-to-End Mission Team
- Advanced Technologies Squad
- Production Squad
- Trade and Compliance Squad
- HSE Squad
- Field Mission Team
- One Management System Squad (ISO)
- Planning Mission
Qualifications & Competencies:
- A bachelors degree in business, supply chain management, engineering, or related fields.
- At least 8 years’ experience in seed manufacturing operations and management or planning.
- MS Office software (Excel, E-mail, Word, Project etc.)
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Results focused with ability to work on own initiative
- Strong teamwork (flexibility to work across the areas and positively influencing others)
- Establish clear direction and making decisions on a timely manner
- Fluent in English
- ISO training -desirable
Work Hours: 8
Experience: 8 years
Level of Education: Bachelor’s degree
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? click here to apply
District: Kabwe
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