Factory Manager - Kotagala Water Plant
Factory Manager
Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS), manufacturer of Elephant House Soft Drinks and Ice Creams is a leading consumer food company in Sri Lanka. CCS is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC.
The company is seeking a suitable candidate to fill the position of Factory Manager – Kotagala Water Plant. The position exists to lead and manage the end-to-end operations of the water bottling plant in line with the company’s objectives, statutory requirements, and organizational standards. The role is accountable for achieving targeted production volumes, line efficiency, cost competitiveness, product quality, and on-time delivery, while also ensuring optimal performance and reliability of all machinery and utility systems. In addition, the position oversees the plant’s administrative functions to support smooth and compliant operations.
Job Responsibilities
- Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed; being responsible for selection and maintenance of equipment.
- Monitoring product standards and ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed in order to meet the budgeted plant efficiency levels.
- Initiates, implements and manages the plant maintenance program based on the best practices in the industry.
- Emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance; prepares reports, analyses data and makes recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance related problems in order to minimize losses created by plant breakdowns.
- Drive the adoption of best practices in energy conservation, productivity, and quality in order to produce safe drinking water and establish best in class processes.
- Ensure compliance with SLSI & ISO norms on bottled drinking water.
- Supervising and motivating the team of workers; Working out the human capital required to meet targets; coaching and counselling workers in order to ensure that adequate manpower is available for the smooth operation of the line and monitor discipline on factory floor.
- Monitor and control the efficient use of materials, utilities, and manpower to minimize waste and support cost targets, while providing timely reporting and insights to drive continuous improvement.
Person Specifications
- Degree or Diploma in engineering / manufacturing/production or an equivalent qualification with 3-5 years’ experience in a FMCG Company. Previous experience in a similar leadership role will be considered an advantage.
- Knowledge of the water bottling process and its related operations, coupled with a strong understanding of modern manufacturing technologies and practices.
- Manufacturing Consumer Food Products and related Food Technology, Total Quality Management, Total Productive Maintenance, Quality Systems, Process Management, Production Planning, Engineering concepts, Awareness on Quality, Food Safety Management Systems together with quality plan and HACCP plan.
- Leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, decision taking & problem solving, coaching and training skills, project management, negotiating skills, time management, analytical skills
If you are confident that you possess the above requirement, please send your cv, which includes the names of two non-related referees. Click on the advert now to join our team via Elephant House Careers site.