Ghana Production Manager

To date, UpEnergy has delivered over 95 emission reduction projects, impacted over 4 million lives, and reduced over 4 million tons of CO2 Emissions across 7 countries. UpEnergy prides itself on deep local knowledge and established teams on the ground to ensure the highest impact and results. The UpEnergy team continues to grow, across multiple countries and continents, and seeks diligent, entrepreneurial, fun, and motivated talent who are excited to join us in delivering even more impact. Learn more here: www.upenergygroup.com

The Production Manager Role

The Production manager will report directly to the Country Director. UpEnergy distributes clean cookstoves and other energy-saving products throughout the country. As we source products from multiple suppliers and distribute them through over a dozen points of sale, tracking and managing our inventory is essential to our business operations. The primary responsibility of the production manager is to drive availability of products through Manufacturing. This role would also have elements of Warehouse Management, Materials Planning, and Quality Control

Key Responsibilities:

Production

• Lead the development of UpEnergy’s production capacity in Ghana
• Support decision-making on the optimal size, location and type of manufacturing facilities
• Maintain manufacturing systems and production processes with a focus on quality and efficiency
• Determine ideal resources, tools and teams required for production facilities of varying sizes
• Build products that are high-quality, affordable and consistent at scale

Sourcing

• Maintain a robust and efficient supply chain of inputs required for manufacturing with support from the Global team
• Nurture strong relationships with local suppliers of raw materials
• Manage material and product inventories to maintain manufacturing output

Quality Assurance & Consistency

• Implement Quality Assurance processes for in-house production facilities as well as third-party suppliers
• Collaborate with external manufacturing partners to ensure and/or improve their ability to maintain consistent quality, meet production and delivery deadlines, and carry out required checks
• Work cross-functionally to identify and implement improvements to production processes

Operations & Supply Chain

• Implement systems with distribution teams for ordering and delivery of product from production facilities to distribution points around our various markets
• Coordinate the supply of products across our various UpEnergy and partner manufacturing sites

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Must Have

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree, Preferably in Mechanical Engineering
• 8+ years of production or manufacturing experience, especially with metals.
• Experience managing production/manufacturing facilities
• Experience coordinating with engineers to improve and optimize manufacturing processes
• Experience in supplier management
• Motivated to build a business that improves the lives of customers and the environment
• Strong leadership and team building abilities
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Experience as a trusted resource as a member of a leadership team