The Production Operator – Assembly is responsible for ensuring efficient and quality assembly production through competent machine operation, daily autonomous maintenance, and strict adherence to safety and quality protocols. The role involves continuous monitoring of production processes, accurate data capturing, and proactive troubleshooting to minimize downtime and scrap generation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities (Duties Related to the respective Key Results Areas)
- Competently perform machine operation functions.
- Test the machine before main work begins to ensure it is in good condition for production.
- Competently perform daily equipment autonomous maintenance activities: Daily cleaning, checking, lubricating, and tightening to prevent deterioration. Record the results of daily inspections in the provided machine check sheets.
- Account for your Shift production by ensuring all products are weighed and properly recorded. During local/fine points production, 45k or 75% of the machine’s target should be packed.
- Timely/real-time updating of the PDS (Production data sheet) to ensure accurate capturing of all downtimes, scrap, and production.
- Monitor machines during production to ensure optimum running.
- Conduct periodic inspections or equipment diagnosis to measure deterioration.
- Load components into the Machine Hoppers as required.
- Promptly report to the process optimizer/technician in case of any machine malfunction and raise a works order request.
- Strictly adhere to the laid down safe working procedures while carrying out responsibilities—Remember ‘Safety First’ in whatever you do, complying with all OHS/EHS stipulated rules/regulations.
- Assist in performing color changeovers.
- Ensure that the allocated machine is producing quality products by managing periodic checks on output.
- Ensure no mix-up of components during production runs—Use the right components without fail.
- Promptly liaise with the Process Optimizer/Q.C Inspector in case of any off-spec component and ensure an internal customer complaints form is raised.
- Avoid generation of waste by doing right things first time and segregating accordingly. Any unavoidable waste generated should be segregated, booked in the PDS, and put in the respective crates.
- Use all the safety gears/PPEs provided as required.
- Attend and participate in daily safety briefings.
- Adhere to Good Housekeeping and defined 5S practices always.
- Follow stipulated work procedures and SOPs.
- Promptly report any hazard or issues to the shift process optimizer.
- Conduct smooth and meaningful handover to the incoming machine operator—to be done at the workstation.
- Update all the relevant documents e.g., PDS sheets & machine check sheets.
- Other related duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Adherence to production levels.
- Achievement of targeted production targets.
- Continuous improvement savings.
- Minimal Scrap level.
- Ensuring Compliance i.e., HSE policies and procedures & SOPs.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Minimum KCSE D+ and a certificate in Engineering or production related field.
- Diploma in any production related filed is an added advantage.
- 3 years’ experience as an operator.
- Must possess a technical diploma qualification in either Electrical or Mechanical disciplines to meet the requirements of the role.
- Strong knowledge of local, state, and federal health and safety regulations.
- Strict adherence to company standards and safety procedures.
- A depth understanding of business process and principles.
- Attention to detail and familiarity with industrial equipment.
- Excellent physical condition and coordination.
