Production Process Owner
At Roam you have great autonomy to do the things you deem to be important. As a team we achieve a lot together making the world a cleaner and more sustainable place.
We usually respond within two weeks
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Production Process Owner
Department: Production
Reporting to: Production Director
About us
Roam is a technology company that develops, designs and deploys electric vehicles and energy systems tailored for the African continent, leading the transition to sustainable transport. We focus on designing and co-developing tailored products for the local use-case that unlocks mass-scale deployment to a completely untapped market.
About the role:
The process owner is solely responsible for owning the production and manufacturing process. They are accountable for designing an effective and efficient process, using the right people and financial and technical resources to run the process, and delivering quality outcomes as required within Roam Electric.
Key Duties and responsibilities:
- Define the process objectives and mission.
- Optimize the process design.
- Engage stakeholders to ensure alignment with their requirements and expectations
- Set and monitor performance targets
- Define and track KPIs
- Communicate performance using tailored dashboards
- Plan and manage process improvement opportunities
- Manage and report on process activities from end to end
- Document and maintain the process map
- Train and manage resources assigned to the process
- Review and resolve process issues
- Communicate process changes
- Review key performance indicators and identify improvement activities#
- Engage with stakeholders so services run smoothly
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical , Production or Industrial Engineering
- Works closely with production manager and other specialist
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to promote a culture of productivity in teams and work closely with other team members is a must
- Experience in using process simulation software e.g ExtendSim, Arena or any other process simulation tools
- Knowledge in using and commissioning ERP modules in Production, Planning and Supply chain
- Ownership of system configuration ensuring compliance with Business Unit
- Ability to develop, document and implement high quality processes
- Experience in leading continuous improvement , lean manufacturing is a plus
- Adaptability – Demonstrate flexibility in dealing with situations involving changing demands, uncertainty, and stress, changing production reporting requirements, shifting schedules e.tc
- Priority setting – able to prioritize tasks and deliver requirements as business needs arise
- Establish training process for new and existing hires
Career Level: Mid Level
Location: Nairobi/ Kenya
Deadline: 22nd May 2023
We aim to contact all our applicants, but due to high volumes of applications only shortlisted candidates are contacted. If you do not hear from us within two weeks your application has not been successful on this occasion. This does not mean you will not be considered for future roles so please keep an eye on our job board and apply for positions that match your skills and experience
- Department
- Production -Electric Motorcycles
- Locations
- Roam Nairobi
Roam Nairobi
Workplace & culture
Roam is a high paced work environment with an ambitious vision of changing the world where it matters the most. If you're interested in a career where everyday is about creating real change, we’d love for you to get in touch.
About Roam
Roam was founded in 2017 just as electric mobility was taking off, when
electric cars were just arriving on our streets. Roam vision is to make
electric transport more accessible to a broader market by making the
technology more cost efficient and simplifying deployment. The company
focuses on all-electric conversion kits for fleet vehicles such as light
trucks, public transport and buses, as well as electric motorcycles and
energy systems. These focus areas have been chosen to maximize impact,
as these vehicles are some of the highest CO2 emitting vehicles on the
market and are largely an untapped opportunity. Therefore creating the
standard for electric mobility in Africa.
Production Process Owner
At Roam you have great autonomy to do the things you deem to be important. As a team we achieve a lot together making the world a cleaner and more sustainable place.
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