Finlays Tea Extracts General Manager 2015

Finlays Tea Extracts General Manager 2015
March 6, 2015 Job Description
Finlays Vacancy: General Manager, Tea Extracts
The Organization: Finlays is a vertically integrated and geographically diversified agri-business that takes a leadership role in sustainability.
The group has established itself as a reliable, responsible, innovative and sustainable producer with a deep knowledge and passion for its products.
Sustainability is pivotal to the group’s success and it lies at the heart of what Finlays does and stands for. Finlays is Kenya’s largest agricultural export group employing over 21,000 people and annually exporting over 300 million stems of flowers, 7 million kilos of vegetables, 26 million kilos of black tea and 3 million kilos of tea extract.
The organisation is geographically located in Nairobi, Naivasha, Kericho, Mt. Kenya and Mombasa and works with 1,200 vegetable out growers and over 10,000 tea out growers.
Our Extracts & Ingredients division is the largest manufacturer of tea extracts in the world, providing innovative solutions to some the world’s leading beverage companies.
In order to continue building upon our success we are seeking an experienced and dynamic General Manager to oversee our extracts production operation located on our tea estates in Kericho, Western Kenya
The Job: Reporting to the Managing Director, Finlay Tea Solutions and working with Executive team at Kericho, the job holder will lead the business and team in the pursuit of continued development of world class manufacturing standards in order to produce high quality food grade products in a highly efficient and cost effective manner with an overriding focus on safety and environmental performance in order to meet internal and external customer service levels.
Key Responsibilities
The job holder will:
Responsibility for the P&L of the Tea Extracts factory
Lead, manage and motivate a highly skilled workforce.
Embedding a Management culture focused on continuous improvement.
Drive compliance in food factory standards.
Champion health, safety and environmental performance.
Work to enhance the skills and capability at all levels of the organisation
Ensure excellent industrial relations are maintained.
Monitor service levels from other divisions managed services, using SLA’s, KPI’s and other incentive mechanisms to drive performance.
Report monthly performance KPI’s including quality, Health/Safety/Environment, costs, production volumes and customer service.
Minimum Requirements
Proven (10+years) previous experience at General Manager/Operations Director level in world class food/beverage, consumer/FMCG manufacturing business.
Experience of delivering a significant change agenda.
A track record of driving compliance to high standards.
Proven record of responsibility for the P&L of a factory based processing business.
Impressive verbal and written communication skills.
Culturally aware; able to understand and manage the motivations of stakeholders.
Dynamic and articulate; able to relate to people at all levels of the organisation and bring instant gravitas/credibility to the role.
How to Apply
If you meet the requirements of this position, please submit an application, including a detailed CV, your postal, e-mail and telephone contacts, current & expected remuneration, names and addresses of three referees.
Your application, clearly indicating the position you are applying for should reach us not later than 21st March 2015 and be addressed to:Human Resource Director
P O Box 223 – 20200
Email: careers@finlays.co.ke
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted