Production Foreman – Front End

Location: Morogoro, Tanzania
Job Function: Manufacturing
Designation: Production Foreman - Front End
Level: First Line Manager
Employment Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: Onsite

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the shift team in the Front End production area to ensure production parameters and standards are met in a safe and efficient manner.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise the daily work and performance of each employee on the assigned shift, organize schedules, and assign work activities to achieve team and company objectives safely.
• Together with the teams, achieve shift, daily, weekly, and monthly performance targets for the Front End production area by ensuring tasks are prioritised and planned in a logical, systematic, and cost-effective way to optimise profitability.
• Together with the Production Shift Manager, develop the budget for the Front End production factory area with the Factory Head and Finance Business Partner, and manage costs effectively.
• Monitor performance and support and advise teams in solving problems and taking corrective action.
• Monitor standards for setting, operating, and maintaining equipment, ensuring instructions are adhered to.
• Identify areas where production performance and quality management can be improved and manage the implementation of systems and processes to make improvements.
• Provide technical and process guidance to respective teams.
• Leverage available support from the Illovo Group (Head Office and other countries).
• Ensure continuous improvement by implementing functional best practices and conducting physical inspections.
• Identify learning and development needs within the team and manage training through business partnership.
• Inspect critical equipment and ensure adherence to minimum standards.
• Support country/site reactive maintenance needs.
• Ensure continuous improvement by implementing functional best practices and conducting physical inspections.
• Work with Maintenance teams to solve problems and promote cross-functional engagement and teamwork.
• Ensure reporting is compliant with company policy and procedure.
• Provide input into best practices, frameworks, and minimum standards within the function through the Head Office platform, and provide additional opportunities for problem identification and knowledge sharing.
• Identify and monitor KPIs for the Front End production area to track performance and flag any issues.
• Verify delivery and maintenance of agreed Food Safety and Quality standards and specifications at shift level.
• Carry out root cause analysis of complex non-conformance and propose actions to address them.
• Propose, deliver, and review the effectiveness of internal planning and update where required.

Required Skills

• Communication skills.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in production and maintenance, preferably in the sugar industry.
• Minimum of 2 years' supervisory experience.
• Ability to work methodically and systematically in a sugar mill environment.
• Ability to multitask.

Terms of Service

The successful candidate will be engaged on a Permanent Contract.

Application Deadline

All interested candidates who meet the above requirements should apply for the position on or before 11th August 2026.

Note

While Kilombero Sugar Company Limited thanks all applicants for their interest, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.