Operations Manager Job Vacancy

Operations Manager

Job Description: Plan, direct and coordinate the operations of the organization

Duties and responsibilities: Include but not limited to formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources

Skills / Character Traits

• Leadership – Willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Dependability – Being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Initiative – Willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Stress Tolerance – Accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Self Control – Maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
• Integrity – Being honest and ethical.
• Attention to Detail – Being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Achievement/Effort – Establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• Cooperation – Being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Adaptability/Flexibility – Being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Empathy – Being sensitive to others’ needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
• Persistence – Persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Analytical Thinking – Analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Independence – Developing one’s own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
• Innovation – Creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
• Social Orientation – Preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

Other Core Skills Required: Communication Skills, Self Confidence, Decisiveness & Problem Solving Ability

Qualifications

• A Minimum of a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering  or related courses.
• A minimum experience of 3 years in  management.
• Managerial qualifications are an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Basic Computer Packages

Interested candidates who meet the requirements are invited to send their CV to ‘vacancies@jantakenya.com’ indicating the job title “Operations Manager ” on the subject line by 2nd April 2017.