Commercial Coffee Mill Manager

• Oversee the technical setup of milling machinery to maximise premium coffee grades and overall recovery for clients.
• Plan mill scheduling during peak harvests to optimise plant capacity and commercial revenue while reducing delivery truck turnaround times.
• Manage customised client services such as specialised colour-sorting, packaging, and handling certified coffees.
• Implement strict batch segregation and traceability protocols to avoid mixing client lots.
• Serve as the main technical contact for cooperative boards and smallholders, providing detailed milling reports and hosting clients during milling.
• Resolve discrepancies in intake parchment weight, moisture analysis, and final green bean outturn using data-driven documentation.
• Ensure compliance with agricultural, environmental, labour, safety, and food safety regulations, including maintaining valid milling licences and filing statutory returns.
• Oversee environmental management including waste, dust, and husk disposal according to NEMA guidelines.
• Maintain workplace safety standards to achieve a zero-accident environment.
• Implement preventive maintenance schedules for milling machinery and manage fleet maintenance and driver tasks.
• Assist in preparing annual operational and capital budgets and manage labour allocation to meet profitability targets.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural Economics, Agri-business, Food Science and Technology, Agro-Processing, Post Harvest Technology, Agricultural, Bio-Systems, Industrial Engineering, Food Science & Biotechnology, or a related technical field.
• At least 5 to 8 years of experience managing operations in an industrial agricultural processing plant, including a minimum of 3 years in a commercial coffee dry mill.
• Proficiency in mechanical calibration and preventive maintenance of industrial sorting and milling equipment, with familiarity in using ERP or inventory management software for stock tracking.
• Strong negotiation and conflict-resolution skills, with experience presenting technical data to cooperative boards and smallholder representatives.

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