21⟩ What is your expected salary as Incharge Raw Material?
Based on my education and experience I expect a salary of about Kshs. 65,000 a month.
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22⟩ Do you know what is Kanban?
Kanban is scheduling system which advises manufacturers about how much to produce, what to produce and when to produce. In this system, inventory is re-filled only when visual cues like an empty bin or cart is seen.
23⟩ Explain and list out the factors that can affect the manufacturing process?
The factors affect the manufacturing process are
☛ Supplies: A well-managed supply and inventory is very crucial in order to run manufacturing process smoothly. The manufacturers must brace themselves up and ready to overcome any unexpected delays in supplies due to weather or transportation hindrance.
☛ Equipment: Equipment’s are the central unit for any manufacturing plant; regular maintenance are utmost necessary to avoid a breakdown in the middle of production. Identify the means of improving the efficiency of every part of the equipment.
☛ Factory Overhead: Without power supply, manufacturing is not possible. Always keep plan B ready in case of temporary power cut down.
☛ Special Parts: Replacing any special spare parts with different specification may slow down your production, so before ordering any special spare parts ensure it fits your demand especially if it is imported from long distance.
☛ Work Force: Human resource is equally important and plays a major role in manufacturing unit.
24⟩ Tell me what are the approach used in manufacturing for QA?
For QA in manufacturing techniques used are
☛ Acceptance sampling: In this testing, a random sample is picked from the batch rather than testing the whole batch.
☛ Statistical process control: Through the use of control charts and data collected for the samples at the various stages of production a manufacturing product can be monitored
☛ Troubleshooting studies: At the end of the line product, a trouble-shooting study can be carried out to see whether the changes in the inputs are associated with the output variables.
25⟩ Operational and Situational Incharge Raw Material Job Interview Questions
☛ Imagine a batch of products that was just delivered doesn’t meet specifications. How do you handle it?
☛ If an order of raw materials is delayed, there may be a stop in production. How do you ensure this doesn’t happen?
☛ If I asked you to achieve cost savings in a limited time, what would you consider?
☛ Imagine one of the departments are asking for equipment that exceeds budget claiming they really need it. How do you resolve this?
☛ If a buyer or purchasing agent was consistently underperforming, what would you do?
26⟩ Tell me when contacting supplier references, which questions should I ask that will elicit worthy information about the vendor?
When checking supplier references, you need to collect as much information as possible to help you make a wise decision. You should interview at least three references and engage them in conversation. Verify all the information you already have about the supplier. Find out the scope of the project and how long the contract was for.
The following are some questions that could help you make an informative decision:
☛ Were you pleased with the work performed?
☛ Would you do business with this supplier again?
☛ How long have you been doing business with this supplier?
☛ What do you like best about the work performed?
☛ What do you like the least about this supplier?
☛ Is there anything about the work performed that you were not happy with?
☛ Was the contract completed on time?
☛ Was the supplier helpful and timely when responding to your questions?
☛ Were there any unexpected expenses or additional costs unrelated to change orders?
☛ Were there any unexpected delays unrelated to change orders?
27⟩ Tell me is it proper to use the term "and/or" in agreements?
The term "and/or" should not be used in agreements. Ambiguity arises when this term is used because of the many possible variations this term can create. It is more exact to use the terms "and" and "or" separately. The term "and" means both, the term "or" means either.
28⟩ Explain me how would you know that the price of a customized product that you purchase from a supplier is fair?
While it is not easy to determine fair prices of customized products, one can look through the prices of different components that a product has used. Based on this along with tax and legal profit information, one can figure out a fair price even for customized products.
29⟩ Tell us what is a bonded warehouse?
A warehouse operated under U.S. Customs supervision to store imported goods.
30⟩ Tell me is a purchase order valid if it is sent out unsigned?
An unsigned purchase order is valid. The company logo on the purchase order is considered as the signature.
31⟩ Explain me is a contract that does not state any particular quantity valid?
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) allows for the award of requirements contracts, which do not state any particular quantity. However, a requirements contract is only valid if the contract is awarded in "good faith." Sellers will normally ask for the contract to have an estimated quantity or a quantity range.
32⟩ Suppose you've been hired. Your assignment is to maintain or improve current service levels while reducing the budget by 10%. What steps will you take?
Be sure to include maintain support for mandatory activities, eliminating unnecessary processes, and prioritizing.
33⟩ Tell me at your previous place of work, what was your role in the whole procurement process? What was you accurately responsible for?
My role isn’t limited to one specific task in the procurement process as far as the merchandise or material handler job description is concerned. My duties cover a large spectrum of tasks including:
☛ Selecting and picking finished products for shipment according to shipping labels or purchase orders, while verifying and also matching quantity mentioned on the purchase order.
☛ Maintaining and verifying goods’ records (received/shipped) facilitating flow of goods through the factory and the warehouse.
☛ Performing cycle and location counts with a Cherry Picker material handler
☛ Using Scan Guns and warehouse management system (WMS) programs like Fourth Shift and Visibar for making system adjustment entries
☛ Operating material handling equipment efficiently and also following preventative maintenance programs on assigned material handling equipment
34⟩ Tell me what is the difference between lean manufacturing and JIT (Just-in-Time) Manufacturing?
☛ Lean Manufacturing: It takes the concept of JIT and re-examines it from the customer point of view. Anything that is produced should add something of valuable to the customer’s requirement. For example, if you are making stereo system for a luxury car, you will think from the customer point of view like sound quality, durability, space occupancy, loud or medium sound, etc.
☛ JIT (Just-in-Time): This methodology is designed to ensure that a product or part would arrive just in time to be used. This technique saves the cost behind the unused inventory, and eliminating the need of piling up inventory.
35⟩ Explain what kind of skills and knowledge should be possessed by a material handler to work effectively?
A material handler should know about basic warehouse procedures. Moreover, he must possess computer, mathematical, communication and reading skills to get his job done in the most effective manner.
36⟩ Tell me is a company liable for a purchase order valued at $50,000 placed by a purchasing agent who has been granted authority only up to $25,000?
Purchasing agents have broad implied or apparent authority. The company would be liable for the $50,000 purchase order.
37⟩ Tell me how to handle situations in which a supplier or a vendor may not be able to perform as you would have liked?
I always have a backup plan. There are some circumstances such as outages and inconsistent materials that are beyond the control of suppliers. I always have another supplier in the pipeline in case something goes wrong with my initial choice.
38⟩ Tell me what are the softwares which can be useful in manufacturing unit?
In manufacturing unit, software that can be useful are Manufacturing ERP and Material Management. Some of the companies that provide the manufacturing software solution are SAP, Oracle ERP system, etc.
39⟩ Explain me what is the nature of goods you handle at work as a ‘merchandise handler’?
It depends on the shipment. Sometimes huge cartons and boxes of the True Company’s DIY merchandise and sometimes packs of individual hardware shipment material including wooden, metal and plastic products.
40⟩ Tell me can you give me a more layman's interpretation of what a CPM is in internet online advertising?
CPM (Cost Per Impressions) is the cost per thousand a web site charges for an advertisement on a web site page. Internet advertising is typically sold on a CPM basis. An impression occurs when a visitor to a web site views a page where an ad is displayed. A $25 cpm rate represents $25 per 1,000 displays of a web site page where an ad is displayed.
