Job Title: Plant Manager (M/F)
Reference: 10LN_04032014
Location: Lagos / National Deployment
Job type: Contract
Working hours: Full-time
Employer: Loesche Nigeria Limited (LNG)
Role & Responsibility:
• Lead all production related aspects at the plant site including safety, environment, operations, performance, quality, maintenance, costs, human resources, plant image and community relations
• Ensure optimal operation and maintenance of the assigned grinding terminals or cement plants for achieving the agreed targets
• In charge of the achievement of key performance indicators in the field of safety, productivity and cost related agreed targets for the overall plants' performance
• Ensure a successful and efficient operation of the customer's plant
• Responsible for the continuous increase of productivity and profitability
• Control the plant's performance and output
• Provide the necessary guidance to the Managers to carry out the required production processes
• Coordinate the production requirements to maximize plant efficiency and availability
• Cost controlling to meet budgets and cost savings
• Review of cost reports to locate excessive expenses and decision making of necessary corrective actions
• Ensure a high-end operation and maintenance of the assigned plant
• Take care of technical audits and their conclusions
• Approve spare parts requests and their specifications
• Solve all technical requests from customers
• Prepare short and long range development plans for plant improvement
• Assurance of an environmental compliance and clean plant operations
• Safeguard Human resources by adherence to Health & Safety regulations
• Manage the utilization of manpower, mobile equipment, fixed assets and contractors
• Guide plant staff by setting clear performance objectives, providing regular feedback and providing development through training
• Control and guide the daily work
• Ensure a well-organised communication of decisions and current developments
• Implement standardized operating procedures (SOPs), reporting functions, and work instructions for optimising the process chains
• Carry out annual performance reviews of employees
• Continuous reporting to the Technical Director in Dubai
• Comply with all relevant company and statutory environmental, health and safety procedures and guidelines
Requirements:
• University degree in process or mechanical engineering
• Several years' experience in the cement industry as Plant Manager
• Profound experience in leading and guiding Managers at production plants
• Sound knowledge of the cement production process including cement chemistry and cement microscopy
• Strong knowledge of modern maintenance management, technologies, and methods
• Outstanding knowledge of plant process optimizations
• Very good understanding of safety and environmental regulations
• Strategic, organisation and planning skills
• Confident manner in dealing with customers and plant staff
• Profound knowledge in financial controlling and contract management
• Sound communication skills, and outstanding ability to work in a team
• Very good MS-Office and SAP knowledge
• Business-fluent spoken and written English
• Further languages skills would be an advantage
• Willingness to travel to various locations worldwide for an extended period of time
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