Technical Manager Job at a leading Global Cement Company in Nigeria

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Job Title: Technical Manager

Job Reference: TM01

Department: Operations

Employer: Global Cement Company

Recruiter: Dragnet Nigeria

Our Client is a leading global cement company that imports, stores and bags cement and cementious products through an industrial facility consisting of a permanently moored barge. They are in charge of selling cement into the local market through a network of distributors and to major industrial customers which it operates within the Oil & Gas Free Zone, for the sale of cement duty-free to other companies in the Free Zone.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Health & Safety Management.

•   Accountable for workplace safety of operations staff and the facility.

•   Participate in the implementation, improvement and revision of the H&S management system both as a line manager and as a member of the H&S Management Team.

•   Lead safety management by example, demonstrating clear visible felt leadership (VFL)

2. General Management tasks

•   Participates in General Management tasks and in formulating company business strategy for business development.

•   Network with the technical community of the group across the globe in order to share best practices and resources.

3. Industrial performance and management cycle.

•   Ensure industrial performance is properly monitored with KPIs, defined internally and by the Group.

•   Manages data required for accurate scheduling of ship arrivals and liaises with CTAG on a regular basis to optimize logistics costs and performance

•   Ensures that technical performance is achieved at optimum cost

4. Availability and reliability of the discharge and bagging facility

•   Implements the group's maintenance best practices.

•   Ensure that procedures for predictive, preventive, routine & breakdown maintenance of the entire machinery & equipment are properly planned, prepared and implemented.

•   Arbitrates over conflicts between the need to maintain and the need to produce, taking the overall best interests of the Company into full consideration

5. Marine certification and operations.

•   Assures the facility consisting of a barge holds all required marine certificates and operating authorizations, liaising with certification bodies like Lloyds.

•   Ensure that feeding ships comply with the port and facility constraints, to be optimized in view of freight costs decrease, in relation with CTAG shipping and trading dept.

•   Manage all claims on cargo or damages caused by ship operations following CTAG policies and liaising with the BU experts.

6. Resources management/people mobilization.

•   Manages all aspects of the Technical human resource, including but not limited to: appropriate headcount, training, good workmanship, delegation of responsibilities and organization,

•   Drives people development through proper annual appraisals which objectively assess performance levels, define training needs and establish potential career succession paths

•   Administers all third-party contractor's activities pertaining to the industrial aspects of the facility

7. Customer orientation

•   Develop a customer oriented culture for all plant technical personnel.

•   Participate in logistic and quality meetings with sales dept. and customers on delivery planning, quality claims and commitments.

•   Sometimes liaise directly with customer representatives in charge of quality or logistics.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

•   Degree in Marine/ Mechanical Engineering or related field

•   Post graduate degree in Engineering or Master's in Business Administration is added advantage

•   Must have at least 8 years post qualification experience in Manufacturing environment

•   At least 4 years management experience with proven leadership skills in multinational corporate environment

•   Experience in maintenance management systems is required

•   Knowledge of International ship and port facility security (ISPS) code is an advantage

•   Marine experience or knowledge would be an advantage.

Other Requirements

•   Ability to build partnership in a matrix organizational environment along with providing coaching/ counseling to all levels within the organization

•   Must demonstrate sound interpersonal skills with the ability to maneuver through complex client groups and business lines

•   Must be able to manage, coordinate and prioritize multiple projects

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