Aream manager (readymix Concrete)

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Our client is a major player in the Manufacturing sector, with a network of distribution centers and plant installations stretching throughout Nigeria, they have a diverse portfolio of brands, mix of geographies, passion for marketplace execution and long-term vision underpin their strong commitment towards achieving sustainable business growth in a responsible way.

Job Description:

The Area Plant Manager provides leadership and direction to the network of plants in the ‘Area’ in all areas of responsibility – including administration, production, processing, packaging, quality control, maintenance, warehousing, shipping, purchasing, safety and environmental issues. He is also responsible for sales in his ‘Area’.

Sales: responsible for promoting the products and services offered by the company for the specific purpose of increasing sales volumes and building long-term customer relations while representing the Company with impeccable customer service, as well as the assurance of providing quality products through testing and documentation.

Operations: responsible for all aspects associated with the concrete plants in order to maximize profitability. This includes managing production of operations, maintenance activities, supervising designated employees and monitoring equipment in such a manner as to ensure optimization in strict accordance with company guidelines and policies.

We are undertaking a growth plan to enhance our plant network in Lagos, Nigeria. This plan will see our network of 2 plants increasing to 5 in 2012. The area manager will be expected to participate strongly in new plant deployment and partnership development activities in order to ensure that the deployments are made in line with company standards and operations preparedness is achieved in all spheres (safety, staffing, quality). The core responsibility will however be sales & operations as per above.

The position holder should show strong potential and interest to grow into ReadyMix General Management position in the short term (2 years or so).

We are looking for an individual with a strong orientation to Quality Control & Safety.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Implements plant health & safety programs and ensure compliance with manufacturing best practices.Maintains housekeeping of plant office and premises to conform to company and legal safety and environmental standards.Directs the overall activities of the manufacturing facilities of the plants to ensure customer orders are received, scheduled, produced and delivered at the lowest possible cost to meet the customers’ requirements while maintaining corporate established quality standards.Analyzes plant operations to ensure that the facility maintains a leadership position in the industry and that it takes advantage of new processes and technologies that become available, while keeping in line with Group standards.Responsible for expense control, including labor and overhead costs utilizing continuous improvement techniques.Responsible for all corporate, customer and government audits to ensure compliance as well as all environmental compliance.Maintains proper staffing levels, employee performance evaluations, discipline, and employee commendation. Responsible for the overall succession planning and development of plant management staff.Demonstrates and communicates high standard of customer service and satisfaction by working in conjunction with other company representatives and sales staff.Creates and fosters the entrepreneurial spirit by generating revenues, controlling expenditures to maximize the profits for the plant, region and company.Prepares timely company reports, incident reports and starts invoice process.Participants strongly in new plant deployment, including influencing deployment plans and acceleration of deployment and ensuring operational preparednessOther duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Performance oriented self-driven individual who is able to competently link strategy with executable actionsStrong orientation to Quality Control & SafetyBachelor’s Degree or higher5 years experience in ReadyMix operations, including at two (2) years supervisory/management experienceRelevant training and/or certificationReady mix concrete industry experience preferredMust be versatile with IS/IT, especially Microsoft suite to tools (xls, ppt,..etc)Experience in implementing operations standardsExperience in plant deployments would be an advantageAnalytical mind and capacity, able to apply basic concepts of algebra and geometryAbility to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situationsAble to exercise discretion and good judgementJob Categories: Manufacturing Recruitment in Nigeria. Job Types: Full-Time.

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