A Leading Cement Company Recruiting Technical Manager

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.

JOB REFERENCE: TM01
POSITION: TECHNICAL MANAGER
DEPARTMENT: OPERATIONS
LOCATION: LAGOS

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)

1. 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.

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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.

1. 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

1. 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

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15^th November 2013

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