Technical Manager – Aggregates & Concrete at a Cement Manufacturing Company

Stresert Services Limited – Our client, a leading multinational Cement Manufacturing company, is looking to recruit suitably qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Technical Manager – Aggregates & Concrete 

Location:
 Lagos
Department: Quality Control 
Reporting to: Head – Aggregates & Concrete

Job Summary

  • Demonstrates visible leadership and role modeling in Health & Safety (H&S) and Diversity & Inclusion (D&I). More specifically, promoting H&S and D&I actions/behaviours within the function will be key, as well as fostering their integration in all programs, activities and documents developed by the department
  • To manage effectively concrete quality procedures and analyses of QC Results, implement quality manual, cost savings and concrete performance, innovative mix designs and raw materials selection; and management of product related customer claims

Duties & Responsibilities
Health & Safety:

  • Ensures that all equipment and processes meet the organization’s Safety road map and guidelines.
  • Actively engages with the workforce to reinforce safety behaviour on all A&C plants Job sites with VFL visit to plants and/or offices at least once a month to asses H&S compliance, with documented visit report.
  • Select the champion at least 1 important A&C safety action items, in consultation with A&C H, S&E Manager and Head A&C.

Optimization of Mix Design and Raw Materials Cost:

  • Select, characterize and validate raw material sourcing.
  • Prepare mix designs according to specifications and standards.
  • Responsible for implementation of supplier raw material agreement.
  • Responsible for implementation and correct use of IT Programs.
  • Quality control Raw materials and designs of new mixes.
  • Management of concrete test results.
  • Management of mix designs database.

Management of product Development and Technical Assistance to Customers; in coordination with Area Manager & Sales Representative:

  • Technical support to sales team and site assistance and follow up on customer complaints.
  • Minimizes consequences and contributes to management of product related customer claims.
  • Technical support in the development and management of Value Added Products.

Implementation and Management of Quality Policy:

  • Ensures compliance to technical certification and regulatory environment.
  • Implements quality manual and quality procedures.
  • Analyses QC Results and track KPI’s for concrete and raw materials to implement corrective measures.

Performance Management:

  • Raw material management monitoring, from sale to consumption.
  • Drawing up and keeping monthly raw material and liquid fuel stock control report.
  • Follow up on all plant benchmark and take actions.
  • Statistical studies of produced and delivered Ready-mix concrete.

Long Term Goals:

  • Maintain cost of mix design at optimal level, with good quality and highest customer satisfaction.
  • High level of VAP (Range and volumes) produced in the area with high consistency and the lowest cost possible.

Leaning and Development:

  • Ensure necessary of competency of direct reports.
  • Ensure that Quality Control organization and processes are fully aligned with evolution of the business.
  • Develop and agree training & Development plan for A&C Quality Control Staff.

Essential & Desirable Skills
Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Chemical Engineering
  • Master’s degree is an added advantage
  • Minimum of 10 to 15 years of professional experience, 5 of which should be at senior managerial level within a similar environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Strong Technical and operational skills are critical in this position

Technical Competencies:

  • Strong analytical skills
  • Contract administration
  • Strategic planning
  • Coordinating
  • Good communication skills
  • Knowledge of people management
  • Excellent IT skills (Proficiency with MS Office packages)
  • Strong commercial Skills

Behavioural Competencies:

  • Result oriented with ability to manage a relatively young and inexperienced management team
  • A balanced person with good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Achievement oriented
  • Analytical thinking
  • Strong integrity
  • Teamwork
  • Customer service oriented
  • Ability to prioritize and independently manage multiple deadlines

Managerial Competencies:

  • Innovativeness
  • Results oriented
  • High integrity
  • Good leadership quality
  • Pro-active decision making
  • Ability to persuade and convince
  • Effective time management skills
  • High administrative competence

Linguistic Skills:

  • Proficiency in English, both verbal & written

Mobility Requirements:

  • Frequent travel within Nigeria required

Salary
Between N7,000, 000.00 – N9,000,000.00 gross annual salary.


Deadline: 31st May, 2017.

How to ApplyInterested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV’s to: mgtpositions@stresert.com using ‘A&C‘ as subject of the mail

Note:

  • Wrongly titled applications will not be attended to (please be guided).
  • Applicants without the given requirements for the position need not apply.

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