Plant Superintendent at an Upstream Minerals Exploration Company - Fadac Resources and Services Limited

Fadac Resources and Services Limited - Our client is a privately held start-up and progressive upstream Minerals exploration company with several exploration and mining licenses located in the Benue region of North-Central Nigeria.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Plant Superintendent

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Plant Superintendent will direct mining, maintenance, and processing activities to achieve production goals at the lowest cost consistent with quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Establish shift schedules and production schedules that will meet plant-specific objectives.
• Prepare action plans, including productivity goals for each supervisor to achieve the objectives, while also focusing on labor productivity, process throughput, and equipment availability.
• Conduct daily production/maintenance meetings where problems and opportunities are brought forward and priorities are established.
• Manage, through delegation, all of the production shifts.
• Provide direction for the mining operation, with emphasis on mine planning.
• Ensure thorough familiarity with the Controlled Maintenance Program (CMP) and Maintenance Management System (MMS).
• Tour plant to observe maintenance trends and ensure “quick fixes” do not become the norm.
• Obtain thorough knowledge of all internal production and product specifications, Technical Data Sheet information, and customer specifications. Review plant’s conformance and bring forward any potential problems.
• Monitor shipments and product inventory, including projections for meeting future shipment requirements.
• Monitor communications between the plant, Customer Service, and Distribution to ensure optimum shipment scheduling, efficiency, and service.

Requirements

• Minimum of B.Sc in Mining Engineering or its related field
• 3-5 years of proven experience in a Mining company.
• Must be open to relocation opportunities for future career growth.
• Experience working with a unionized workforce preferred.
• Strong decision making and communication skills
• Experience with report writing
• Long term desire to grow within the Operations side of the business and be involved in all aspects of the operation.

Remuneration

• Competitive Salary
• Bonus
• Comprehensive Benefits.

Application Closing Date
17th July, 2022.