Plant Manager at Babban Gona Farmer Services Nigeria Limited

Babban Gona Agricultural Franchise is a financially sustainable, high impact and highly scalable social enterprise, which is part-owned by the farmers it serves. Babban Gona is an innovative model designed to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job-creation engine. Through this agricultural franchise, Babban Gona offers a suite of services to smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Plant Manager

Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Full Time
Reporting Line: The Managing Director

Key Responsibilities

• Execute the installation and set up of a solar power plant and a livestock feed-mill.
• Manage a fleet of 45 metric tons trailers.
• Budget and manage manufacturing cost structures by developing and maintaining operational expenses within budget allowance, and investigate cost-reduction measures.
• Oversee Operation to ensure safety; train team members on operations and safety and provide educational materials as necessary.
• Perform routine safety checks on equipment/machines and trailers; repair or replace plant equipment as needed.
• Collect and analyse data to reduce inefficiencies and waste.
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimise productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.
• Direct and coordinate daily operations of the plant and develop plans that help operations run smoothly.
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilise assets to produce optimal results.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are followed at all times.
• Oversee all levels of staff activity and performance.
• Stay up to date with the latest production management best practices and concepts.

Requirements

• 5 years and above work experience as a plant manager.
• B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other related fields.
• Proven experience working in plant operations especially livestock feed-mill, wheat/grain milling factory, food processing or similar manufacturing process.
• Proven knowledge or experience of setting up and managing a solar power plant.
• Proven experience managing a fleet of trailers.
• Excellent track record of building a team to run the best in class preventive maintenance system.
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements for operating plants.
• Strong aptitude for root cause analysis and troubleshooting operational issues.
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
• Knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, inventory and stewardship processes.
• Proven managerial experience and ability to be accountable and lead by example.
• Willing to relocate to and work in Kaduna if necessary.
• Strong leadership and managerial attributes. Exceptional organisational and time-management skills.

Start Up Environment:

• Thrives in a fast paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health Insurance
• Pension.
• Performance Bonus
• Annual paid vacation
• Group Life Insurance.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.