Mechanical Manager at Holcim Nigeria

Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving the circular economy as a world leader in recycling to build more with less.

Holcim is the company behind some of the world’s most trusted brands in the building sector including ACC, Aggregate Industries, Ambuja Cement, Disensa, Firestone Building Products, Geocycle, Holcim and Lafarge. Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mechanical Manager

Job Code: DJOB
Location: Mfamosing, Cross River
Contract Type: Regular Full-Time
Function: Cement Manufacturing (jobs in plants / other industrial sites)

Overview

• Within the framework of the plant’s objectives assigned by the Maintenance manager, the job assignment is to optimize the maintenance activities in the Plant.
• This includes managing all maintenance operations in order to increase the reliability factor, the efficiency and effectiveness of the mechanical maintenance team and decreasing the cost per tonne of maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the execution of maintenance work carried out on mechanical equipment
• Develops working methods in his field: defines procedures and ensures that they are implemented
• Ensures proper planning of work, resources and execution of tasks
• Contributes to/participates in the short/long term investment plans
• Manages his team: defines the missions and objectives of his workforce and carries out their performance reviews, promotes the quality of the work and motivates his personnel
• Ensures the permanent update of the personnel skills, develops and implements a training plan, develops an individual coaching
• Follows policies (PIP & best practice) in his day-to-day work
• Defines the budget of his department and negotiates with the boss
• Facilitates communications and relationships:
• Conducts department meetings regularly,
• Conveys management policies to the subordinates,
• Communicates results to the top management,
• Keeps himself informed of general plant practices so as to ensure “on-call” duty
• Ensures working conditions and safety at work.
• Ensure involvement in the implementation and maintenance of integrated management system in the plant.
• Ensure the quality and practical application of mechanical operations
• Ensures that maintenance works are carried out satisfactorily and within the set timeframe
• Ensures that adequate action is taken when mechanical incidents occur
• Guarantees the safety of the equipment and of the people working for him
• Optimizes maintenance costs and manages his budget
• Promotes the quality of the work and motivates his personnel
• Develops their skills by internal and external training to keep abreast of technical developments
• Ensure coordination and cooperation between his and other departments
• Support implementation of ISO 14001:2015 EMS and ISO 9001:2015 QMS
• Ensure proper management of tools provided by the company to efficiently carry out maintenance tasks
• The work environment of the job is the Cement Plant and the Quarry

Education/Qualifications

•  First Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience preferably in the cement industry

Knowledge & Skills
Technical competencies:

• Good knowledge of cement manufacturing processes and  products
• Strong problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills
• In-depth knowledge of practical mechanical operations and application
• Knowledge of safety laws and regulations
• Knowledge of engineering codes and standards
• Good knowledge of safety rules applied to maintenance
• Experience in the development of quality management systems, for example ISO 9001:2000 and TPM
• Predictive and preventive maintenance
• Hands-on experience
• Micro data processing (MSWord, Excel, Power Point, project, AutoCAD and Visio)

Behavioural competencies:

• Development of others
• Good interpersonal relationship
• Eager to learn and apply
• Good level of order and cleanliness

Managerial competencies:

• Team leadership
• Sense of organisation and delegation
• Good initiative and sense of anticipation and judgment
• Analytical mind and logical approach to problem solving
• Performance oriented
• Good level of communication and innovation
• Decision-making capacity / Self-confidence and control
• Ability to influence, develop and/or motivate people to the achievement of jobs objectives
• Time management.

Language Requirements:

• Professional Proficiency in English Language

Local / International:

• Local Employment

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.