Shift Coordinator at Lafarge Cement

Lafarge is a world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in its Cement, Aggregates & Concrete businesses. Located in 64 countries with 65,000 employees, the vision of Lafarge in Nigeria is to be the most trusted and preferred partner of Nigerian construction professionals and home builders by delivering cement and concrete solutions that are best in quality, environmentally sustainable and nationwide available at affordable cost.

Lafarge is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Shift Coordinator

Job Reference: 150303-1
Location: Ewekoro, Ogun
Business: Unit WAPCO Operations
Job Type: Permanent

Job Description The Purpose of the position is:

• Organizing and coordinating the Shift team to produce good quality product taking into cognizance safety, efficiency, effectiveness, quality and cost per tonne.
• Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the production plants.

Duties & Responsibilities The position is responsible for the following main activities:

• Taking a lead in the enforcement of Lafarge safety rules and guidelines through Visible Felt Leadership (VFL) while ensuring adherence by his team.
• Monitoring the operations and optimizing all aspects of raw mill systems, kiln systems, and finish mill systems in compliance with Company quality standards and requirements.
• Coordinating the activities of all services departments directed at keeping the production plants in good operating condition.
• Following operational procedures (SOPs) in the execution of all tasks in the plant.
• Carrying out equipment energy isolation according to LOTOTO procedure.
• Managing the day-to-day running of the plant, on shift basis, respecting the KPIs through setting of priorities and direction to plant shift team.
• Coordinating activities of the maintenance team on night shift and managing the call out procedure when required.
• Participating in the planning and organization of short and long term plant stoppages.
• Ensuring production activities comply with group environmental standards and maintain good housekeeping.

Essential & Desirable Skills Technical Competencies

• B.Sc/HND in an Engineering Discipline.

Technical Competencies

• Good knowledge of cement manufacturing process.
• Good knowledge of product quality parameters and quality control tests.
• Good knowledge of computer aided systems for kiln and mill operation.
• Good knowledge of quality management systems (ISO 9002)
• Project management skills
• Planning skills.

Behavioural/Managerial competencies

• Good interpersonal relationship.
• Team leadership skill.
• Good aptitude for organization and communication.
• Result oriented with high decision making capacity/ self confidence.

Application Closing Date
8th March, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online