Head of Production & Process at Dangote Industries Limited

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Production & Process

Location: Ndola Cement, Zambia

Job Summary

• Oversee and coordinate efficient production of high-quality clinker and cement at the plant to generate optimal revenue for DCP.
• Ensure production at optimal plant capacity at all times.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and articulation of production strategy for DCP.
• Create and manage the plant’s production plan, capacity plan and materials requirements
• plan in line with DCP’s strategic intent.
• Oversee the implementation of the approved production plan at the plant to ensure established targets are met.
• Ensure the production processes are implemented in line with agreed upon Safety &
• Environmental procedures and guidelines.
• Demonstrate ownership of and communicate the unit’s strategic direction and objectives to  all Production staff.
• Prepare annual production budgets based on relevant considerations including market forces and ensure achievement of planned budgets through optimization of resources.
• Coordinate and manage the production team to achieve daily production lines for the purpose of maintenance.
• Oversee the execution of cement kiln linings repairs, raw and cement mill operations and cement packaging system.
• Keep abreast with new developments in cement productions and good practices and make recommendation for improvement to the Plant Director.
• Supervise the implementation of approved recommendations.
• Coordinate with other units of the production, mines and maintenance department as required to meet production requirements.
• Provide overall guidance, leadership and strategic direction to the Production team.
• Prepare and provide production reports and information to management to aid decision making.
• Monitor and control consumption trend of refractory, grinding media, grinding aid and their Inventory levels.
• Conduct downtime analysis and preventative measures for future development
• and offer recommendations for improvement in processes based on test results.
• Carry out detailed analysis of key process trends, developments, and changes in equipment performance behaviors in Dangote Cement Plant production processes.
• Achieving optimum fuel efficiency, power consumption and utilization of manpower.
• Assessing performance of subordinates and providing necessary feedback to Human Resources Department
• Generation of Training needs for subordinates and providing necessary feedback for their development to Human Resources Department.
• Liaise with regulators, external auditors, affiliates and outsourced service providers.
• Assign detailed responsibilities to subordinate and supervise them to ensure timely delivery
• of high-quality results.
• Encourage teams to evaluate current procedures critically for efficacy, quality, and simplification to execute process improvements to boost operational effectiveness.
• Offer training sessions for new procedures as required.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the Plant Director.

Key Requirements
Education and Work Experience:

• Graduate / Post- Graduate in Chemical Engineering/Production Management
• Member of Engineering Institution/body (Professional Engineer).
• Experience in a Cement Manufacturing environment in modern large plants.
• 15 - 20 years’ progressive work experience in cement/process industry of which five (5)
• years should be at Production Manager Level in a cement Plant.

Skills and Competencies
Professional and technical competencies:

• In-depth knowledge of cement production processes
• Strong knowledge of the cement industry (local and international) including the trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislation relating to the cement manufacturing industry
• Strong knowledge of production quality parameters and quality control
• Good knowledge of cement manufacturing equipment’s and quality control
• Understanding of corporate governance principles.
• Familiarity with fraud risk indicators and investigation techniques
• Good knowledge of Enterprise Resource Packages such as SAP.

Behavioural and management competencies:

• Strong people management and leadership skill
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Good supervisory, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• High ethical standards and integrity.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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