Job Description

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree (Business Admin/Operations Management) or B.Com (Finance).
• Minimum 5 to 7 years Plant Management experience within a Plant and equipment environment / Operations Management.
• Minimum 5 years Managerial experience.
• Experience in the Construction sector or specific industry, an advantage.
• Thorough understanding of operations management and production scheduling to plan and forecast.
• Experience in benchmarking Plant processes against best practice.
• Exposure to CCS (Candy) and Buildsmart, an added advantage.

Competencies:

• Ability to identify opportunities and present proposals for Management approval on rates/good deals for hire / market adjacent opportunities.
• Leadership and management skills with a coaching and mentoring approach.
• Adept at analysing data for decision-making, and forecasting revenues and expenses.
• Ability to analyse problems and strategise for better solutions.
• Excellent conflict-resolution and decision-making abilities.
• Self-starter with the ability to operate with minimum supervision.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• SHEQ understanding.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and effective interpersonal skills, the key!

Duties and Responsibilities:
Report to the Financial Manager:

• Manage Plant teams and ensure all Plant KPIs are met.
• Manage the Plant maintenance budget and processes.
• Ensure maintenance and repair operations of Plant and equipment.
• Responsible for cost control of all Plant and spares.
• Ensure maximum efficiency while meeting production goals set by Management teams or stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve potential problems and points of friction between Plant and other teams (e.g. construction).
• Provide correct information, estimate and analyse for overheads and labour cost and present alternatives.
• Ensure Plant readiness for implementation of new business project.
• Monitor performance against budget (expense controls, variances, etc.).
• Evaluate resource usages such as manpower, equipment, stock levels, and maintenance versus cost-.effectiveness to identify areas where savings can be made.
• Identify opportunities to expand or shift course based on market changes/business requirements.

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