Plant Director - Expatriate

Job Introduction

Adexen was mandated by a leading international Group to recruit an experienced expatriate Plant Director for its operations. The position is based in Zambia.

Responsibilities

• Manage all activities of the plant and provide leadership to direct reports and the entire staff of the Company.
• Take overall responsibility for all production related operations including purchasing and distribution, safety, industrial excellence and technical support, human resources (people mobilization/development), customer orientation and logistics as well as production support functions such as mining, engineering and maintenance.
• To ensure that quality/quantity are met and implementation of all company policies and procedures, in the areas of HSE, Personnel, Training and Financial Management
• Provide overall strategic leadership, direction and guidance for all Plant operations.
• Ensure the continuous growth and profitability of the organisation’s business.
• Demonstrate ownership for the execution of the corporate strategy at the plant level
• Prepare the annual budgets and prudently monitor and manage the Plants’s resources within the budgetary provision
• Continually control and monitor plant performance through measurement and analysis through the use of standard tools, benchmarking and pre-defined Group indicators to be used for tracking.
• Demonstrate ownership for all technical issues in the plants.
• Optimise and adapt the production process and equipment
• Oversee the analysis of sales forecast to determine production capacity required to meet forecast.
• Monitor production performance including cost & volumes of raw materials, energy & fuels, effective utilisation of equipment/machines and ensure alignment with planned production targets, delivery targets, profitability targets and other key performance measures.
• Oversee the execution of all necessary systems, controls, policies and procedures to ensure a rigorous financial framework
• Develop a customer oriented culture
• Human Resources Management and Development: execution of succession plan and training plan, compensation, labour relations and communication

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised university in the field of Engineering
• MBA is a plus.
• 20 years’ experience, with at least 10 years in managing multiple lines large scale industrial plant
• Previous experience in Emerging Markets/Africa is a plus
• Very good understanding of technical problems and industrial strategy in the following domains: Operation and Maintenance, Process Management, Product Quality, Quality/ Environmental, Project Management, Human Resources, Logistics
• In-depth knowledge of strategic planning and financial management.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship management skills.

We thank all applicants however only those selected will be contacted.