A new client wants an Indian Expatriate to fill up their expatriate quota to head a fabrication yard
General Manager – Steel Fabrication Operations
The Role
JOB DESCRIPTION
One of the reputed and leading contracting groups actively involved in the construction activities in the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical industries in Nigeria is looking for a bright and highly talented professional expatriate preferably Indian in the senior management level having relevant experience in managing a large steel fabrication company.
The major responsibility will be to lead and guide the present workshop teams at the steel fabrication factories in the Niger Delta region. The General Manager will also be responsible for coordinating the activities of a modern factory as per the consultant’s design and take care of its overall technical and commercial operations. The General Manager shall also be responsible for developing new business from external potential clients is also expected at a later stage.
Reports to: Managing director
Job Summary:
i. To lead and guide present teams at steel fabrication yard,
ii. Provide required guidance & leadership to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the existing production operations,
iii. Be fully responsible for the technical and commercial operations.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage the overall steel fabrication operations at the factories by offering technical and commercial leadership.
• Be responsible for the Balance Sheet of the firm including preparation of operational & development budgets.
• Prepare five-year long-term strategic plan and be responsible for achieving top and bottom lines as well as growth set by the executive management.
• Fully familiar with all types of advanced steel fabrication machineries like CNC machines and modern welding technology including usage of Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) automatic welding machines.
• Conduct periodical production review meetings and prepare MIS reports for executive management.
• Familiar with modern computer software such as Autocad 3D detailing and other CAD adds-on specifically used for steel fabrication operations.
• Capable of identifying costs such as indirect, direct, fixed, variable, capital etc in order to arrive at actual unit cost of production for all processes involved in the steel fabrication operations in consultation with Accounts Department so that preparation of estimates for both internal and external clients can be facilitated.
• Capable of guiding the team in the preparation of offers/ quotations to clients, participation in the tenders and following up on enquiries to convert them into work orders.
• Incumbent should also be familiar with international standards such as ASTM, ASME, ANSI, API etc., governing different aspects of steel fabrication and also production machinery, equipment and machine tools handling.
• Standardize an appropriate organization structure for all the factories to enhance efficiency and develop roles and responsibilities for all employees.
• Able to guide the team of workshop managers, production planning engineers, supervisors and technicians in process improvement techniques and continuous improvement programs.
• Achieve monthly production targets and meet the delivery requirements of various project sites and establish productivity norms for various processes to monitor productivity.
• Monitor and control costs as per the approved budget to achieve profitability targets
• Propose improvement schemes for enhancing current production processes, control wastes, minimize reworks & defects and maintain high quality standards as demanded by the clients.
• Conduct regular field visits and follow-up with the fabrication teams at various project sites.
• Familiar with all aspects of steel fabrication factory management including manpower & material planning, process optimization and adoption of industry best practices etc.
• Implement Safety Policies of the company and provide safety training for all employees at the factories to ensure all organization policies, rules and regulations are strictly followed and ensure all employees are working in a safe environment.
• Ensure the effectiveness of already implemented ISO based Quality Management System in all operations and activities.
• Coordinate with QA & QC department in assessing the quality issues, conduct root-cause analysis and implement preventive and corrective actions.
• Implement factory maintenance program covering preventive, shut down & predictive maintenance of all factory equipment and machinery to achieve maximum utilization of production capacities.
• Review the present documents relating to production processes, procedures and policies and amend them as necessary to enhance the overall efficiency and profitability of the business.
• Coordinate with the senior executives and project managers of the Operations Department in order to cater to their priority production requirements and plan production schedule and forecasting.
• Well-versed with all major steel fabrication operations and develop further company’s present capabilities: All types of welding, testing, surface treatment such as sand & grit blasting, painting, powder coating & galvanizing etc. all types of steel pipe & support fabrication, vessels, structural steel & plate fabrications, especially relating to oil & gas and petrochemical industries.
• Conduct market survey and develop new lines of fabrication activities to exploit market opportunities, including regular meeting with potential clients and registration of the company with new clients.
• Acquire, motivate and develop the team including recruitment of additional personnel and organizing mentoring and job-specific training in consultation with HR department.
If you are interested and meet the above criteria, apply now.
Only those that are shortlisted will be contacted.
Candidates living in Nigeria Have a serious advantage.
Please send your CV to resume@jeginconsult.com ASAP stating EXP/IDN/001 as the subject of the mail
Please no Calls.