AFR Operations Manager, Geocycle at HBM Nigeria Plc (Formerly Lafarge)

SUMMARY

Responsible for overall management of AFR development in the plant

• Management of the activities related to the preparation and maintenance of pre-processing platforms installation. 
• Manages the staff and sub-contractor involved in Resource Recovery. 
• Reinforces and controls the application of Health, Safety, Quality and Environment in the operational activities.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reinforce Health & Safety and Environmental (QHSE) Procedures as it relates to Alternative fuel
• Ensure ACERT protocol are implemented to prevent fire risk
• Ensure cleanliness of production sites
• Regular visit to AF materials sourcing area across the region to abreast with inherent risk of markets dynamics 
• Manages the pre-processing activities with the platform manager, including sub-contractor workforce.
• Define and communicate production priorities.
• Control and ensure AFR supplied are in conformity with quality specifications.
• Analyze and control the stock of AFR materials and ensure supplies are guaranteed
• Report and keep track of all non-conformities concerning the waste that appear during the production.
• Control that the receptions are made on a timely manner to reduce the waiting time of the transporters.
• Coordinate weekly planning meeting with operations and logistics to assure supplies and trucks availability.
• Communicate on a weekly basis with the Commercial Manager and the Lafarge production responsible of any inherent risk.
• Validate work permit and control application of the LOTOTO at the platform
• Control that all paper-works and information needed to make the invoicing are ready on time.
• Record and allocate at the right treatment the incoming waste tonnage.
• Keep track of the worker hours and allocate them at the corresponding process.

JOB DIMENSIONS

List of direct reports:

• AFR Platform and Materials Manager
• AFR Sourcing Coordinators
• AFR Support Assistant

Key Interfaces, Stakeholders and Relationships:

• Internal stakeholders:
  • Geocycle Commercial Manager
  • Cement Logistics Manager,
  • Cement Plant AF Champion

• External Stakeholders:
  • Alternative fuel / Waste registered suppliers

PROFILE REQUIRED

Education/ Qualifications

• B.Sc. or HND Engineering or Science, Business management, Sales
• Operations and maintenance Experience 

Experience

Specific Work experience:

• Operations Planning
• Logistics management
• Safety management

Knowledge & skills

Technical / Functional skills

• Problem-solving skills, 
• Decision making ability, 
• Organisational skills, 
• Procedural mind-set, 
• Good Knowledge of AFR Processes, SAP Cockpit tool and Logistic Execution

Behavioral competence:

• Self-driven; ability to work independently with external stakeholders with limited supervision. 
• Talent for recognising the opportunities for improvement

Leadership and managerial abilities:

• Ability to achieve results with external stakeholders.
• Positive attitude with appetite for change and innovation
• Business acumen.