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About the Job 

The Quality Control Coordinator supports the plant operations to deliver high-quality concrete products and maintain operational excellence. He/She helps to manage effectively concrete quality procedures and analyses of QC Results and Mix Optimization across all Hubs.

What you'll be doing 

• Ensure full compliance of the plant with Lafarge safety standards
• Implement Integrated Management System in line ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015
• Identification of materials/ carrying out trial tests for concrete
• Ensure proper translation of standard /specification and communicate to subordinates to maintain proper Lafarge standard.
• Concrete strength performance report monthly highlighting the Standard deviation, Cement Efficiency, Overdesign and Sampling frequency
• Mix optimization: carry out mix adjustment and trials with the aim of cost reduction.
• Carry out concrete designs and optimization
• Carry out Quarry and aggregates characterization
• Close out customer complaints as soon as they arise (zero/month). 
• Pro-active approach towards interaction between in-house departments within the plants. 
• in the A&C plant and/ at least 2 per month to assess H&S compliance, with documented report.
• Other tasks as may be assigned from time to time by the Technical Manager A&

Who you'll be working with 

Direct Report

• Lab Assistant

What we are looking for 

• Minimum BSc. in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry or relevant course of study
• Minimum 3 years working experience in concrete and cement preferably in Readymix operation
• Good knowledge of QA/QC in Readymix operation and concrete technology 
• Knowledge of raw material and concrete standard including other relevant standard
• Site engagements and people management
• Ability to develop an anticipate plan to face challenges and complaints that may arise from customer
• Convincing verbal and written communication skill
• Excellent interpersonal skill
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and work effectively as a team member with minimal supervision
• Ability to network effectively
• Excellent IT skills (Proficiency with MS Office packages

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About the Job 

The Personal Assistant to the Plant Manager provides support to the Plant Manager by performing administrative, secretarial, analytical, and some research duties. He/she will also support the Plant Manger by effectively and confidentially managing their schedule. In this role, organizational and people skills are vital. The role holder will work closely with external stakeholders and other colleagues from multiple departments/functions to ensure cross-organizational coherence and effectiveness.

What you'll be doing 

• Act as a first point of contact and dealing with correspondence and phone calls
• Provide confidential administrative support to the Plant Manager including a daily diary management, organizing meetings, producing any associated materials, and creating presentations, making travel and venue arrangements, and liaising with key internal and external contacts
• Take notes and track actions arising from periodic Plant Management team and JCC committee meetings and other requests, as directed by the Plant Manager.
• Work closing with O&HR and CPASD units to coordinate employee engagement events such as Monthly Plant Manager Town Hall meetings,
• Office management including stationery & hospitality, liaison with the facilities management team
• Track and monitor spending against the Plant Manager’s budget by performing reconciliation as required
• Ensure a seamless and efficient processing of payments
• Process all supplier and prompt payments for the function as required
• Follow-up with the purchasing department to ensure the PO process is speedily executed
• Follow-up with the Finance department to ensure payments have been made to suppliers
• Process all incoming and outgoing emails, file and retrieve corporate documents and reports as well as handling inquiries and requests as appropriate
• This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and the job holder may be required to perform duties outside of this as operationally required

Who you'll be working with 

Direct Reports

• None

Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:

• The job holder will interact regularly with all cadres of staff, including members of the executive committee and Plant Management Team
• He/she also interacts regularly with the external public including suppliers and other external stakeholders

What we are looking for 

• Minimum, 3 years of office administration and coordination experience
• Experience in similar role in similar organization may be an advantage
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong computer skills especially Microsoft applications:
  • Excel, Word, PowerPoint and email applications.
• Knowledge of calendar/planning/scheduling tools
• Familiarity with ERP platforms
• Ability to prioritize with excellent time management skills
• Good attention to detail
• Able to respect/manage confidential information
• Analytical skills