General Manager Engineering

Job Description : GM Engineering & Manufacturing Location: Senegal (West Africa) Benefits: Accommodation for self & family, Medical reimbursement, Children education allowance and other benefits Education: Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering- Preferred Experience: 15 to 20+ years of relevant experience in the Project Management, Plant Engineering, planning & Maintenance. Experience in Project Management for phosphoric plant is super mandatory. Job Purpose: To lead all the electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, BTE, Central and General Workshop planning activities for Acid plants and CPP in order to ensure seamless production and reduce unplanned downtime. Roles and Responsibilities: · Ensure development of annual predictive and preventive maintenance plan for all the machines in plant and monitor the implementation of the plan through the year · Prepare the annual maintenance budget and forecasts, all capital expenditure proposals in adherence to organizational guidelines. · Report accurately on adherence to the annual & CAPEX budgets, and challenges encountered to relevant stakeholders · Direct the implementation of Plant Engineering & Maintenance systems, procedures and controls so that all requirements are fulfilled while delivering high quality and cost-effective results · Control Capex expenditure and oversea the projects implementation. · Ensure development of SOPs for all types of equipment and their maintenance procedure and ensure following of the SOPs as well as safety guidelines by the team · Coordinate with the OEM suppliers on spare parts requirement, documentation of technical specifications to ensure availability of high-quality spare parts as well as technical documentation for future use · Ensure procurement of spare parts in coordination with the Commercial team as per the requirement for regular maintenance operations, plant shutdowns and monitor adherence to the prescribed budget · Review and direct all repair, plant modification and equipment installation activities ensuring adherence to schedules and budget · Oversee maintenance and repair of all machinery to ensure working condition, save production costs and reduce downtime · Review machine reliability analysis reports to assess machine performance on a regular basis. Guide team to take corrective actions in case any variability is found · Coordinate with Production teams for machine breakdown, ensure breakdown maintenance is performed in time with minimum production loss · Manage the process of the introduction of new machinery, plant and equipment from drawing up the specification, to managing suppliers through to full installation in collaboration with all relevant parties.

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