Plant Manager, Worcester at Sheldon Recruitment

• Our client has a vacancy for a Plant Manager, for a permanent role, based in Worcester, Western Cape.

Applicants are required to strictly meet the following criteria:

• Qualifications: B.Eng or BTech in Chemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering Qualification is preferred. Civil and Mechanical will be considered depending on relevant experience)
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in advanced water treatment
• Experience in anaerobic digestion, MBR, RO, UF, media filtration will be an advantage
• Previous experience in managing staff is required
• Understanding of plant health and managing water treatment assets
• MS Office proficient
• Skills in planning, attention to detail and process troubleshooting
• Innovative and accountable
• Client management

The successful applicant would be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Manage production & maintenance team utilization and performance / output
• Responsible for plant performance and Compliance to contractual quality and quantity KPI’s
• Ensure compliance to Company and Client safety standards
• Take accountability for Safety Performance in accordance with the MHSA/OSHA legal appointment
• Maintain effective administration and control procedures to meet performance objectives, including financial control, HR/IR, procurement and stock management
• Continuous improvement and optimization of processes
• Implement and maintain Financial Control with Profit & Loss accountability for the plant(s)
• Monitoring and detail records and reporting on all aspects of the processes, ongoing projects
• Ensure efficient resource management of employees to ensure they can meet the performance objectives required of them
• Ensure client satisfaction by delivering a professional and high-quality service
• Client feedback meetings and reporting as required
• Compile Plant Reports and attend client meetings as required
• Monitor plant health and pro-actively intervene to ensure plant availability is optimized
• Effective reporting to the Operations Manager of the area
• Perform plant operational standby duties