Plant Manager

Plant Manager

BrighterMonday Consulting

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Kampala

Full Time

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Job summary

To ensure & promote safety of operations at the depot, support the business, meet and exceed business growth targets through optimal utilization of equipment and helping develop the Staff of all Terminal for increased productivity and increased profitability for the Company. Manage the Terminals to meet Company’s business demands.

Min Qualification

Bachelors

Experience Level

Mid level

Experience Length

5 years

Language Requirement

English

Work Type

Full Time

Working Hours

8 to 5

Applicant Location

Uganda

Job descriptions & requirements

General information

•Recruiting company: UGAS

•Position to be filled: Plant Manager

•Direct supervisor: Operations Manager

•Place of work: Kampala, Uganda

•Type of contract: Open term contract, pending successful completion of the probation period.

Profile of the candidate

Academic Qualifications

● A minimum of a university degree in Engineering & other Professional Engineering Qualification will be an added advantage

Professional Experience

●At least 5 years post qualification experience in Terminal operations.

Role overview

To ensure & promote safety of operations at the depot, support the business, meet and exceed business growth targets through optimal utilization of equipment and helping develop the Staff of all Terminal for increased productivity and increased profitability for the Company. Manage the Terminals to meet Company’s business demands.

Accountability

A – PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES.

SHE RESPONSIBILITY

•Ensure depot compliance to Local regulations, OLA Energy SHE standards & safety requirements.

•Chair Terminal monthly SHE meetings and follow up for action items to ensure closure

•Steward SHEMS implementation for Terminal

•Follow up closure of high-risk operations from risk assessments

•Ensure full enforcement of Work Control Procedures for all works in the terminal

•Review monthly SHE data reported to Head Office

•Ensure all safety incidents are reported, investigated exhaustively and closed out

•Terminal Emergency Response Commander.

•Elaborate depot emergency plan

•Ensure depot staff are trained to face emergency cases

•Continually drive safety as the overriding priority to all employees and contractors.

•Ensure Firefighting equipment is maintained in proper working condition

•Carrying out weekly toolbox talks for the plant and prepare a report to the SHE Manager

•Carrying out monthly SHE meetings and drills for the plant and prepare report to the SHE Manager

•Carry out site inspections, Security inspections and risk assessments for the site and report to the SHE Manager.

DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS

•Liaise with Warehouse supervisor and Security to ensure that all trucks entering the terminal are inspected for compliance with standards.

•Follow up product stock level. Monitor product & cylinders availability to avoid shortages & ensure activity continuity.

•Follow up on Product receipts from suppliers. Monitor & report LPG balance for receipts.

•Perform monthly operations reporting and Depot Performance KPIs. Hold monthly activity meetings.

•PCM requirements are sustained - meter calibration, weighing scales etc.

•Safe offloading, storage of bulk LPG at the plant in line with the procedures with zero variances and required documentation for the Depot and Customs.

•Safe loading of bulk LPG in line with loading procedures with zero variances and required Depot documentation and Customer service

•Coordination with Customer Service for customer orders and ensure timely deliveries and chieving customer service delivery KPIs.

•Ensure cylinder segregation as per OLA Cylinder segregation procedures before filling

•Daily and timely reconciliation of the filled and empty cylinders and proper stacking in line with OLA inventory control management procedures, share the report with explanation for any variance.

•Ensure proper management of Third-Party Operations like hospitality and account for Third Party stock on a daily and monthly basis & share reports with the Operations manager through the Stocks accountant.

•Liaise with CS to ensure business interests are served efficiently & record customer complaints.

•Follow up with LPG plant operations procedure – recording of serial numbers of filled cylinders and records of cylinder weights.

MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS

•Follow up on Terminal equipment maintenance plan

•Ensure repair works are done according to Assets Management guidelines

•Do daily site inspection and reporting of any defaults to the Engineering Manager.

•Supervise & ensure compliance & safety of the maintenance and engineering on-going works at the plant