Opening For Head Acid Plantin Senegal

Core Responsibilities

1. Undertake safe operations of all acid plants (2 Phosphoric acid plants & 2 Sulfuric acid plants).

2. Maintain highest safety standards through all the functions of Acid Plants.

3. Develop production plan (daily, monthly and annually) in coordination with maintenance team as per the requirements of the sales/marketing team and considering the plant performance trends & maintenance trends etc.

4. Lead all functions of all disciplines to meet production targets and in adherence with budgets.

5. Design and implement all best practices to achieve highest production and availability of plant & machinery.

6. Undertake gap analysis, technical studies and debottlenecking projects to achieve production at designed capacity levels.

7. Plan & implement continuous improvement activities to drive process efficiency & optimizing of costs.

8. Provide guidance & leadership for all types of functions to produce in line with targets.

9. Oversee preparation of MIS reports & analyse performance in order to avoid unplanned outages and downtimes.

10. Analyse plant KPIs, raw material and energy consumptions and prepare and drive continuous improvement of manufacturing functions.

11. Drive & undertake continuous improvement of reliability of operations.

12. Responsible for all statutory inspections and achieve all HSEF KPIs.

13. Undertake implementation of debottlenecking projects, capacity augmentations and ensure delivery within budget.

14. Lead all people initiatives across the team. Provide on job training and coach & mentor team members to enable skill and knowledge enhancement. Clarify performance expectations to individual employees and appraise performance against agreed goals.

15. Prepare production plan as per the requirements of the sales/marketing team and ensure that production targets are met on a daily basis.

16. Ensure proper quality control in all aspects of plant operation. Maintain proper product specification and quality norms for incoming raw material and dispatched products.

17. Take care of customer complaint resolution to ensure a satisfied customer at all times.

18. Ensure the safe and optimized operation of the plants and take the necessary action as and when required to keep the operation running smoothly.

19. Ensure efficient functioning of all utilities and maintaining required levels of water, steam etc in the plant.

20. Ensure that all regulatory requirements for the plant operation are updated and maintained in a timely manner. This includes factory inspector, boiler inspector, electrical inspector, fire and safety regulatory bodies, pressure vessel certification, etc.

21. Maintain records of plant operation and resolve any discrepancies as and when required. Generate MIS as required by the management to keep them updated on different aspects of the operation as and when desired.

22. Maintain good health of the plant and machinery and minimize maintenance expenses. Prepare maintenance budgets and comply with plans. Set departmental targets for achieving excellence in performance parameters. Monitor and review set targets and conduct necessary corrective and preventive action as and when required.

23. Ensure that all specific consumption norms for electrical power, steam generation, raw material consumption, condensate recovery & utility consumption are met and improved in a planned manner.

24. Ensure that good work practices like 5S are implemented and housekeeping is maintained as per requirement.

25. Help in training the team in the plant by implementing small workgroup activities like quality circles, work simplification, value engineering, etc are initiated and encouraged.

26. Set targets/budgets for all activities and maintain audited records for the same. Plan activities within the group to ensure that progress is reviewed and timely corrective and preventive action is taken.

27. Ensure that the emissions are within government norms and corrective action is taken as and when required to ensure that any non-compliance is prevented. Collaborate and liaison with regulatory agencies as and when required.

28. Responsible for collection and disposal of effluents in a pre-planned manner as stipulated by regulations of the pollution control board.