[Job Vacancy] Plant Manager at Olam International Limited

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Olam International is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed and fibre to over 19,800 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of 4.8 million farmers. Through our purpose to ‘Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems’, Olam aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Plant Manager

Location: LagosEmployment Type: Full-time · Mid-Senior level

What we seek !!!

The Plant Manager contributes to the success of Olam plants across the globe.
You are responsible to meet customer needs and achieve standards related to cost, line efficiencies, waste, safety & productivity.
The Plant Head plays a critical role which enables our plants to reach optimum efficiency level this means zero defects, zero waste, and zero losses.

Nature, Scope and Major AccountabilitiesThe Plant Manager leads various functional teams to drive engagement and increased performance:

Maintain & monitor production in respect of output yield/extraction capacity against set targets.
Eye for detail: You control stock levels (through line managers/supervisors) of both raw materials and finished products to ensure efficient response to product specifications.
Completion of any incident or near miss Root Cause Analyses (SHE-EWO) actions
Manage external contractors in a cost-effective manner for cleaning, refuse disposal, gardening, and other routine services. Keep a tab on costs and performance efficiency to ensure cheap yet quality service.
Purchase of all materials necessary to maintain efficient production, handling, and packaging products.

You drive a culture shift for high performance & collaborative teams:

You hold regular health and safety meetings with site head and implement on agreed recommendations from daily and annual contracted audits.
You are responsible to lead by example and ensure full employee awareness of safe working practices and their role in maintaining the required standards.
In this role you will be challenged to develop your line leadership team. You build people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication. Motivates team members to achieve plan goals.

Your Profile

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with 10-15 years’ experience. Preferably in Engineering, Business, Operations Management or similar field
You should possess strong team and analytical skills, strategic thinking & leadership abilities.
An enthusiasm to work in an unstructured environment will always add value.
An enthusiasm to work in an unstructured environment will always add value
Your ability to communicate effectively will be an enhancer for this role especially as part of a team
You should be able to understand business issues outside of one’s area of expertise,
Your ability to communicate effectively will be an enhancer for this role especially as part of a team
You should be able to understand business issues outside of one’s area of expertise.
You should possess strong team and analytical skills, strategic thinking & leadership abilities.

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