General Manager (Operations) Job at Workforce Group

Workforce Group - Our client is a lead battery recycling company with a vision to be the foremost battery recycling and manufacturing company in Nigeria.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: General Manager (Operations)

Job Location: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Operations
Directlyly Reports to: The CEO

Candidate Profile


  • We are seeking a GM, Operations who will oversee the company’s manufacturing activities, leading strategic execution and coordinating resources to create excellent products. While they oversee Operations Coordinator, who take care of day-to-day details, it is also their job to make sure that deadlines are met, and standards are upheld.

Key Area of Responsibilities
General Management:

  • Provide general management and ensure the factory, its staff, equipment, and services are running without hitches.
  • Manage all external relations and ensure 100% compliance with all regulatory standards.
  • Coordinate all aspects of the business operations, including purchasing, manufacturing, warehousing, shipping/receiving, quality assurance to achieve organizational goals.
  • Implements, drives, and sustains key initiatives that support company’s strategic goals.

Production Management:

  • Develop, implement, and continually monitor annual manufacturing plan to drive the performance of key result areas on production activities.
  • Ensures manufacturing performance and quality goals are met.
  • Meet regularly with respective managers within production to set key indicators for evaluating performance.
  • Optimally make sure that manufacturing units improve on the standard efficiencies in terms of Machine efficiencies, material yields, labor and overhead costs versus budget
  • Leads the development and deployment of manufacturing practices
  • focused on quality and continuous improvement.
  • Establishes systems to collect metrics, analyze productivity and set
  • performance targets that will meet revenue and cost goals.

Factory Management and Maintenance:

  • Work with the Production Head to ensure the plant is running 24/7 at capacity utilization of 95% and limit downtimes to less than 2%.
  • Monitors the facility’s equipment needs and ensures that the technical team is working to keep the company’s equipment and physical facility properly maintained.
  • Works with the Operations Manager/Production Head to ensure that the facility’s operational activities and tactical actions are executed so that the plant’s working capital is properly managed.
  • Constantly assesses the facility’s operational efficiencies and seeks out opportunities to improve it in an economic manner.
  • Ensure spares are always available and replacements are swift, and that all supporting equipment are maintained in line with the required schedules.

Supply Chain Management:

  • Ensure availability of raw material at least 150% of installed capacity. (work with an existing team of sourcing staff, agents around the country and build new networks).
  • Ensure average buying price over (3) months is 50% of the LME
  • Ensure general procurement is fast, smooth and within budget.

Health Safety and Environment:

  • Ensure HSE Guidelines are followed to the letter and that the environment is a safe place for all to work in.
  • Lead audits/special reviews of operations and assessment of business risk and provide recommendations for strengthening existing internal controls.
  • Develop measures to mitigate incidents risk.

Financial Planning:

  • Works to ensure that the facility’s financial goals are met, including monthly profitability and EBITDA targets.
  • Manage and maintain overhead and operating costs in accordance with budgets and strategic goals.
  • Maintain operational costs down within 2% of budget.
  • Manage finances, monitoring budgets, expenses, and product unit costs to drive revenue and margin projections.

Logistics:

  • Coordinate the inbound, outbound, and shipping exports operations.
  • Ensure all finished products are loaded Just-In-Time and Bill of Lading is gotten within 14 to 21 days of production.

People Management:

  • Develop and nurture a dynamic and competent workforce through a robust performance driven culture.
  • Review personnel performance to determine individuals most suited for promotion.
  • Promotes cross training to optimize workforce, ensures functional coverage, reduce labor costs, and supports succession planning.

Reporting:

  • Ensure all the required data is captured in the Weekly and Monthly Production reports.

Special Projects:

  • Participate in special projects as signed by the CEO/MD.

Requirements
Educational Qualification:

  • B.Sc. or MBA / M.Sc
  • Certifications in Operations /Project Management.

Required Skills:

  • Strategic planning skills
  • Financial planning skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Strategic thinking
  • Project management
  • Production expertise
  • Communication skills

Person Specification /Qualifications / Requirements

  • At least 15 years of progressive manufacturing/production experience
  • Relevant Experience as an Operations/ Manufacturing Head (5 years min)
  • Proven experience in practical Project Managemen
  • Experience in handling and reporting operations information.
  • Experience in developing and implementing an operational
  • performance metrics and analyzing productivity
  • Experience in Strategy, Policies, Processes, and Procedure’s
  • development and its strategic execution
  • Experience in managing operational cost efficiently, financial planning and budgeting
  • Experience in developing and motivating a team of people.
  • Prior work experience in using an ERP system (Odoo).
  • Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Industrial or Chemical Engineering
  • other Engineering or Business.

Knowledge / Understanding:

  • Working Knowledge of GMP’s, ISO guidelines related to industry.
  • Good knowledge HSE practices in production environment
  • Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing and productionoperations
  • Working knowledge of establishing, and measuring operational KPI’s
  • Good understanding of Project Management principles and tools
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, ERP System

Skills and Abilities:

  • Strong team player
  • Strong leadership skills and a forward-thinking mindset to support
  • the company in the execution of strategic initiatives.
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Strong analytical skills - Initiate and develop practices, analyze, and use judgement to identify the best solution
  • Strong influencing skills
  • Ability to manage time and to prioritize work effectively.
  • Proven negotiating skills.
  • Tenacious when it comes to problem solving/acquiring key information.
  • Prepared to work extended hours if required and to also travel
  • Strategic thinking and planning skills.

Salary Range

  • N1,000,000 - N1,500,000 Monthly Gross.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: oluwaseyi.akinyosoye@workforcegroup.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.