Operations Manager Job at Wartsila Marine and Power Services Nigeria Limited

Wartsila Marine and Power Services Nigeria Limited is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2018, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 5.2 billion with approximately 19,000 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 80 countries around the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Operations Manager

Job Location: Kogi

Main Responsibilites

• Plan, lead and manage daily operation activities at the plant and assigned O&M team.
• Ensure that the performance targets of the plant are reached according to the contract in own responsibility area.
• Ensure competent resources and competence development of the operation resources and assigned team.
• Ensure that the condition of the plant and equipment is according to applicable guidelines and policies and take corrective actions when needed.
• Ensure that the work is executed at plant according to Wärtsilä Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental guidelines and customer site procedures as well as assigned operation plan.
• Implement Agreement Management action plans, processes, and guidelines in the assigned responsibility area.
• Prepare reports, operation/maintenance plan and budget as instructed by the Agreement Manager.
• Leading training programs and handling the training and development needs of new hires/related to subordinates as well as customer employees.
• Identify and actively seek to improve operational reliability and availability of the plant.
• Follow-up and optimise the operational costs of the plant.
• Develop the operation working routines at the plant.
• Maintain good internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Review the work progress at the end of the day & ensure the progress is as per plan and ensure zero rework.
• Apply trouble shooting skills to solve Operations & Maintenance problems
• Read and circulate Technical bulletins, safety and quality flashes to enhance the knowledge and share with team.
• Negotiate and purchase materials and services for operations according to the plan.
• Approve maintenance time schedule taken into consideration operational requirements of the plant.
• Ensure that the Risk Assessment is properly implemented prior to start any maintenance work
• Administration and training of skilled and motivated maintenance personnel to assure good teamwork.
• Observe & ensure each employee using the PPE's.
• Ensure the implementation of technical bulletins at site within specified timeline.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by Agreement Manager as required.

Requirements

• MSc / BSc Degree in Electrical / Mechanical or related Engineering educational background.
• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant industrial experience, Operation experience requirement in GAS/HFO power plant and its auxiliaries.
• We are seeking for an expert professional with strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Perform all activities needed to reach the objectives of the position and comply with the orders, instructions, values, and company policies applicable as employee and/or the position.
• Continuously seek for solutions keeping a customer focus mindset.
• Understanding of Wärtsilä business, quality, and workplace safety is a plus.