Power Plant Operations Manager at Dangote

The Dangote Group is one of the most diversified business conglomerates in Africa with a hard-earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.
The Group’s activities encompass:

Cement – Manufacturing / Importing
Sugar – Manufacturing & Refining
Salt – Refining
Flour & Semolina – Milling
Pasta – Manufacturing
Noodles – Manufacturing
Poly Products – Manufacturing
Logistics – Port Management and Haulage
Real Estate
Dangote Foundation

Since inception, the Group has experienced phenomenal growth on account of quality of its goods and services, its focus on cost leadership and efficiency of its human capital. Today, Dangote Group is a multi-billion Naira company poised to reach new heights, in every endeavour competing with itself to better the past.

The Group’s core business focus is to provide local, value added products and services that meet the ‘basic needs’ of the populace. Through the construction and operation of large scale manufacturing facilities in Nigeria and across Africa, the Group is focused on building local manufacturing capacity to generate employment and provide goods for the people.Job Summary

The Power Plant Operations Manager at Dangote Cement Plc is responsible for assisting the Sectional Head (Operation) & supervising the general shift activities of Power Plant to ensure optimal performance and adherence to safety standard.

Key Duties and Responsiilities

Manage the General shift activities for Power plant performance & Safety.
Organize & Control Schedule Testing of firefighting system & Document Updating.
Organizing in-house training program for implementation of standard operating procedure.
Support Operations Section Head to Prepare SOP for critical activities and training to the field staff in house training program to improve skill.
Ensure housekeeping and controlling the power plant area cleaning activities  
Power plant production data posting to SAP without error.
Ensure healthiness of equipment & updating pending job list for job planning. 
Support shift staff for Proper Handling of emergencies in assigned area during emergency.
Prepare and maintain power plant production reports and records
Manage housekeeping, general shift operations, Safety and environment related activities.
In-house training implementation, SOP preparation and training to the field staff for efficient and uninterrupted operation avoiding stoppage/tripping of the equipment.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in Mechanical Engineering/ Electrical Engineering/ Chemical Engineering with or its equivalent in a relevant discipline.
A minimum of Fifteen (15) years of plant relevant work experience in Gas based power plant operations.
In-depth understanding of power plant systems and interactions among systems
Good oral and written communication skills.
Good networking and teaming skills.
Good data gathering and analysis skills.
Baseline problem analysis and solving skills.
Creativity and an ability to think out of the box.
Proficiency in the use of office productivity tools
Knowledge of SAP production report preparation.