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Objectives and Tasks
Ensure that the Sugar refinery operates in a safe manner in the best interests of all stakeholders :
- Helps establish and then enforce safe working practices for all persons on site, drawing on the expertise of the company’s Health and Safety Manager to do so;
- Ensures that suitable personal protection equipment and all other necessary safety equipment is available at all times for his/her staff and any visiting persons;
- Ensures that the areas of the refinery for which he or she is responsible are kept clean and tidy;
Deliver, within the operating budget, the utilities necessary for production in accordance with an agreed production plan :
- Ensures that he/she understands the agreed production plan and his/her role in achieving it, remaining ready to adjust his/her thinking as when the plan is changed;
- Ensures that he/she understands the operating budget and his/her role in achieving it, remaining ready to adjust his/her thinking as when the budget is changed;
- Ensures that all of the necessary chemicals are available to run the utilities plants at the correct quality, in sufficient quantity and at the optimum price by drawing on the services of the company’s procurement department;
- Agrees individual production related objectives with his/her supervisors and ensures that each has all of the inputs and resources necessary to achieve those objectives;
- Ensures that he/she is fully aware of any issues affecting production or operating costs and adjusts or authorises adjustments to operating conditions and/or equipment parameters in order to enhance the efficiency of utility production;
Maintain, within the operating budget, the entire site to ensure that it is fit for purpose
- Establishes and follows a planned maintenance scheme for all of the equipment on site;
- Ensures an adequate spares holding to support such a scheme, either on site or with suppliers as appropriate by drawing on the services of the company’s procurement department;
- Ensures that his/her department can react correctly to any breakdown or plant modification;
Build and then manage the departmental team :
- Agrees an initial manning plan with the Refinery Manager and then regularly updates that over time;
- Recruits the members of the team in close liaison with the Administration / Human Resources Manager;
- Provides the leadership required for such a team, including good communication, sensible delegation, the development of a succession plan and the establishment plus administration of a discipline procedure;
- Develops the members of the team reporting to him/her, identifying suitable training actively seeking opportunities for obtaining that training;
Support the obtaining and then maintenance of appropriate certifications :
- Ensures that the areas of the refinery under his/her control are kept clean and tidy at all times;
- Undertakes whatever assignments are given under the various certification plans;
Prepare and maintain a contingency plan for the refinery and its operations :
- Agrees with his/her staff the procedures required to ensure that the engineering department is adequately manned at all times;
- Agrees with his/her staff the procedures required to ensure that the engineering department is able to operate at all times;
- Maintains contact with outside contractors and machine shops to support his internal resources
Job Requirements
Qualifications :
- At least a university degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.
Experience :
- At least 15 years experience with high speed rotating machinery is required with 5 years of that at international level and at least 5 years with co-generation; previous experience in a similar position is essential;
- Previous experience in Sugar Industry is a must
- Training in plant and operational safety plus team leadership is essential; training in budget preparation and cost management is required; training in the basics of financial systems and practices would be useful;
Skills :
- Excellent command of written and spoken English is essential, as are good management skills; the full range of skills implied by the qualification and experience are also essential;
