Manager - Glass Furnace in a Manufacturing Company

Hays Nigeria - Our client is a leading company specialising in the manufacture of glass containers mainly for the beverage industry. Operating for over 20 years they currently operate one blast furnace that is designed to produce 100 tons of glass per day as well as the ancillary equipment to decorate beverage bottles. They form part of a major beverage group that operate across Sub Sahara Africa with operations in Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya and Ghana.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager - Glass Furnace & Batch House

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Should take complete responsibility of all furnace and batch house operations
• Close coordination with the team members of own team and other department heads to achieve the end result is a must. Should design a diplomatic feedback mechanism to take the team along
• Responsible for planning and procurement of raw materials required for manufacturing of glass both locally and from other international suppliers
• Should be able to solve day to day problems regarding glass quality and also should have ability to do effective color changes as plant requirement
• Responsible for the effective energy management
• Responsible for the planning and execution of small, minor repairs for maintenance of batch house and furnace in good operating condition for its life
• Should ensure good manufacturing systems in place in terms of checklist, log books, history tracking for effective maintenance management for batch house and furnace operations
• Should establish right (predictive, preventative & breakdown) maintenance practices for all the equipments related to furnace and batch house
• Should focus on safety for personnel and equipment. Should comply with health practices as per the law

Basic Requirements

• Diploma/Degree in Ceramic Engineering with 20+ years experience in the container glass manufacturing industry.

Benefits
This is a full expatriate role with benefits, including, furnished accommodation.