Operations Manager (Ready Mix Concrete) Job at Levitikal Group

Levitikal Group is a leading conglomerate driving progress and development across Nigeria. With a diverse portfolio spanning real estate, construction, energy, agriculture, and hospitality, they are committed to delivering exceptional value to their stakeholders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Operations Manager (Ready Mix Concrete)

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summay

• The Operations Manager is a P&L role and provides leadership and direction across all Ready-mix Plants. 
• His responsibility covers administration, production, quality control, maintenance, logistics, safety and environmental issues.
• To apply the safety policy and drive through with all direct contacts.
• Oversee batching plant operations
• Demonstrates visible leadership and role modelling in Health & Safety (H&S) and Diversity & Inclusion (D&I). More specifically, promoting H&S and D&I actions/behaviours within the function will be key.
• Ensure profitability of plants
• Ensure key resources required in operations (Human resources, raw materials etc.) are available and optimized
• Actively participate in the Levitikal Ready-mix strategy
• Effectively manage cross-functional teams across various plants to deliver result

 Responsibilities
Health, Safety & Environment:

• Promote safety culture through engagement with employees and subcontractors with an objective of “zero” safety incidents
• Ensure full compliance of the plants with global standards
• Conduct VFL (Visible Felt Leadership) in the RMX plants and offices regularly
• Revise safety improvement plans in co-ordination with the Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator
• Championing the Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Policy across the plant
• Understands, delivers and responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the IMS POLICY
• Be fully involved in all Environmental Protection (Air Pollution, Dust Polluttion, Oil Spillages, Water Pollution and Waste Management, Electrical Waste Control, Waste Management etc.) in the plant

Business Profitability / P&L:

• Ensure profitability of plants within the by achieving set Volume, EBIT & COI targets
• Ensure cost KPIs such as Material costs/m3, Delivery cost/m3, production cost/m3 etc. are within budget
• Ensure compliance with the organization’s credit policy

Operations:

• Accountable for overall performance of the batching plant operations with Plant Supervisor (Production, Quality, equipment utilization, people, fleet management, material supplies)
• Through the plant supervisor, ensure proper internal controls are in place (stock reconciliation, loss investigation) with Support from Head of Maintenance and Financial Controller
• Administrative oversight of plant activities and achieve target set budget

Management, Organization and Communication:

• Manage and develop the team to ensure efficiency and high integrity
• Coach, train and help operational staff to understand and follow Levitikal procedures
• Proactive approach towards interaction between in-house departments
• Implement reporting process to monitor performance in his/her area

Miscellaneous:

• Coordination with the team to drive Business Strategy
• Other tasks that may be assigned by the General Manager

Requirements
Professional and / or Technical Competencies:

• At least 7 years’ working experience in a busy commercial environment within the building materials or construction industry.
• Knowledge Ready-mix range of product products
• Experience in Ready-mix operation will be an added advantage
• Experience in implementing operations standard
• Good Communicator (Written & Spoken)
• Strong Orientation to Quality Control and Safety
• Strong Analytical mind and Capacity
• Able to exercise discretion and good judgement

Behavioral and / or managerial competencies:

• Independent thinker and manager of own time
• Ability to discuss and influence others
• Good team player with effective interpersonal skills covering group facilitation and customer interface aspects
• Rigorous, organized, self-management
• Dynamic, available, mobile
• Listening skills, communication skills,
• Work / Teamwork
• Persistent, diplomatic and ability to anticipate.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: enquiries@levitikalgroup.com using the Job Position as the subject of the email.