Chief Operating Officer (Mechanical Engineering)
Job Categories:
Mechanical Engineering
Date Posted:
2020-09-01 02:00:00
Employment Type
Full Time
Website
Location:
Copperbelt
Salary:
Negotiable
Phone:
Description:
Job Purpose
The Chief Operating Officer will oversee on-going business operations within the company with much emphasis on Safety, Statutory Compliance, Production Capacity Enhancement Sales & Marketing Strategy and Branding, Investment and Development of Strategic Partners and Organization Change Management & Culture Transformation.
Summary of Key Responsibilities;
- Provide organizational change leadership to integrate and align people, processes, culture, and strategy.
- Foster continuous improvement and develops adaptive strategies that anticipate, influence, and respond effectively to organizational needs.
- Manage costs and identifies new revenue streams through diversification, and development and maintenance of a modernization programme commensurate with the company’s business plans.
- Monitor and report the company’s monthly and quarterly performance against agreed key performance indicators.
- Update recruitment and retention measures in order to maintain a stable skills and base to improve productivity of the workforce as well as to meet the future goals and demands of the Company and its clients.
- Develop options to automate and/or outsource labor intensive activities.
- Ensures that the Company adheres to full compliance with all health and safety regulatory authorities, as well as environmental legislation in line to the set operations.
- Communicate successes and shortcomings to the Board of Directors as well as ensuring clear and consistent communication is provided to stakeholders at various levels within the company.
- Engage with strategic partners to ensure uninterrupted supply of goods and services at the best negotiated prices and appropriate quality befitting the parties’ operational requirements.
- Engage with the unions and negotiates constructively to settle Collective Bargaining Agreements.
- Identify and assesses global and local risk factors and advises the senior management team on steps to mitigate the identified risks.
Required Skills & Personal Attributes
- Strategic & Critical Thinker
- Good Leadership Skills
- Target and Result Driven
- Project Management Skills
- Entrepreneurship Skills
- Focused
- Self-Starter
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills
- Excellent Analytical Skills
Primary Areas of Accountability:
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering / any Technical field
- An MBA in any of the above fields will be a plus
- Should have a qualification in Project Management
- Must have a minimum of 15 -17 Years in Operations at Senior Management or General Manager level in the Manufacturing Sector
- Should have a minimum of 5 – 7 years’ work experience with a Mechanical Engineering or Metal Fabrication Company
- Must have vast experience in the Manufacturing of Iron & Steel Castings
- Working experience in a Mine under Metal Fabrication will be an added advantage
- Proven ability of Building High Performance Teams
- Must be a member of EIZ
If you meet the minimum hiring requirements for the above position, please email your CV and Cover letter clearly stating your salary expectations to : jobs@bemconsult.com and copy in bemconsult@outlook.com
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