Plant Manager - RO Desalination, High Capacity

AustCorp Executive Recruitment

Kuwait

Ref: NP850-04

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Working as part of an international consortium on a 5 year Operations & Maintenance contract, requirement for an experienced desalination Plant Manager for a career defining position on one of the regions largest and most anticipated ongoing desalination projects.

This is a high capacity (30 MIGD) Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant utilising MSF desalination technology. The Plant Manager will lead in all aspects including Production, Operations, Quality Assurance/ Quality Control, Plant Maintenance, Plant Staff Administration, Finance, Procurements,

Job Responsibilities:

Achieve and sustain plant reliability and dependability targets through-out the plant's expected life by effective management of:

Plant Operations (production volume and quality targets)
Plant Maintenance and Automation (performance within operating parameters, non-confirming condition rectification and down time targets, Preventive maintenance, Optimum automation and control and unattended operation, Repairs and root cause analysis and elimination)
Plant administration (Compliance with regulatory requirements, Maintain operating permits and licenses, environmental impact, Security, Health, safety, Customer relations, procurement, warehousing, accounting, human resources, management and development, Housekeeping and cleanliness, Overall Documentation), Plant up-gradation (optimize processes, cut production costs, expand capacity)
Maintain a comprehensive plant MIS system
Control Plant Budget
Supervisory Responsibilities over Production Manager, Maintenance Manager, Finance Manager, Administration Manager

Requirements

Requirements:

BSc or Higher National Diploma in Chemical / Mechanical Engineering
10-15 years experience in the management of water desalination or water processing plant.
Proven experience with RO desalination is expected
Strong Command over operations, production, maintenance, administration, and client relationship management,
Leadership and managerial skills, motivational, responsible, proactive
Previous Middle East experience is desirable.
Willing to be based in Kuwait on a permanent basis

About the Company

AustCorp Executive Recruitment was established in 1996 with the aim to become a recruitment company that would service its clients, not sell to them; a company that relied on integrity and an ethical approach to succeed; a company that was enthused about its work; and above all, a company that was dedicated to getting the right result for its clients, no matter what it took.

Today that company is AustCorp Executive, a specialist recruitment consultancy with offices in Sydney, Perth, Singapore & London. AustCorps core specialism is the recruitment of senior leadership and executive management, technical and business development professionals in the following markets:

Mining Oil & Gas Environmental & Carbon Manufacturing and supply chain Construction (Infrastructure & Buildings) Water & Energy Professional Services Orthopaedics & medical device IT & Digital Media

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