Senior Manager - Production

Job description / Role

In charge of the Manufacturing facilities. Will lead the SQCD (Safety / Quality / Cost / Delivery) of orders to customers and leading the changes in its departments to achieve international manufacturing standards as well as developing people to reach professionalism and anticipate growth

Job Scope:
- In charge of all Manufacturing & Maintenance activities in SQCD matters of Salwa’s site / Ras Laffan Site
- Reports to General Manager and is the appointed Management Representative (MR). And Deputizing for General Manager in his absence.
- Manage and responsible of the employees in his scope with charisma, determination and clear communication.
- Responsible for 350 personnel approx.
- Various responsibilities which includes basic and professional industrial tools such as (but not limited to) 5S / SMED / Kamban / OEE / PDCA / Visual Management / Lean / Six sigma

Requirements

Candidates must have 10 plus years Energy and Industrial experience to implement all necessary processes and controls to operate a large manufacturing facility. Experience of leading from the front (on the shop floor) a headcount of over 100 employees. Minimum requirement of Green Belt and/or Black Belt experience .

Environmental Condition:
- Environmentally controlled conditions in office.

Physical Demands:
- The position may require some local travel to various sites.

Mental Demands:
- Stress may be caused by the need to complete tasks within tight deadlines

Person Specification:
- Preferred Education: Mechanical or equivalent Engineering Bachelor Degree
- Preferred Experience: Around 10 – 15 years’ of experience as Production or Operational Manager in Mechanical field.
- Preferred Qualification: Engineer having attended relevant equipment maintenance trainings by various OEM.
- Black Belt or equivalent

Preferred Skills:
- Charismatic, well organised and structured.
- Outstanding needs analysis, positioning, business justification & closing skills.
- Superior presentation & excellent oral & written communication skills.
- Average commercial acumen & a record of confidence dealing with middle managers through to decision makers.
- A comprehensive knowledge of machine tools used in the field, such as CNC Lathes, Oil Country Hollow Spindle Lathes, Vertical & Horizontal Borers, Universal Milling Machines, Tool & Cutter Grinders, Cylindrical & Vertical Grinders, Computerised Torque Turn Make-up units, Swage press etc. is essential.
- The capability to undertake major analyses of equipment histories, and maintain within the sections comprehensive statistical and technical data of machinery performance.
- The capability to control a schedule of diagnostic surveying and performance evaluation by directing on-site investigations, which involve using specialist technical equipment such as boroscopes, alignment telescopes and vibration analysers etc.

Organisational Competencies:
- Teamwork:Work as a team. Extend full cooperation / support as and when required and raise above personal commitment in order to achieve common goal. Makes oneself available to others to help solve technical or procedural problems or issues.
- Leadership: Taking initiative and assuming personal accountability for goals, outcomes. Guide and direct teammates appropriately to accomplish the task.
- Relied upon by others as a source for valid information
- Capable to motivate the team to lead the unit to the next level
- Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences
- Customer focus: Exceeding customer expectations by displaying total commitment to identifying and providing solutions of the highest possible standards aimed at addressing customer needs.
- Quality orientation: Always result and perfection oriented.
- Recognizes trends in theory & practice of one’s own technical area & effectively prepares for anticipated changes
- Unit Competencies:

Business awareness:
- Possessing, acquiring, and maintaining the technical/professional expertise required to do the job effectively and to create customer solutions.
- Has in-depth understanding of the technical detail of one’s field & continuously searches out best practices.

Computer Literacy:
- Thorough knowledge of MS Office
- Knowledge of ERP system would be advantageous

Specific Competencies:
- Attention to detail: Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently.
- Delegation: Allocating decision-making authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate others to maximise the organisations and individual’s effectiveness.
- Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.

About the Company

Global Engineering Projects is a completely reengineered recruitment company. We utilise the latest technology advancements which enables us to deliver solutions in a way not previously seen in the Engineering sector. Through technology we have reengineered our routes to candidates which has significantly changed the delivery to our clients and our candidate experience.

We have not only changed the way we engage candidates but the candidates that we engage. In an overcrowded recruitment marketplace we believe there is no point in offering our clients what they have already. To add real value to our clients we engage candidates that are exclusive.