McW Executive Search | McWillson Executive Recruitment

Key Responsibilities:

Group Operations Manager –  in charge of the French Speaking countries in Africa.
Based either in DRC or Senegal.

Only candidates authorized to work in DRC or Senegal will be considered.

Ensure compliance of all key partner contracts (Maintenance Partners, Security, Fuel, Grid, Generator Overhaul). Support & develop the local Heads of Operations & Maintenance (HOM’s) and OpCo’s as required, have defined action plans for improvements, oversee the execution and support new markets when needed.

• Hold monthly reviews of maintenance partners (MP’s), security partners, grid suppliers and fuel supplier contracts, identifying opportunities for improvement and initiating Business Excellence initiatives to drive performance improvement
• Ensure all OpCo’s adhere to the Operations DMS & ISO certification
• Drive Business Excellence in the OpCo’s & MP’s organisations
• Develop HOM’s, Zonal Managers (ZM) to be able to effectively manage MP’s, SHEQ, Supply Chain and Security
• Support HOM’s/ZM’s with commercial management and supplier compliance to contracts
• Drive O&M teams to deliver on Opex Reduction programs
• Develop an Asset Life Management process in each OpCo that may include the set-up of service and repair centres & leading asset refurbishment strategy (DG, battery and rectifiers)
• Ensure efficient management of spares including the return of all key spares and establish ‘Core Return’ process with key strategic suppliers
• Ensure Supply Chain has all information required to claim warranty on key spares
• Ensure that monthly reviews are happening with OpCo operations & SCM on the spare parts dashboard and that they are aligned to the Site Work Orders (SWO) dashboard
• Responsible for the development & implementation of Total Productive Maintenance
• Benchmark performance internally and against other Companies, sharing best practice between OpCo’s
• Ensure that fixed assets are correctly reported in Siterra and that Siterra and SAP are aligned
• Ensure the standard day is implemented in each OpCo and is being adhered to
• Hold a monthly review with each OpCo on the SWO dashboard
• Preventative maintenance optimisation to ensure where possible all DG’s are maintained every 250 hrs or 3 months – (QSV sites etc)
• Ensuring sites are converted from configured to optimised with the briefest delay after the SPA group recommendations
• When required establish and implement operations structures, policy, process, systems in new markets
• Integrate operational structures into organisation when and if required
• Support the recruitment, development, training of operational staff in respective markets

Required Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level in an engineering field
• Demonstrable Operations & Maintenance experience in a similar role
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in Operations & Maintenance in Africa
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a management position
• Operational experience of working in Africa
• Formal Project Management certification
• Black Belt certification
• Experience working in a large organisation/public listed organization
• Experience of Telemetry systems