Plant Manager at BU Power Limited

BU Power Limited is a company established to develop and operate independent power plants. Our focus is meeting the power requirements of our customers in the Health, Educational, Industrial and Commercial Sectors of the Nigerian Economy. We take pride in the fact that our clients enjoy reliable and uninterrupted electricity all year round.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Plant Manager

Location: Marina, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
This position reports directly to: The Chief Operating Officer

Brief Description

The Plant Manager shall be responsible for managing the BU power generation plant to which he is assigned.
This function shall include the management of physical assets, personnel, operations, maintenance, and maintaining relationships with external parties.

Responsibilities
Technical Function:

Responsible for power plant Operations and Maintenance (O and M)
Develops operating procedures, operation report formats and maintenance planning and execution documents of the power systems and if the requirements are already in existence, he shall review them in the last month of every operating year and ensure they are well adapted to the plant under his charge.
Develop and maintain equipment records in electronic book formats with the maintenance plans, procedures, and schedules. This shall dovetail into the Plant Maintenance Schedule
Schedule outages and equipment shutdown decisions if needed
Strategically conduct walk around to verify and assess plant conditions
Determines material, manpower, and service requirements within the supporting budget
Monitors work activities to identify and resolve schedule impacts and conflicts.
Researches maintenance history and identifies required technical improvements of the plant.
Coordinate scheduled inspections and ensure that reports are submitted, appropriately circulated and filed after sign-off by all relevant parties
Coordinate corrective maintenance based on the manufacturer’s recommendations, best practices, and regulatory requirements.
Other duties as assigned.

Managerial Functions:

Work with other managers in running the company effectively by contributing ideas that will make the company move in the right direction
Contribute in establishing policies and procedures relating directly to the Plant and organization as a whole.
Plans, schedules, reviews workload and ensures targets are met
Responsible for cost control
Responsible for all the assets on the plant
Liaise with vendors and contractors
Identify and select technical staff that fit the plant work plan
Management of all the staff (technical and non-technical )that works on the Power Plant
Attends planning meetings to provide input and coordinate plant activities
Interfaces with technicians, supervisors, and operators to clarify issues regarding scope, materials, and testing requirements

Expected Outcome

Seamless and uninterrupted operations of the Power Plant.
Control the functioning of power-generating equipment to ensure they run smoothly without interruption, defects or malfunctions
Strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure all tasks are accomplished safely and with a focus on quality
All tasks are completed in accordance with the local Environmental, Safety and Health directives
Customer concerns addressed promptly in a professional and courteous manner
Real-time feedback to management on service and operational standards of the Plant
Well-informed and motivated technical staff
Total Quality Management.

Requirements