Location: Mfamosing, Cross River
- Support the Production Manager in planning, coordinating, and controlling all production shift activities to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality clinker production in line with targets and standards
What you will be doingz
Safety, Health & Environment (SHE):
- Enforce compliance with all safety rules, PTW (Permit to Work), and lockout/tag out procedures during the shift.
- Conduct toolbox talks and safety briefings for shift teams.
- Ensure adherence to environmental standards (emissions, dust control, waste handling) during operations.
- Participate in incident/near-miss reporting and investigations.
Shift Management & Production Control:
- Lead and supervise all production shift activities to achieve daily production targets.
- Implement daily/shift production plans, monitor process parameters, and adjust operations to optimize output and energy consumption.
- Coordinate with Kiln Coach, field operators, and maintenance teams to ensure smooth and continuous operation.
- Authorize startup/shutdown of key equipment according to SOPs.
Process Monitoring & Optimization:
- Monitor key process indicators (through CCR and field checks: kiln feed, free lime, temperature profiles, pressure, power consumption, etc.).
- Identify process deviations and take corrective actions promptly to maintain product quality and plant reliability.
- Escalate major abnormalities to the Production Manager and relevant departments.
- Ensure clinker produced during the shift meet quality specifications by closely collaborating with the Quality/QA-QC department.
- Implement feedback from laboratory test results to adjust process parameters.
- Minimize rework, off-spec products, and customer complaints related to operations.
People Management & Training:
- Supervise Shift managers, Kiln Production Coordinator and other production personnel on shift.
- Allocate manpower, manage shift handover, and ensure discipline and adherence to procedures.
- Coach, mentor, and train Production staff on operating procedures, process understanding, and safety.
Reporting & Documentation:
- Prepare and submit required production reports (volumes, stoppages, incidents, consumptions, quality issues).
- Ensure correct and timely logging of operational data and events in logbooks and systems.
- Contribute input for daily production meetings.
Requirements
Critical Knowledge:
- Good knowledge of cement manufacturing processes and equipment
- Good knowledge of safety laws and regulations.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills (root cause analysis of process issues)
- Ability to work under pressure and make quick, sound operational decisions
- Good communication and reporting skills
- Degree or equivalent in any Engineering discipline or Sciences
- 5+ years' experience in cement plant operations, with at least 2 years in a supervisory/shift leadership role
- Strong knowledge of kilns and process control (DCS/CCR systems).