Dangote Industries Limited is seeking a Process Lead for its Ndola Cement plant. This role is crucial for ensuring the effective execution of plant operations and achievement of production targets.

Responsibilities or duties

• Monitoring of plant process lines and participating in troubleshooting if required to ensure plant operations are effectively executed and production targets are achieved.
• Carry out routine process checks, ensure that sensors are working properly in all plant units and prepare detailed process reports.
• Conduct process tests and studies and assist in recommendations for improvement in processes based on test results.
• Carry out detailed analysis of key process trends, developments and changes in equipment performance behaviors in Dangote Cement Plant production processes.
• Assist with production conditions for new or modified installations under supervision of the Head of Process & Production.
• Assist with overseeing the proper maintenance activities to ensure operations are executed effectively.
• Liaise with Central Control Room Operators to ensure effective and efficient execution of plant operations.
• Motivate a team of process analysts and implementers. He/she should also be able to delegate tasks, resolve conflicts, and provide feedback.
• Communicate effectively with different stakeholders, such as top management, employees, customers, and suppliers. He/she should also be able to present and explain the process vision, goals, and improvements in a clear and concise manner.
• Liaise with regulators, external auditors, affiliates and outsourced service providers.
• Assign detailed responsibilities to subordinate and supervise them to ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Pinpoint issues in business processes by examining process data and metrics to create process workflows and designs that adhere to group guidelines and legal standards.
• Encourage teams to evaluate current procedures critically for efficacy, quality, and simplification to execute process improvements to boost operational effectiveness.
• Offer training sessions for new procedures as required.

Qualifications or requirements

• Degree in Chemical Engineering from reputed institute.
• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations, and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.
• In-depth understanding of internal auditing standards, responsibilities, code of ethics, and certification.
• Understanding of corporate governance principles.
• Familiarity with fraud risk indicators and investigation techniques.
• Good knowledge of Enterprise Resource Packages such as SAP
• Good communication, leadership, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Good data gathering, analysis and problem-solving skills
• High ethical standards and integrity.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.

Experience needed

• Previous experience of at least 5 years in Cement Industry in Process/ Production in a modern automated cement plant (> 1 MTPA kiln lines)
• 10-15 years’ progressive work experience of which five (5) years should be at managerial level.
• Proven performance track record in achieving Process and Production parameters.

• Monitoring of plant process lines and participating in troubleshooting if required to ensure plant operations are effectively executed and production targets are achieved.
• Carry out routine process checks, ensure that sensors are working properly in all plant units and prepare detailed process reports.
• Conduct process tests and studies and assist in recommendations for improvement in processes based on test results.
• Carry out detailed analysis of key process trends, developments and changes in equipment performance behaviors in Dangote Cement Plant production processes.
• Assist with production conditions for new or modified installations under supervision of the Head of Process & Production.
• Assist with overseeing the proper maintenance activities to ensure operations are executed effectively.
• Liaise with Central Control Room Operators to ensure effective and efficient execution of plant operations.
• Motivate a team of process analysts and implementers. He/she should also be able to delegate tasks, resolve conflicts, and provide feedback.
• Communicate effectively with different stakeholders, such as top management, employees, customers, and suppliers. He/she should also be able to present and explain the process vision, goals, and improvements in a clear and concise manner.
• Liaise with regulators, external auditors, affiliates and outsourced service providers.
• Assign detailed responsibilities to subordinate and supervise them to ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Pinpoint issues in business processes by examining process data and metrics to create process workflows and designs that adhere to group guidelines and legal standards.
• Encourage teams to evaluate current procedures critically for efficacy, quality, and simplification to execute process improvements to boost operational effectiveness.
• Offer training sessions for new procedures as required.

• Good communication, leadership, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Good data gathering, analysis and problem-solving skills
• High ethical standards and integrity.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.

• Degree in Chemical Engineering from reputed institute.
• Previous experience of at least 5 years in Cement Industry in Process/ Production in a modern automated cement plant (> 1 MTPA kiln lines)
• 10-15 years’ progressive work experience of which five (5) years should be at managerial level.
• Proven performance track record in achieving Process and Production parameters.
• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations, and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.
• In-depth understanding of internal auditing standards, responsibilities, code of ethics, and certification.
• Understanding of corporate governance principles.
• Familiarity with fraud risk indicators and investigation techniques.
• Good knowledge of Enterprise Resource Packages such as SAP