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OPERATION MANAGER (Water Treatment)

Southey Personnel

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Senior position
  • Sidwell
  • Posted 28 May 2025 by Southey Personnel
  • Expires in 33 days
  • Job 2612055
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About the position

Reporting to the Operations Director, this position is responsible for the overall plant / facility management, operations and maintenance, whilst ensuring optimal operational plant performance and product production in accordance with set KPI’s, product specification and quality conformance of the water treatment plant(s) within the area of responsibility. This position will be based in PE (Gqeberha).

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

  • Oversee and manage respective Plant Supervisor(s), Production & Maintenance teams within the area of responsibility
  • Manage production & maintenance team utilization and performance / output
  • Responsible for plant performance and Compliance to contractual quality and quantity KPI’s
  • Ensure compliance to company and Client safety standards
  • Take accountability for Safety Performance in accordance with the MHSA/OSHA legal appointment.
  • Maintain effective administration and control procedures to meet performance objectives, including financial control, HR/IR, procurement and stock management.
  • Continuous improvement and optimization of processes
  • Implement and maintain Financial Control with Profit & Loss accountability for the plant(s)
  • Monitoring and detail records and reporting on all aspects of the processes, ongoing projects
  • Ensure efficient resource management of employees to ensure they can meet the performance objectives required of them.
  • Ensure client satisfaction by delivering a professional and high-quality service.
  • Client feedback meetings and reporting as required
  • Compile Plant Reports and attend client meetings as required
  • Monitor plant health and pro-actively intervene to ensure plant availability is optimized
  • Effective reporting to the Operations Manager of the area
  • Perform plant operational standby duties
EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS & FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

  • Qualifications: B.Eng or BTech in Chemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering Qualification is preferred. Civil and Mechanical will be considered depending on relevant experience)
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in advanced water treatment.
  • Experience in RO, UF, Precipitation, Clarification will be an advantage
  • Previous experience in managing staff will be an advantage
  • Understanding of plant health and managing water treatment assets.
  • Relevant management experience
  • Proven record of satisfactory prior performance
  • Computer skills: Word, Excel, data base, power point and e-mail
  • Good communication and Interpersonal skills
  • Skills in planning, attention to detail and process troubleshooting
  • Ethical and responsible behaviour
  • Innovative and accountable
  • Client management

Desired Skills:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical
  • Water Treatment

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About the agency

The Southey Group is proud to announce Southey Personnel Services (Pty) Ltd. SPS is a newly formed independent division supplying personnel recruitment services to varying industry verticals throughout Africa. SPS has an agile, committed and experienced team that excels in sourcing and providing effective recruitment solutions in the following sectors: Manufacturing, Engineering, Civils, Renewable Energy, Mining, Marine and Oil & Gas. We offer services for temporary and permanent placements. Whether your needs are project based or long-term, we are able to supply you with suitable, world-class candidates. With the use of our extensive databases based on a global resource pool we ensure only suitable and qualified candidates are proposed, while reducing the intensive exercise of sourcing the candidates in-house. As an international executive search organisation, we connect professionals to strategic positions with a laser focus on the industries we service. Executive search means contemporary professional knowledge, active intelligent recruitment and selection skills in line with the perceptions of senior professionals. That means you get better people, in role and adding value – at speed. Our team has set up and provided full support functions to clients in various regions including on the ground crew coordination, meet and-greets, facilitation of training and local content up-skilling, accommodation solutions, travel and visa arrangements, running contract administration, hiring and firing and full payroll functions.

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