Operations Manager: Durban needed at Yara International

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Job title : Operations Manager: Durban

Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

Deadline : April 19, 2025

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Responsibilities
Operations

  • Manage productivity as per plant KPI OEE
  • Manage maintenance of equipment and machinery
  • Provide technical support where necessary
  • Attend to complaints as per Yara procedure
  • Ensure production capacity meets order bank requirement through production planning and optimization
  • Stock management, monthly stock counts and reconciliations
  • Maintain quality control as per Yara TOPS and PS Standards Maintain local supplier(packaging materials) relationships for on time delivery
  • Ensure sufficient warehouse capacity for incoming shipments
  • Optimization of vessel discharge operations to ensure zero demurrage
  • Monitor of road transport contractors for discharging vessels
  • Interact with procurement department on raw material as per market demand as per forecasting tool ,sales history and current market requirements

Responsibilities (Continued)
HESQ

  • Managing of HESQ processes and objectives for safe production, maintenance, storage  and  handling of materials.
  • Perform risk analysis.
  • Audit contractor (GTWLS) responsible for blending services. 
  • Non Conformity reporting
  • Lead by example.

Maintenance

  • Manage maintenance of equipment and machinery with focus on preventative and corrective maintenance.
  • Ensure maintenance processes and procedures are aligned with Yara TOPs policies and local legislations
  • Maintain all preventative and corrective maintenance records.
  • Plan and managed biannual scheduled shutdown for Blending units.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Minimum Grade 12 and 5 years’ experience working in a chemical fertilizer production plant environment at  Management level, with proven technical skills.
  • Suitable training in quality/environmental standards and regulations in chemical manufacturing environment.

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