About the Role
The Operations Manager is responsible for leading the plant’s operations and laboratory functions, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient production in accordance with contractual, quality, and HSE standards. This position plays a pivotal role in meeting production targets and maintaining a high-performance culture within the team.
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Key Responsibilities
Operations Leadership
- Lead all plant operations (power generation and/or water production) to meet production targets.
- Ensure smooth, safe, and efficient day-to-day operations.
- Resolve critical operational issues to ensure minimal downtime.
Strategy & Planning
- Develop and implement operations strategy aligned with plant objectives.
- Lead production planning, scheduling, and performance monitoring.
- Report operational performance, risks, and improvements to senior management.
Team Management
- Lead, develop, and manage operations teams (30–100 employees).
- Set clear objectives and drive high performance and engagement.
Maintenance & Outage Coordination
- Work closely with maintenance teams to ensure effective preventive and corrective maintenance.
- Support planned outages and ensure safe shutdown and restart activities.
HSE & Compliance
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all HSE standards.
- Lead incident response and ensure proper reporting and corrective actions.
Performance & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor plant performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reliability.
- Implement operational improvements and best practices.
Laboratory & Quality Control
- Oversee laboratory operations and ensure compliance with quality and regulatory standards.
- Monitor production parameters to maintain optimal performance.
Contracts & Inventory
- Manage operational contracts and ensure cost-effective delivery service.
- Oversee inventory of chemicals, consumables, and equipment.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
- 10+ years of experience in power generation and/or water desalination plants.
- Proven experience in a leadership/managerial role.
Skills
- Strong leadership and team management.
- Deep knowledge of plant operations.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving.
- Budget and performance management.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management.
