Industrial Cleaning - General Manager

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (QUALIFICATION)

• BSC Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or higher diploma ( BTech or MTech)
• Management qualification, financial management course.
• Sound working knowledge of all applicable & SHEQ Policies & legislation. 
• 10 years engineering experience and additionnal 5 years senior management experience within the Petrochemical, metallurgical, power generation, mining or industrial sector.
• At least 5 years proven track record in a managerial role.
• Drivers license code 08

JOB PURPOSE

• To manage the Groups'Industrial Cleaning business unit to include Hazmat and Absorbents and ensure profitable revenue growth is achieved and that service levels meet client expectations together with operational compliance.
• To take overall responsibility for response operations and projects to national & international incidents as well as planned operations.
• Ensure that all work is carried out in line with the relevant legislation, company policies and procedures as well as ISO standards.

ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to work under pressure & handle difficult clients
• Ability to take decisions based on sound reasoning
• Assertive
• Adaptability
• Dedicated to service excellence
• Experience on financial reporting
• Honesty & integrity
• Initiative
• Self disciplined & organized
• Strong personality
• Team leader

SKILLS

• Sound financial knowledge & skills
• Communication skills
• Crisis management skills
• Decision making skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership & management skills
• Presentation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Planning & organising skills

COMPETENCIES

• Analytical thinking
• Conceptual Thinking
• Information seeking
• Initiative
• Customer orientation
• People orientation
• Impact
• Leadership

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Revenue and market share growth
• SHEQ and Audit compliance
• Profitability & divisional performance.
• Implementation of new technologies
• Operational compliance and performance management
• Service quality and customer & stakeholder relationships & satisfaction

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

(JOB REQUIREMENTS)

• International expansion of the business unit.
• Strategy formulation and implementation
• Provide strategic leadership to the Division on strategy, preferred suppliers, updated technology, training requirements and execution and utilization of resources.
• Define and drive overall customer satisfaction and revenue growth indicators and levels with the Sales Team.
• Capex motivation, expansion and prepare documents for approval
• Commercially secure business.
• Manage Regional Industrial Cleaning Managers and sub contractors to ensure national compliance and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure that monthly financials, through the FM are accurate.
• Manage and drive cross-functional relationships with other Commercial, Logistics and landfill divisions within the group.
• Own operational commercial processes. Lead and cultivate a culture of Commercial department Values and integrity.
• Promote a safe working environment and ensure compliance with applicable EHS policies and procedures.
• Drive change initiatives as required to improve efficiencies and execute on business commitments
• Comply with operational and legal requirements with regard to Health and Safety, Sasol, ISO etc.
• Ensure accurate projections are done for weekly forecast indicators, quarterly RPP’s and annual budgets.
• Ensure that an effective open, honest and constructive communication channel exists between the various regions, departments and divisions
• Ensure that all tenders nationally are costed accurately from an operational as well as a cost perspective and are submitted in a professional manner.
• Ensure that competitor profiles are kept current and that all changes to applicable Legislation are noted and communicated.
• Manage response to National and international incidents and planned operations - overall project coordination, management and liaison
• Internal and external audit facilitation
• Maintain good working relationships with stakeholders (insurance companies) and authorities -DEA and DWA
• Ensure that good relationship exists between the divisions' key personnel and Key account Key personnel.