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Assistant General Manager, Process Engineering
About this role
The role is for an experienced professional to lead process engineering in cement production, overseeing operations from raw material preparation to cement grinding. It focuses on improving process stability, throughput, product quality, energy efficiency and cost performance while ensuring compliance with procedures, safety, and environmental standards. The position provides technical and operational leadership to optimise equipment and processes across the plant. It supports production planning, energy and cost optimisation, and quality management within the Operations & Maintenance department in Lagos. The employer is Dangote Industries Limited, a diversified Nigerian conglomerate with a Lagos-based operational HQ.
What you would do
- Coordinate and monitor operations across crushing, milling, kiln and cement grinding stages
- Review operating parameters and trends to identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities
- Lead process optimisation initiatives for kiln, mill and production lines
- Set and enforce optimum operating parameters for major equipment
- Conduct process audits, heat and material balance studies, and performance benchmarking
- Recommend adjustments to practices, controls and equipment configurations
- Support stabilisation and performance testing of new or upgraded equipment
- Analyse production data and initiate corrective actions for deviations
- Support development and execution of daily, monthly and annual production plans
- Monitor production targets and investigate significant performance gaps and disturbances
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
- Postgraduate or professional qualification an added advantage
- Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in cement production or a related field
- Strong knowledge of cement production processes and industry trends
- Understanding of product quality parameters and quality control
- Knowledge of cement manufacturing equipment and their functionalities
- People management and leadership skills
- Strong problem solving, analytical and reporting abilities
- Good communication, relationship management and supervisory skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and pay attention to detail
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