Plant Manager (Mozambique)

Why This Role Matters

The Plant Manager is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective management of plant and equipment operations. This includes enforcing HSE standards and promoting a strong safety culture, overseeing plant allocation and utilisation, implementing maintenance programmes, managing technical resources and spare parts, leading workshop teams, and coordinating with project, procurement, and logistics teams. The role also involves monitoring performance and costs, optimising operational efficiency, and supporting budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning activities to meet project requirements.

What You’ll Drive

 Health, Safety & Compliance (Safety First)

• Enforce strict adherence to HSE standards, company procedures, and Life Saving Rules
• Ensure all plant is certified, compliant, and safe for operation
• Conduct regular safety inspections, audits, and risk assessments
• Promote a “Safety First” culture across plant operations

Plant & Equipment Management

• Manage the allocation, mobilisation, and demobilisation of plant and equipment across project
• Ensure optimal utilisation and availability of plant resources in line with project requirements
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date plant inventory and tracking system
• Analyse utilisation rates and implement optimisation initiatives

Maintenance & Technical Management

• Ensure implementation of preventive and corrective maintenance programmes
• Coordinate with technical teams to guarantee equipment suitability
• Monitor equipment performance, downtime, and repair history
• Ensure availability of spare parts and manage technical procurement needs

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and manage workshop teams, and technicians
• Define clear objectives and performance expectations
• Develop team competencies and ensure adequate staffing levels
• Maintain strong coordination with internal departments and external suppliers

Resource Planning & Coordination

• Coordinate plant requirements with project teams
• Support project planning with accurate plant forecasting and mobilisation schedules
• Liaise with procurement and logistics for timely delivery and relocation of equipment
• Ensure alignment between workforce planning and equipment needs

Cost Control & Performance Monitoring

• Monitor plant-related costs (rental, maintenance, fuel, logistics, depreciation)
• Implement cost optimisation strategies and efficiency improvements
• Prepare regular reports on plant performance, utilisation, and cost
• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting activities