Operations Manager - Downstream Timber Processing (Based at Gabon, West Africa) Gabon Wood Industries (GWI) / Vacancy / Jobs

Operations Manager - Downstream Timber Processing (Based at Gabon, West Africa)
Gabon Wood Industries (GWI)

West Africa

Posted on 16-Aug-21

Job Description
Job Objectives:-

A leadership role in ensuring the Group and its operations have and continue to maintain the necessary certifications and accreditations as required by the business such as Forest Stewardship Council Certification (FSC) and as Operations Efficiency Auditor to drive efficiency.

Responsibilities:-

Responsible for the overall performance and operations of the downstream activities

Operational efficiency - managing the operations and ensure the production outputs is at optimum levels

Policies and Procedures - establish, implement and update written policies, practices, procedures, SOPs, templates, checklists, etc.

Training & Development - establish training and development resources to meet business’s objectives.

Reporting - provide timely reports to the Management including any safety, personnel, process or maintenance issues that have occurred.

Job Requirements:-

Candidates must possess at least Professional in Business Administration or equivalent.

Minimum 10 to 15 year(s) related working experience in logging activities or sawmill environment.

Possess strong leadership and result orientated.

Good administrative, public relations and management skills to enhance overall operations..

Language(s) : English & French.

Candidates fluent in Mandarin preferred as role requires candidate to deal with mandarin speaking clients.

Possess good report writing and analytical skills.

Demonstrate position work attitude, team player and able to work independently.

Applicants must be willing to work in Gabon, Africa.

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ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATE SHALL BE NOTIFIED

Additional Information

Career Level

Manager

Qualification

Professional Certificate, Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree

Years of Experience

10 years

Job Type

Contract

Job Specializations

Sciences, Agriculture

Company Overview

Gabon Wood Industries (GWI) is involved in logging and timber processing in Gabon. GWI was established in 2012 in the Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ) and was the first company to support the Gabonese Government’s drive to do downstream timber processing.

Gabon is a sovereign state on the west coast of central Africa. Located on the equator, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, The Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.

In line with our expansion, we have the following position available

Additional Company Information

Company Size

51 - 200 Employees

Average Processing Time

10 days

Industry

Agricultural / Plantation / Poultry / Fisheries

Benefits & Others

Medical, Business (e.g. Shirts), Flight Ticket, Food and Accommodation, Mondays to Saturdays

Specific Location

West Africa