Remote Area Manager

Recruitment Matters Africa Pvt Ltd

Job Location:

Harare - Zimbabwe

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 19 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Remote Area Manager will specialize in managing and maintaining a wide variety of heavy mobile equipment and industrial assets and will be responsible for overseeing multi-site operations ensuring the optimal performance of mobile fleets cranes and other specialized equipment. With a strong focus on health safety and operational efficiency the Area Manager role requires deep expertise in maintaining a diverse range of machinery and ensuring maximum uptime. The Area Manager will have a proven track record in large-scale maintenance management project execution and team leadership in high-pressure Oil and Gas & mining environments.

Salary:

Negotiable

Responsibilities:

Specialized Equipment Management: Oversee the maintenance operation and repair of a diverse fleet of equipment including:28 Mobile Cranes including TEREX and Liebherr cranes (20T to 200T capacity) Forklifts such as CAT forklifts (1.5T to 15T) Manlift Equipment Heavy-duty Trucks: Mercedes Ford International and MACK models Support Vehicles: Toyota fleets including cars pick-ups and minibuses.
Fleet Optimization: Manage the scheduling maintenance and repairs of all equipment ensuring maximum uptime and adherence to strict performance targets.
Health Safety and Environmental Compliance: Ensure that all operations meet local and international health safety and environmental regulations with a focus on equipment handling and site safety.
Project and Maintenance Management: Lead and coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance efforts to avoid downtime and improve equipment reliability.
Budget Management: Develop manage and control the CAPEX and OPEX budgets related to equipment and fleet maintenance ensuring cost-effective operations and resource allocation.
Client and Stakeholder Management: Maintain strong relationships with clients addressing their operational needs and ensuring that all service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
Team Leadership: Lead a team of technicians and engineers responsible for the maintenance and operation of specialized equipment ensuring ongoing skills development and knowledge transfer.
Reporting: Provide monthly reports on key performance indicators equipment availability safety incidents and budget performance to senior management and stakeholders.

Key Skills:

Extensive experience with the maintenance and operation of mobile cranes heavy-duty forklifts container handlers and manlifts with a focus on ensuring high availability and safety standards.
Expertise in managing preventive and predictive maintenance processes across a diverse equipment fleet with strong knowledge of root cause analysis and reliability engineering.
Proven ability to lead multi-site operations and manage large teams in high-pressure industrial environments.
Strong budget management skills with a focus on optimizing resource utilization and managing CAPEX/OPEX effectively.
Familiarity with regulatory requirements in equipment maintenance and safety compliance including HSE standards and legal frameworks in the mining logistics and industrial sectors.
Proficiency in CMMS systems and advanced skills in using tools like Microsoft Office Suite.

Qualifications:

Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in one of the following: Mechanical Engineering Heavy Equipment Engineering Automotive Engineering Plant Engineering
Minimum 10 years experience with oil and gas or mining operations workshop coordination and logistics support including fleet alignment with operational needs.
Proven track record managing large-scale fleets of equipment

Salary:

Negotiable

Responsibilities:

Specialized Equipment Management: Oversee the maintenance operation and repair of a diverse fleet of equipment including:28 Mobile Cranes including TEREX and Liebherr cranes (20T to 200T capacity) Forklifts such as CAT forklifts (1.5T to 15T) Manlift Equipment Heavy-duty Trucks: Mercedes Ford International and MACK models Support Vehicles: Toyota fleets including cars pick-ups and minibuses.
Fleet Optimization: Manage the scheduling maintenance and repairs of all equipment ensuring maximum uptime and adherence to strict performance targets.
Health Safety and Environmental Compliance: Ensure that all operations meet local and international health safety and environmental regulations with a focus on equipment handling and site safety.
Project and Maintenance Management: Lead and coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance efforts to avoid downtime and improve equipment reliability.
Budget Management: Develop manage and control the CAPEX and OPEX budgets related to equipment and fleet maintenance ensuring cost-effective operations and resource allocation.
Client and Stakeholder Management: Maintain strong relationships with clients addressing their operational needs and ensuring that all service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
Team Leadership: Lead a team of technicians and engineers responsible for the maintenance and operation of specialized equipment ensuring ongoing skills development and knowledge transfer.
Reporting: Provide monthly reports on key performance indicators equipment availability safety incidents and budget performance to senior management and stakeholders.

Key Skills:

Extensive experience with the maintenance and operation of mobile cranes heavy-duty forklifts container handlers and manlifts with a focus on ensuring high availability and safety standards.
Expertise in managing preventive and predictive maintenance processes across a diverse equipment fleet with strong knowledge of root cause analysis and reliability engineering.
Proven ability to lead multi-site operations and manage large teams in high-pressure industrial environments.
Strong budget management skills with a focus on optimizing resource utilization and managing CAPEX/OPEX effectively.
Familiarity with regulatory requirements in equipment maintenance and safety compliance including HSE standards and legal frameworks in the mining logistics and industrial sectors.
Proficiency in CMMS systems and advanced skills in using tools like Microsoft Office Suite.

Qualifications:

Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in one of the following: Mechanical Engineering Heavy Equipment Engineering Automotive Engineering Plant Engineering
Minimum 10 years experience with oil and gas or mining operations workshop coordination and logistics support including fleet alignment with operational needs.
Proven track record managing large-scale fleets of equipment