Area Manager: Ballengeich - KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - SGS

Description

The Area Manager is responsible to lead, plan and organize specific activities in the short and medium term within the specific sites.

• Responsible for day to day coordination of the KZN North Sites.
• Recommends and incorporates cost saving initiatives into budgets and controls expenditure within approved parameters
• Responsible for capital, revenue and expense budgeting for KZN North Sites (Springlake, Ballengeich, Ikwezi).
• Ensure that KZN North sites have capable staff to ensure the work flow.
• Responsible for pricing policies in conjunction with the Global Technical Manager.
• Set annual budget targets in collaboration with the Global Technical Manager.
• Responsible for effective and appropriate use of equipment and facilities.
• Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
• Perform any other reasonable task as assigned by direct line manager.
• Perform monthly meetings with relevant Managers
• Implements systems to monitor, update and publish resource models for use by stakeholders
• Keep abreast of new trends, current development and relevant research.
• Attend all meetings as per client requirements.
• Maintain a minimum of 75 % scoring with the KZN North KPI's.
• Adhere to our clients Health and Safety regulations and rules.
• Manage personnel at the Mpumalanga sites.
• Develop and execute operating plans, targets/budgets for such operations as per above
• Perform relevant technical training to new/existing staff at Mpumalanga sites.
• Perform monthly meetings with relevant Managers.
• Implement and upheld the ISO 17025.
• Conduct monthly service level agreement performance meetings with clients.
• Quarterly client satisfaction surveys to be done with all stake holders.

• Degree/Diploma in Chemistry (preferably).
• Grade 12 with Mathematics and Science
• Computer literacy

• Minimum of 5 years applicable experience in the field of analytical chemistry
• Previous supervisory experience would be recommended
• Client liaison is essential
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge and advice to provide advice to laboratory and operations.
• Ability to problem solving