Job Title: Manager Service
Division: Weir Minerals
Location: Zambia, Kitwe
Hybrid

Purpose of Role: The Service Centre Manager will manage all the day-to-day maintenance and service-related duties within the Service Centre and customer site contracts where applicable.  This position ensures that end users are provided with value added solutions to reduce TCO (total cost of ownership) ensuring increased share of wallet

Why choose Weir: (Required)
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
• Responsible for Service Centre budgets and working capital.
• Grow business and acquire new business and/or customers.
• Ensure invoices targets are achieved and spares forecast.
• Ensure Weir policies and procedures are adhered to in the service centre
• Control of documentation and record keeping
• Improve the Service Centre to meet Weir group standards

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

•  Matric (Grade 12) or N3 certificate or equivalent
• A technical qualification e.g. Process Engineer and/or qualified artisan, preferably in the Fitter & Turner trade
• Valid driver’s license

Minimum Experience:

• 5 years post qualification experience in a mining/manufacturing environment
• Management experience in the mining industry and/or in a manufacturing environment (pump/process manufacturing environment would be an advantage)
• Exposure to and implementation of lean manufacturing
• Implementation and maintenance of the OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 standards

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.