Plant and Equipment Manager

Key Responsibilities

Plant and Equipment Leadership and Governance

Translates corporate strategy and the General Manager's direction into clear plant, fleet, workshop, stores and fuel priorities.

Maintains policies, procedures, approval controls, service standards and accountability for the Plant and Equipment function.

Leads regular readiness, maintenance, cost and risk reviews with responsible managers.

Provides objective technical advice and escalates material risks and decisions to the General Manager.

Asset Strategy and Fleet Planning

Maintains a current fleet strategy covering required capacity, asset mix, ownership, hire, replacement, refurbishment, standardisation and disposal.

Forecasts plant and vehicle demand with Operations and project teams against approved programmes, production targets and tender pipelines.

Prepares documented business cases using utilisation, condition, reliability, life-cycle cost, residual value and operational risk.

Submits major capital and disposal recommendations to the General Manager for final decision.

Availability, Utilisation and Deployment

Allocates serviceable plant, vehicles and operators across projects and operating facilities in line with approved priorities.

Maintains deployment schedules and daily visibility of location, status, availability, utilisation, hours, kilometres and idle time.

Coordinates mobilisation, demobilisation and transfers with Operations, projects, Logistics and site teams.

Escalates competing project demands or capacity gaps to the General Manager for prioritisation.

Preventive and Corrective Maintenance

Establishes manufacturer-aligned preventive maintenance, inspection, lubrication and component- replacement schedules for every maintainable asset

Plans labour, bays, tools, parts and downtime to maximise planned work and minimise emergency breakdowns.

Controls defect reporting, diagnosis, work orders, quality checks, testing and return-to-service authorisation.

Analyses repeat failures and ensures root causes and corrective actions are verified to closure.

Workshop Management

Directs the Workshop Manager and ensures safe, orderly and productive workshop operations.

Sets work priorities, repair standards, productivity targets and quality checks for Mechanics, Auto Electricians, Welders and specialist contractors.

Ensures tools, lifting equipment, diagnostic devices, welding facilities and workshop infrastructure are inspected, calibrated where required and fit for purpose.

Controls major repairs, rebuilds and outsourced work through defined scopes and acceptance criteria.

Fleet and Transport Management

Directs the Fleet Supervisor in the safe scheduling and control of Drivers, Fleet Coordinators, light vehicles, trucks, buses and support vehicles.

Maintains dispatch, journey, driver, licence, inspection, service, tyre, accident and recovery records.

Monitors routing, idling, speeding, misuse, unauthorised journeys and transport efficiency.

Ensures vehicles and drivers meet site, client, insurance and statutory requirements before deployment.

Plant Operations and Operator Competence

Deploys Plant Operators only to equipment for which they are trained, assessed, authorised and medically fit as required.

Maintains operator matrices, familiarisation records, daily checks, logbooks and refresher-training plans.

Enforces correct start-up, operation, shut-down, parking, security and defect-reporting practices.

Investigates misuse, abuse, avoidable damage and recurring operator-related failures and takes corrective action.

Fuel Management and Control

Directs the Fuel Controller and maintains secure receipt, storage, issue, transfer, measurement and reconciliation of fuel and lubricants.

Uses calibrated controls, authorised issue records, dip or meter readings and asset-level consumption analysis.

Investigates abnormal consumption, losses, contamination, stock variance and suspected diversion promptly.

Reports material discrepancies to the General Manager and Finance and ensures corrective action.

Stores, Spare Parts and Inventory

Directs the Store Keeper and maintains controlled custody of spare parts, tyres, filters, lubricants, tools and plant consumables.

Sets minimum and maximum stock levels using criticality, usage, lead time and equipment- standardisation data.

Controls receipt inspection, binning, preservation, authorised issue, return, cycle counting and obsolete- stock review.

Reconciles physical quantities to approved records with Finance and investigates variances.

Safety, Compliance and Technical Assurance

Implements EHQS requirements for plant, transport, workshops, lifting, recovery, energy isolation, fire prevention, environmental protection and waste management.

Ensures statutory inspections, roadworthiness, licences, insurance, certificates and permits remain current.

Participates in incident investigations and implements technical corrective actions.

Stops unsafe equipment operation and permits return to service only after verified rectification.

Cost Control and Commercial Performance

Prepares and controls approved operating budgets for maintenance, fuel, tyres, parts, workshop, transport and hire.

Tracks cost per operating hour or kilometre, downtime cost, labour productivity, fuel efficiency, stock value and external-repair spend.

Validates plant-related work, receipt and technical performance before payment certification.

Identifies savings that protect safety, reliability and asset life and reports variances with accountable actions.

Procurement, Suppliers and Hired Equipment

Defines technical specifications, scopes, inspection criteria and service levels for equipment, parts, fuel, tyres, maintenance and rental requirements.

Procurement owns sourcing and the commercial purchase process; this role owns technical evaluation, acceptance and supplier performance feedback.

Inspects hired equipment and verifies operator, insurance, maintenance and statutory documentation before use.

Monitors vendor quality, warranty recovery, turnaround and contract performance and recommends corrective action.

Asset Records, Insurance and Life-Cycle Decisions

Maintains a complete asset register interface and technical files containing ownership, location, identity, condition, hours, kilometres, maintenance, inspection and repair history.

Supports physical verification, insurance placement, claims, valuation and audit with accurate evidence.

Controls asset transfers and provides technical input to impairment, refurbishment, sale, cannibalisation and disposal decisions.

Ensures approved disposals are secure, documented and reconciled with Finance.

Performance Reporting and Continuous Improvement

Produces a concise monthly dashboard covering availability, utilisation, downtime, maintenance compliance, cost, fuel, stores, safety and major risks

Maintains reliable CMMS or fleet-system data and validates source records before reporting.

Benchmarks equipment and workshop performance, standardises good practice and implements approved productivity and technology improvements.

Tracks decisions and corrective actions to verified completion and reports directly to the General Manager.

Qualifications:

Formal Education

Bachelor's degree or HND in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Plant Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Construction Plant Management or a related technical discipline.

Relevant manufacturer, fleet-management, maintenance-planning, heavy-equipment or professional engineering certification is advantageous.

Training in occupational safety, lifting equipment, fuel management or CMMS administration is desirable.

Work Experience

Minimum 10 to 15 years of progressive plant, fleet, workshop or heavy-equipment experience, including at least five years in a senior multi-site management role.

Demonstrated responsibility for construction plant, vehicles, workshops, maintenance planning, operators, drivers, stores, fuel and external service providers.

Strong experience in roads, civil engineering, infrastructure, quarry, asphalt, concrete or comparable heavy-industry operations is highly desirable.

Experience in Ghana or comparable West African operating environments is advantageous.

Skills

Plant and fleet leadership, deployment planning and maintenance control.

Advanced diagnostic, root-cause, workshop-planning and technical-evaluation capability.

Strong budgeting, life-cycle costing, supplier-management and negotiation skills.

Clear executive reporting and ability to explain technical and capital decisions.

Proficiency in CMMS, fleet-management systems, telematics, Excel and management dashboards.

Knowledge

Strong practical knowledge of diesel engines, transmissions, hydraulics, electrical systems, earthmoving equipment, trucks, lifting equipment and workshop practice.

Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, reliability, tyres, fuel, lubrication, inventory control and warranty administration.

Working knowledge of relevant Ghanaian transport, roadworthiness, insurance, statutory inspection, environmental and occupational-safety requirements.

Understanding of construction production demands and plant cost recovery.

Abilities:

Ability to balance urgent project demand with safe operation, planned maintenance and asset life.

Ability to make firm grounding and return-to-service decisions under schedule pressure.

Ability to lead diverse technical, operating, driving, stores and fuel teams across multiple locations.

Ability to interpret performance data, identify material risk and recommend sound capital decisions.

Ability to maintain reliable controls in remote and high-usage operating environments.

Behavioural Competencies

High integrity, discipline and personal accountability for company assets and resources.

Visible commitment to safety, equipment care and operational reliability.

Calm, decisive and solutions-oriented during breakdowns and competing project demands.

Strong collaboration with Operations, Finance, Procurement, EHQS, HR and project teams.

Commercial awareness without compromising technical standards or controls.

Commitment to developing people, preventive culture and continuous improvement.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Availability Fleet and critical-equipment availability against approved operating targets

Utilisation Productive use, idle time and deployment efficiency by asset and project

Maintenance Planned-maintenance compliance, overdue services and planned-to-reactive work ratio

Reliability Breakdown frequency, repeat failures, mean time between failures and repair turnaround

Cost Maintenance cost per hour or kilometre, budget variance and external-repair control

Fuel Consumption against standard, reconciliation accuracy, variance and loss investigation

Stores Inventory accuracy, critical stockouts, slow-moving stock and parts availability

Safety and Compliance Grounding controls, inspections, licences, incidents and corrective-action closure

People Competence Operator and driver authorisation, training completion and equipment-misuse events

Hired Equipment Readiness, compliance, cost, vendor performance and hire-utilisation control

Asset Records Register accuracy, location traceability, service history, insurance and certification status

Project Service Response time, mobilisation reliability and internal stakeholder satisfaction

Location

: Accra (workshop, with extensive travel to project sites, quarries, asphalt and concrete plants, workshops, yards and supplier facilities across Ghana)

Salary

: Attractive

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