Job Description
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Job Title: Batch Plant Manager — Ready-Mix Concrete - Gaborone, Botswana
Position: Batch Plant Manager
Location: Gaborone, Botswana
Employer: Confidential (through Freedom 77 Recruitment)
Employment Type: Permanent
Industry: Construction Materials
Salary Guide: BWP 40,000 – 70,000 per month (based on experience & qualifications)
Positions Available: 1
Job Description:
Own day-to-day batching operations, product quality, and plant throughput for a high-output commercial RMX plant. Reports to the Operations Manager (Ready-Mix). Lead scheduling, people, quality control, safety, compliance, and reliability to deliver the right mix—first time, on time—while optimising costs, uptime, and customer service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operations & Scheduling: Run end-to-end batching (order intake → mix selection → batching → dispatch); optimise production slots, truck cycles, and stock levels (cement, aggregates, admixtures, water/ice/steam).
- Quality & Concrete Technology: Execute mix designs; control fresh/hardened properties (slump, air, temp, density, strength), yield and variability; manage trials, non-conformances, and corrective actions.
- Compliance & Standards: Ensure conformance to EN 206/SANS (or local equivalents); maintain full production, quality, and traceability records.
- People Leadership: Roster, coach, and performance-manage operators/batchers/weighbridge; drive a safety-first culture (LOTO, confined spaces, working at heights, traffic rules).
- Maintenance & Reliability: Plan PMs; lead first-response repairs on bins, conveyors, mixers, dust collection; coordinate breakdowns and spares with workshop.
- Systems & Data: Operate/optimise batching & dispatch software (e.g., Command Alkon/Marcotte/Jonel); analyse KPIs to improve cement factor, yield control, energy use, and uptime.
- Stakeholders & Customers: Liaise with sales/QA/clients on specs, trials, technical submittals; lead investigations and service recovery where needed.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years in commercial ready-mix production/plant management, including high-throughput operations.
- Strong concrete technology knowledge (materials, admixtures, moisture/temperature control; troubleshooting fresh/hardened concrete).
- Competent on batching systems (Command Alkon/Marcotte/Jonel or similar) and Excel-level analysis for yield/cement factor/variance.
- Working knowledge of EN 206/SANS production control and conformity (or readiness to upskill).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Formal concrete/quality certifications (e.g., ACI Field Testing Technician – Grade I; plant/manager certifications or equivalent).
- Environmental management exposure in RMX plants.
- Diploma/Degree in Civil/Materials/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or Construction Materials Technology.
Skills:
- Calm, decisive leadership under delivery pressure; coaching mindset; strong communication with sales/logistics/QA.
- Safety and compliance orientation; structured problem-solving; data-driven decision-making.
- Planning, rostering, and stakeholder management across plant, workshop, and customers.
Relevant Experience:
- Proven delivery of OTIF dispatch, cycle-time reduction, cube strength/compliance, cement-factor optimisation, uptime, and housekeeping/safety targets in RMX operations.
Application Deadline: This job is open for applications until further notice.
How to Apply:
- We only accept applications done via our online Job Portal.
- Applications done via email will automatically be rejected.
- Simply Upload your Cover Letter and CV on our Job Portal.
- No need to upload Certifications or References. (we will request them at a later stage before you attend the interview)
Contact Information:
- Website: www.freedom77.org
- Email: info@freedom77.org
- We only accept applications done via our online Job Portal.
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