RESPONSIBILITIES: (a) Implement operational strategies as per the company’s Strategic Business Plans. (b) Monitor and control the company’s performance and finances in accordance with the budgets approved by the Board of Directors. (c) To ensure that all staff are effectively employed and adequately trained to perform their responsibilities and operational tasks in an ethical and responsible manner. (d) To ensure that the products produced and sold to clients are of high quality in accordance with the company’s quality policies. (e) To ensure that the company meets all its legal requirements, including those relating to Occupational Health and Safety. (f) Overall responsibility for raw material selection and timely purchasing and utilisation. (g) Acquisition, maintenance and efficient utilisation of the company’s physical assets. TASKS: (a) Plan and monitor progress of projects scheduled on the Business Plan’s Action Plan. (b) Authorise all legal documents. (c) Liase with clients and suppliers. (d) Prepare and sign quotations. (e) Monitor and control the company’s Quality Management System. (f) Establish pricing policies, estimate job costs and set contract prices. (g) Prepare job dockets and ensure that necessary information is provided to fulfil client requirements. (h) Monitor and control stock levels. (i) Plan and schedule work so that clients’ expected delivery times are met. (j) Represent the company at industry associations and outside committees. (k) Any other duties as allocated by the Board of Directors

Position typePermanent skilled level position at UCW(Murray and Roberts company, in manufacturing sector in NigelDuties, Responsibilities Ensure documentation is complete, current, and stored appropriatelyPartner with the business Project Lead to drive the projectIdentify and manage project issues with business partners or project teamsDevelopment and manage the Project Management Plan for the project, includingIntegration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Resources, Communications, Risk management, and ProcurementRecognize risks/issues that need escalation and arrange for appropriate assistanceTrack, manage to resolution and report on issues and bugsCommunicate/report project progress related to schedule, work performance and finance to necessary stakeholders on a regular basisHold regular status meetings with project team

Investigate and expediently resolve technical issues relating to the organization’s infrastructureApply sound logical and a structured approach in determining solutions thereby ensuring the solution is sustainable and most appropriateMonitor and manage the server environment by instituting appropriate monitoring and control proceduresReport and escalate any severity one related issues to management together with appropriate action plan and resolution.Review and analyse the effectiveness of operational systems, processes and procedures, and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies in the departmentRegularly carry out maintenance and update processes on the infrastructure environment outside of normal working hours Development & maintenance of system documentation, to meet both operational & compliance requirementsEngage with vendors in a professional manner ensuring appropriate relationships and delivery of agreed service levelsProvide input and reporting metrics to management on all aspects of IT operations and Risk ManagementAttend and provide input to IT meetings ito of ongoing operations and daily issuesResponsible for the administration and maintenance of:- The network infrastructure- The server environment including hardware and operating systems- The network and data security including domain control- Server VM environment- Data backup- Daily system proceduresInstallation and setup of the technical infrastructure for new projects:- New software used in business applications- Involved in project development cycleTechnical system and database administration for business applications:- SYSPRO- MS SQL 2005/2008