General Manager - Operations (Sodium Silicate) at MSVL Group

About the Role

MSVL Group is expanding and seeking an experienced General Manager - Operations to lead our sodium silicate production facility in Nairobi, Kenya. This is a strategic leadership position overseeing all operational aspects of our manufacturing plant.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily plant operations, ensuring efficiency, productivity, and compliance with quality standards
• Design and implement business strategies, set growth targets, and drive profitability improvements
• Maintain budgets, optimize costs, and establish policies and processes for operational excellence
• Lead recruitment, training, and performance development to build a high-performing workforce
• Evaluate operations, improve financial and business outcomes, and report regularly to the Board and Chairman
• Provide timely solutions to challenges such as profit decline, operational bottlenecks, and workforce issues

Required Experience

• 20-23 years of operations management experience
• African experience an advantage, particularly in Kenya, Tanzania, or Uganda

Mandatory Technical Expertise

• Double pass regenerative furnace operation (50+ ton capacity)
• Gasifier operation (coal, wood, furnace oil, briquette)
• Soda Ash + Sand and Soda Ash + Quartz handling
• Dissolving plant and solid batching knowledge
• Sodium silicate production processes
• Production management: 30,000 tons annually / 80 tons solid per month (wet process using caustic soda flakes)
• Technical expertise in crushing and mining plants (Quartz Stone)

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary in line with industry standards
• Benefits as per company policy