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Plant Manager (FSTP, Resource Recovery & BD) Job MAWASCO Malindi, Kenya
MAWASCO Malindi, Kenya
Kenya
Full-time
On-site
Posted: 1 week ago
Expires: Oct 4, 2026
Salary:
Not listed
Job description
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental / Water/ Chemical / Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years, experience in wastewater, fecal sludge treatment, resource recovery, or industrial plant operations.
- Proven experience in supervision and team leadership.
- Experience in sales, product marketing, or business development is an added advantage.
- Strong report-writing, planning, and analytical skills.
- Computer literacy.
Key Competencies
- Leadership and team coordination
- Strong technical and process-control skills
- Business development and customer-relations ability
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- High integrity and accountability
- Safety-first mindset
Key Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage daily operations of the FSTP and resource-recovery facilities.
- Ensure full compliance with EMCA, NEMA, WASREB, and County sanitation regulations.
- Oversee process monitoring, quality assurance, laboratory coordination, and safety compliance.
- Prepare operational reports and support planning and budgeting in coordination with the Director of Sanitation.
- Supervise and train plant operators and production staff.
- Enforce OSHA 2007 safety standards and biosafety practices.
- Lead business development for compost, briquettes, and other resource-recovery products.
- Identify markets, manage customers, coordinate sales, and support product branding and promotion.
- Maintain preventive maintenance schedules and manage asset registers.