Bio-Medical/Maintenance – Manager at Afriglobal Group

Afriglobal Group is a conglomerate with business interests in the chemicals distribution, Logistics and healthcare industries. With an impressing turnover of over USD200m per annum, it is one of the fastest growing business concerns in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Bio-Medical/Maintenance – Manager

Location: Initially Lagos, Nigeria, anywhere in Nigeria or Global
Reporting to: CEO

Job Profile
Head, Bio-Medical/Maintenance Deliverables:

Manages equipment operations & technical facility maintenance at designated dept. & Centres.
Team building and routine supervision apropos equipment, policies, processes & procedures.
Quality Assurance cum Procurement & Inventory management – Plan, structure and execute quality delivery.
New Project Initiative & Support
Statutory Knowledge & Compliance

Position Objectives

Business understanding of healthcare
Technical facility Mgt. Support
IT Support.
Team Leading & Co-ordination
Quality Assurance maintenance
Inventory & Procurement
New Projects.
Statutory knowledge & Compliance

Reporting into:
Other Linkages:

Staff, Vendors, Partners, Agencies, Doctors, Patients and other stakeholders of the Company, Govt. agencies.

Detailed Tasks & Responsibilities
Business understanding of healthcare:

Study and support understanding on Nigeria healthcare market, trends, new opportunities.
Support project ideas implementation and operation of same.
Identify key vendors, source quotation & information
Provides input to management on projected labour cost, contractor cost, budget requirement & identifies energy management & other cost savings.
Prepare competition & intelligence report for market & customer

Understanding:

Find and keep a data base of key partners for technical support.
Technical Facility Management Support.
Support vendor management & equipment selection.
Co-ordinate utility outages and other construction/renovation requirements with contractors & service providers as needed.
Supervise use of tools, equipment & chemicals within acceptable SHE norms & policy for safety & appropriateness.
Provide complete support and coordination in projects & maintenance.

IT Support:

Synergise with IT for effective system software run on LIMS, PACS & internal corporate servers, user desktops, etc. incl. install and improve computer software and network equipment:
Carries out basic troubleshooting, backup, and archiving
Co-ordinate inventory management of licenses, software, hardware, and other IT supplies.
Promotes responsible usage and care of corporate equipment

Team leading:

Lead team of not <10 staff members
Enhance productivity by organizing continuous training programs
Coordinate team appraisal and guide to company goal alignment for team members.

Quality Assurance Maintenance:

Undertake quality inspection of high end medical equipment.
Set up and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance standards.
Develop safety and other standards and procedures on services.
Develop quality control methods and standards for medical equipment.
Strengthen planned preventive maintenance and strategies.
Established standards for equipment downtime and ensure compliance
Develop and complete facility SOPs, completion of all required inspections, test & maintenance requirements.

Procurement & Inventory control:

Co-ordinate procurement and maintain inventory of ERC and other related stocks.
Co-ordinate selection and SLA for all ERC and MEP vendors.
Negotiate priorities with customers, develop work schedules, assures needed material and parts are available as needed and recommends specialty contractors as circumstances indicate:
- Monitor the stock of spares and consumables of medical equipment.
- Coordinate and undertake procurement planning and replacement of spares & consumables.
- Maintain inventory and records of installed medical equipment.

New Projects:

Develop detailed equipment list and costing for new projects
Obtain vendor quotes and negotiate best rates
Handle and manage implementation of new medical equipment project.
Maintain and record inventory for consumables require for equipment.

Statutory Knowledge & Compliance:

Maintain compliance of all regulatory/accreditation requirements within the norm of best standard practice.
Understand & develop policies and procedures that support the provision of services regulatory guidelines.
Ensure designated Centres are fully compliant with HEFEMAA, NNRA, RRBN, MLSCN etc. for life safety & utilities management.

Career Path:

Growth path will be to position of responsibility & eventually Head of Operations, Healthcare Projects.

Search Criteria

Any nationality, preferable if African
Proficient in English Language
Qualification- Diploma/Bsc./Degree in Biomedical Engineer/Electronics with minimum of 7yr experience.
Candidate- Local (preferred), fluent in English
Age- not less 30 Years.
Experience with reputed hospitals / laboratories (SRL, Metropolis, Dr. Lal Pathlabs, NM Medicals, Apollo, etc.)
Dealing with medical and laboratory equipment companies (Roche, Beckman Coulter, Diasys, Abbott, BD, Biomeuriex, Siemens, GE, Toshiba, Phillips, Kodak, etc) may be an added advantage.

Personal Set Skill

Additional education and qualification (e.g. specialization, management) is an added advantage.
Top-level network in the medical and diagnostics industry and, especially with various equipment suppliers
Advance skills of MS Office, Internet and computer.
International exposure will be an added advantage, especially experience in Nigeria.
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Punctual and reliable
Leadership & analytical skills to steer the team and able to work independently with high dynamism and drive. Key focus on details and quality of business developed.

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