Assistant Manager – Carbon-Coated Urea
Assistant Manager – Carbon-Coated Urea
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Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Created Date: 2026-09-08
End Date:
Salary: 1900
Industry: Others
Openings: 1
Primary Responsibilities :
1. Production & Process Control
• Supervise and monitor daily production activities for carbon-coated urea and other
specialty coated urea grades to meet planned volume targets.
• Control key process variables—including prill/granule feed rates, binder matrix
temperature, coating agent dosing, atomization pressure, and drying/curing cycles.
• Ensure consistent coating uniformity, particle adherence, color consistency, and anti-
caking performance.
2. Process Troubleshooting & Optimization
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve process deviations, equipment failures, or product
irregularities in real time.
• Analyze process data to optimize consumption ratios of raw materials, energy, and
coating agents.
• Support plant management in process enhancement initiatives, yield improvement
projects, and debottlenecking activities.
3. Quality Assurance & EHS Compliance
• Partner with QA/QC to monitor physical hardness, moisture content, active coating
percentages, and nutrient integrity against product specifications.
• Enforce compliance with operational SOPs, Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS)
policies, and emergency protocols.
• Conduct regular safety walkthroughs, participate in risk assessments, and maintain high
standards of workplace housekeeping.
4. Operations Coordination & Team Leadership
• Direct and train shift supervisors, technicians, and machine operators to ensure safe,
compliant operational practices.
• Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive, corrective, and turnaround maintenance
activities to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Work with Supply Chain and Warehousing to align raw material feed readiness with
finished product bagging schedules.
Experience Requirements:
Qualifications & Requirements
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering,
Chemistry, Agriculture, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Experience: 10+ years of progressive hands-on experience in fertilizer plant operations,
with specialized experience in specialty coated urea technologies (specifically carbon-
coated or additive-coated urea).
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of urea coating techniques (drum coating, or
pan coaters), binder chemistry, liquid-solid mixing, and fertilizer handling.
Preferred Skills & Competencies
• Strong analytical and root-cause troubleshooting capabilities in chemical processing.
• Solid team leadership, shift management, and inter-departmental communication skills.
• Proficiency in process monitoring, operational reporting, and KPI tracking.
• Familiarity with industrial safety frameworks, process safety management (PSM), and
continuous improvement methodologies.
