Lafarge Africa Plc is a leading Sub-Saharan Africa building solutions Company and member of the LafargeHolcim group.

The vision of Lafarge Africa Plc is to be the most trusted and preferred partner of African construction professionals and home builders by delivering cement, concrete, aggregates and other building solutions that are best in quality, environmentally sustainable and nationwide available at affordable cost.

Making urbanization a success is one of the challenges of this century and at LafargeHolcim, our ambition is to contribute to Building Better Cities. As a world leader in building materials, LafargeHolcim supports the metamorphosis of cities with innovative solutions that provide cities with more housing, making them more compact, more durable, more beautiful and better connected.

For many years, Lafarge Africa Plc has been committed to a deliberate strategy of sustainable development that combines industrial know-how with performance, value creation, respect for employees and local cultures, environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources and energy.

We put certain values at the forefront of the way we do business viz: health and safety, environmental protection, corporate governance (Ethics) and social responsibility (in the areas of education, health, youth empowerment, and shelter). We develop a highly competent workforce to operate our plants and businesses, through intensive training and exchange programmes.

The company is committed to progress and attentive to the ever- changing needs of local communities. This is demonstrated by contributing to the improvement of their quality of lives in a sustainable manner through setting up local development programmes in key areas that have direct impacts on socio-economic well being of the people and their environment.

More importantly, Lafarge Africa Plc endeavors to create more value for our customers, providing them with innovative and high quality products and solutions. Our well-known brands – Ashaka Portland Limestone Cement, Elephant Cement, Powermax Cement, Supaset Cement, UniCem Cement as well as Readymix Concrete and Aggregates – all stand for quality, consistency and long term strength which help deliver solutions that contribute to more housing for people, more compact buildings, better connected communities, more beautiful structures and more durable construction.

For our concrete operations, we leverage on the Group’s 50 years of experience in innovative concrete solutions and this puts us in the position to provide quality solutions that are designed to meet the specific needs of today’s builders. Today, Lafarge Readymix operations have a production capacity of 3.5 cubic million metric tonnes in Nigeria.
Building solutions
Lafarge works with all actors in the building industry of Nigeria, from do-it-yourself builders to large construction companies, architects and local artisans. Whether supplying high-quality cement to a craftsman or helping leading architects explore and deliver creative possibilities, Lafarge Africa Plc is committed to providing solutions that fit the needs of all its clients.

Lafarge Africa Plc’s clients benefit from the technical expertise and product innovation that are the hallmark of LafargeHolcim, an international leader in building materials with a global presence in 90 countries and decades of experience. In Nigeria, LafargeHolcim offers a range of innovative and high-performance products.JOB SUMMARY

The Environmental Coordinator ensures implementation of the organization’s Environmental plan and procedures, trained personnel in the proper response to environmental impact, hazards and control measures.
Ensure Compliance to Environmental laws and Regulations within the plant.
Coordinates General housekeeping, waste disposal, and other environmental related KPI to improve performance and ensure sustainability.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensures that the plant meets her environmental statutory/legal requirements
Ensures regular measurement of plant emissions and discharges, Monitor, Report and Propose measures to control deviation.
Check that all primary corrective measures (calibration, seals, etc.) are implemented
Collating Environmental parameters for monthly reporting and participating in Internal & External Audits
Perform regular variance analyses on priority key environmental indicators and propose corrective actions
Ensure that quarry exploitation standards and techniques are properly enforced
Ensure that storage and handling of all hazardous materials are properly done
Implement waste management plan with the means needed to minimize, recycle and treat waste generated by the plant
To promote plant image as responsible to its environmental obligations.
To liaise with process and quality department on Plant optimization
To ensure environmental monitoring test equipments e.g. emission and noise equipments are always in good working condition and are regularly calibrated to assure accuracy.
To initiate actions to prevent environmental non-compliance
In conjunction with production manager or delegate, carry out regular inspections of water drainages in the plant and ensure corrective steps are taken in the event of blockages.
Ensures healthy working conditions and safety at work for all plant personnel
Ensure proper planning of work, resources and execution of tasks.
Follow up on the implementation of Biodiversity Management Plan and Quarry Rehabilitation Plan.
Organize Environment Awareness Program/Talks/Activities for the plant
Champion and facilitate housekeeping initiatives in the plant.
To write required environmental reports for local authorities i.e. ISO 14001 compliance, plant environmental reports, environmental compliance/ performance reports etc.
To supervise environmental projects and coordinates ISO 14001 certification
Other assigned duties.

JOB DIMENSIONS

Internal:

All Staff and Contractors. 

External:

Consultants
Suppliers/ Vendors
Host Communities
Regulatory Agencies 

List of Direct Report(s):

Environment Manager

PROFILE REQUIRED 

Degree holder of Engineering Sciences and/or its equivalent 

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