Job Recruitment at HBM Nigeria Plc (Formerly Lafarge) – 4 Positions

Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates for the latest recruitment at HBM Nigeria Plc.

HBM Nigeria Plc operates with a critical manufacturing mandate to dominate the highly competitive building solutions sector through the large-scale production of cement, concrete, and industrial aggregates. Following its strategic acquisition by the international Huaxin Building Materials (HBM) Group—which assumed a controlling 83.81% stake from Holcim—the company rebranded to design a fundamentally robust infrastructure supply model in West Africa.

HBM Nigeria Plc is structurally designed to contribute meaningfully to professional development by embedding employees within a publicly quoted, trillion-naira corporate ecosystem. The company empowers its thousands of multi-tiered team members with specialized technical learning, safety-first operational autonomy, and the free will to innovate sustainable engineering solutions that reduce carbon outputs across its production lines.

Individuals interested in job recruitment at HBM Nigeria Plc should review the job details, requirements, and application process provided below.

Assistant Manager – IR/HR

Specifications:

• Full Time
• Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
• Location: Gombe | Nigeria. See other Jobs in Gombe
• Category: HR Jobs
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Description:

• The Assistant IR/HR Manager is responsible for all people-based activity within designated areas from both an operational and strategic perspective, leading and supporting the development and implementation of HR policy.

Role Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the annual agenda for HR plans in line with the functional plan.
• Support the Plant HRBP in the recruitment of non-cadre staff.
• Maintain the personnel administration/records for the site, ensuring on-time delivery, accuracy of information provided and legal compliance (especially for annual social statements, and individual contracts).
• Support the development and continuous improvement of HR systems and policies in line with best practices.
• Assisting with employee and industrial relations management, monitoring workplace climate and supporting negotiations and engagement with unions or statutory bodies.
• Work with the Head of HR Industrial and Plant HRBP to identify opportunities and areas of improvement to support improved organizational and people performance.
• Coach and equip supervisors to effectively manage their people in line with people plans e.g. performance management
• Support production of HR data reporting and analysis to satisfy routine and ad-hoc organizational requirements
• Working with the Head of HR, Industrial/IR, manage employee and industrial relations for the plant and provide support and guidance to the Plant HRBP.
• Manage the interface with relevant statutory bodies and trade associations in the locality as agreed with the Plant HRBP in conjunction with the Head of HR Industrial/IR.
• Support the Plant HRBP in the deployment of policies for effective employee / industrial relations management across the plant.
• Support the Plant HRBP on employee and industrial relations issues to ensure a peaceful industrial atmosphere.
• Liaising with the Head of HR Industrial/IR, support Plant HRBP in resolving industrial relations crisis in the plant.
• Provide necessary support for the Plant HRBP during salary negotiations.
• Under the direction of the Plant, HRBP manages projects as required.
• Monitor the social climate in the plant and provide regular feedback to the Plant HRBP and Head of HR Industrial/IR.
• Collaborate with and support other roles within the O & HR function as required.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Critical Knowledge

• Excellent influencing and coaching skills
• A solution-based approach to problem-solving
• Project management skills
• Tenacious and flexible – open to change

Critical Experience

• 5 years of relevant HR BP or generalist experience

Educational Requirement Or Other Requirement.

• Bachelor’s Degree in any Social Sciences
• CIPM, SHRM or any other HR Certification

Procurement Operations Manager

Specifications:

• Full Time
• Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND 
• Location: Ogun | Nigeria. See other Jobs in Ogun
• Category: Procurement Jobs
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Description:

• Implement Procurement strategies in close cooperation with Category Managers on a local level. Manage the operational and tactical procurement of local goods and services.

Role Responsibilities

• Performs all tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
• Manage full local operational purchasing for those needs which are not covered by group.
• Coordinate the implementation of contractor safety management on office premises.
• Coordinate the activities of operational buyer in an ethical manner.
• Set up agreed SLA with internal customers on order processing time and ensure compliance.
• Manage relationship with all stakeholders working strongly and closely with service/goods requesters.
• Generate weekly reports as agreed and communicate to all stakeholders.
• Responsible as the custodian for procurement dashboard.
• Responsible for coordination of daily and weekly purchasing operational review meetings in conjunction with planning team and carrying out necessary actions as agreed escalating to HOP where necessary.
• Monitor and report Suppliers’ Service Level Performance to the Procurement department.
• Ensure that all Internal Control Standards are implemented and the related procedures are effectively respected through-out the purchasing activities.
• Propose supply agreement and blanket orders to the business wherever the opportunity arises or based on frequency of purchases.
• Anticipate and provide timely responses to work requirements
• Proactively manage orders of goods and services to support reliability and achieving target.
• Champion procurement process improvement initiatives and projects.
• Provide first level support to the all requesters/end users.
• Monitor and propose to central buying, strategic and fast moving commodities to enhance setting of contractual agreement
• Ensure working capital optimization.
• Manage all local purchases/ contract within agreed threshold in line with objective.
• Review requisition generation to control cost in ordering of materials and services.
• Provide monthly saving on all orders generated.
• Monitoring of contractor’s efficiency(No of order received versus executed)
• Ensure 100% compliance to POs generation to avert repetitive job.
• Weekly report of outstanding PR TO POs
• Monthly report of all PRs raised and POs generation.
• Ensure communication of environmental policy to vendors/Contractors.

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Qualifications and Requirements:

Critical Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in procurement or supply chain function.
• First level university degree or equivalent experience; may have advanced university degree.
• Procurement best practices
• Mastery of business process skill
• Project management and follow up skills
• Pro-activeness and transparency
• Negotiation skill.
• Human and business administration skills

General Ledger Accountant

Specifications:

• Full Time
• Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND 
• Location: Lagos| Nigeria. See other Jobs in Lagos
• Category: Accounting Jobs
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Description:

• The General Ledger Accountant is responsible for managing the General Ledger of the legal entity within their scope. The role ensures that the books accurately reflect the financial position of the entity and that all transactions recorded in the accounts are IFRS compliant, conform to relevant local statutory requirements, and adhere to Group policies.
• The accountant maintains world-class performance and internal control standards by implementing best practices and Group procedures. The role ensures that all transactions in the ledgers are fully recorded in compliance with Group and Country accounting policies, the chart of accounts, and related accounting principles.
• This function is ultimately accountable for the accurate booking of all transactions in line with internal procedures and statutory regulations.

What You Will Be Doing

Accounting

• Ensure that all account reconciliations are performed at appropriate intervals and discrepancies are resolved promptly in line with group guidelines and professional best practices.
• Ensure accurate, reliable, and timely monthly closing processes.
• Support the preparation of statutory information and validate the data used to compile statutory results.
• Contribute to ad hoc financial reporting by providing the necessary support for the preparation of any ad hoc reports.
• Manage all changes in accounting policies received from both the Group and the Country.
• Lead and perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closings.
• Perform periodic balance sheet reconciliations and prepare accompanying schedules.
• Conduct monthly balance sheet reviews, with adequate schedules analyzing the financial position of the business.
• Perform monthly inter-company reconciliations with other business units, ensuring zero variances.
• Ensure timely reconciliation and closure of open inter company items across all entities.
• Maintain adequate provisions and accruals on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure all General Ledger balances agree with sub-modules, such as bank balances.

Audit (Internal And External)

• Optimize group and internal control policies and procedures.
• Perform necessary controls and make any required adjustments.
• Ensure that all data and information within the scope of responsibility is reliable and accurate.
• Identify, implement, and communicate process improvements.
• Maintain a master’s list of journal entries.
• Facilitate the external audit process for the entity, ensuring a smooth audit and maintaining strong relationships with auditors.

Loans & Interest Accounting

• Ensure the accuracy of loans and bond accounting.
• Keep loans and fixed deposit interest records up to date.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of unclaimed dividends

Qualifications and Requirements:

Critical Experience

• 5 years post NYSC working experience with a minimum of 3 years in a similar role.

Critical Knowledge

• Good knowledge of an ERP environment – ideally JDE or SAP
• Practical knowledge of IAS, IFRS
• Internal controls
• Good knowledge of cement accounting
• Familiar with local statutory requirements on financial reporting
• MS-Excel Knowledge

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferably in (Accounting/Social Sciences)
• ACA/ACCA certification

Electrical Operator, CPP

Specifications:

• Full Time
• Required Qualifications: OND – BA/BSC/HND 
• Location: Gombe | Nigeria. See other Jobs in Gombe
• Category: Engineering Jobs
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Description:

• Carry out safe and efficient switchboard operations for generators, monitor and record generator operating parameters, and prepare accurate shift reports on generator performance and switching activities. Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) of recurring generator trips and conduct risk assessments with colleagues before executing 132kV and 11kV switching operations.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Carry out synchronizing switch and running operations of generators, switching operation of 132kv breakers and 11kv power distribution switching operations.
• Conduct risk assessment for all switching operations
• Maintain hourly records of engine running parameters and report any sharp deviations on the reading to section engineers and manager.
• Conduct RCA for generator failures and implement action plans.
• Supervises and ensures quality of contracted works
• Maintain housekeeping of workshop.
• Conduct 1st level inspection and capture any abnormal condition.
• Create work request.

Direct Reports

• Powerhouse Manager

Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:

• Production, CPP CRO, Shift Leader

Qualifications and Requirements:

• OND or Trade Test 3 Certificate
• Minimum 3 Years post qualification experience
• Knowledge of safety work practices
• Knowledge of basic Power generation.
• Knowledge of basic electrical, electronics and pneumatic systems
• Ability to analyze the data recorded on running generator
• Hands-on experience operating and monitoring generators, switch gear, transformers, MCCs, and electrical distribution systems in a power plant environment.
• Experience performing electrical switching, isolation, energization/de-energization, synchronization, and equipment restoration
• Experience supporting plant start-up, shutdown, emergency shutdown, and recovery following electrical trips or power outages.
• Practical experience in identifying electrical faults, responding to alarms/trips, and coordinating troubleshooting and equipment restoration
• Experience applying electrical safety procedures, including Permit-to-Work (PTW), Lockout/Tag out (LOTO), and safe isolation practices.

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