Job Purpose

The successful candidate will be responsible for Supervising maintenance employees in respective discipline to achieve maximum plant availability and equipment capacity (Maintenance Excellence) Drive implementation of the “Kilombero Sugar way of Maintenance” to ensure Kilombero Sugar Company is the best in class sugar producer.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan and supervise the daily work and performance of each employee on assigned shift, organize schedules, and assign work activity to achieve team and company objectives safely
• Together with the teams, achieve shift, daily, weekly, monthly and off-crop shutdown targets ensuring that tasks are prioritised and planned in a logical, systematic and cost effective way to optimise profitability.
• Develop budget for discipline with Maintenance Manager, Finance Business Partner and manage costs effectively.
• Monitor performance and support and advise teams in solving problems and/or taking corrective action.
• Monitor standards for setting, operating, and maintaining equipment and ensure instructions are adhered to.
• Ensure equipment maintenance and reliability for respective area and ensure maintenance plans are aligned to achieve plant reliability.
• Identify areas where equipment performance and quality management can be improved and manage the implementation of systems and processes to make improvements.
• Ensure continuous improvement by implementing functional best practices and conducting physical inspections.
• Work with Optimization and Production team to solve problems and promote cross-functional engagement & teamwork.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent from a recognized Institution.
• 3+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment – heavy industry would be an advantage.
• Track record of technical leadership and process design engineering experience.
• Deep Root Cause Analysis skills and experience.
• Knowledge in Mills and Boilers as an added advantage
• Computer literacy.
• Mentally and physically fit.
• Self-motivated and ability to motivate others.
• Good communication skills in Swahili and English
• Ability to plan organize, lead, and control.
• Creative, innovative, and team working skills.

Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a permanent contract.

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please apply for the position on or before 16th October 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal-opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply