Nzoia Sugar Company Excellent Career Opportunities

Nzoia Sugar Company Limited, a sugar manufacturing company situated in Western Kenya invites suitable candidates to fill the following critical positions:

1 .0 Company Secretary
(1 Position)

The key objective of the job is to provide secretarial services to the Board and legal advice to the Company and ensure compliance with the legal provisions.

The successful applicant for the position will report to the Managing Director.

This is a senior and critical position in the company and therefore the successful candidate must demonstrate leadership qualities, reliability, maturity, assertiveness, analytical and interpersonal relationship skills, and be result oriented.

We are looking for a Kenyan aged between 33-49 years to fill the position.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

1. To prepare Board and Management meeting notices, agenda, and minutes.
2. To ensure compliance with statutory and other legal provisions for all company operations.
3. To prepare and submit appropriate statutory returns to the Registrar of Companies as provided for by law.
4. To represent/ensure legal representation in court proceedings that the company may be party to.
5. To appropriately insure all company assets, liabilities and group personal accident cover
6. To register any encumbrances, interests, leases or any rights of the company with the registrar of lands.
7. To co-ordinate advertisement for tenders and special supplements..
8. To provide legal advice to management.
9. To draft and execute suitable agreements/deeds on behalf of the Company.
10. To manage pool transport services
11. To manage security operations.

Qualifications and Experience

Academic qualification: University degree LLB

Professional Qualification: Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current practicing certificate.

Relevant Work Experience: 5 years

Skills: Basic Computer Knowledge

2.0 Instruments Engineer
(1 Position)

The key objective of the job is to ensure proper maintenance/ functioning of all instruments and control systems and equipments in factory.

The successful applicant for the position will report to the Engineering Manager (Electrical).

This is a critical position in Factory operations and therefore the successful candidate must demonstrate leadership qualities, maturity and ability to work under pressure.

We are looking for a Kenyan aged between 30 - 48 years to fill the position.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

1. To ensure proper operation and maintenance of instrumentation and control systems in the factory.
2. To timely initiate the procurement/replenishment of relevant spares for the instrumentation and control systems.
3. To ensure proper functioning and maintenance of the weighbridges and other weighing and measuring equipment.
4. To calibrate and standardize all scales in line with Government regulations.
5. To ensure proper adjustment and setting of the safety shutdown systems of the equipment in the plant.
6. To effectively carry out preventive maintenance of all plant instrumentation and control systems.
7. To ensure installation and commissioning of new instrumentation equipment in liaison with relevant authorities.
8. To ensure accurate maintenance of all instrumentation, control systems and equipment inventory.
9. To carry out suitable modifications to improve/sustain operations.
10. To liaise with other departments to ensure that all instrumentation equipments are functioning.

Qualifications and Experience

Academic Qualification: University degree

Professional Qualification: Bsc Electronics & Instrumentation Or equivalent

Relevant Work Experience: 6 year

Skills: Basic Computer Knowledge

Job Knowledge: Full understanding in instrumentation and control engineering

3.0 Wages Accountant
(1 Position)

The successful applicant for the position will report to the Financial Accountant.

Job Role: To prepare accurate and timely salaries and wages payrolls in accordance with the established procedures.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

1. To prepare accurate payrolls for all company employees and ensure payments.
2. To take safe custody of all payroll money and account for it after payment.
3. To prepare statutory and check off deductions for remittance within the specified time.
4. To prepare and submit annual Income Tax Returns within the required time.
5. To effectively analyze and reconcile all salaries/wages and related accounts in the General Ledger.
6. To liaise with security personnel to ensure safety of cash during transit, packetting and payment.
7. To prepare and ensure timely distribution of payslips to staff.
8. To co-ordinate and ensure accurate packetting and payment of wages.
9. To organise for the transportation of cash to paying centres,

Qualifications and Experience

• BCom. (Accounting Option) or equivalent. Those with CPA (K) and five (5) years of relevant experience will be considered.
• CPA (K) and registered as an Accountant.
  
• Computer literacy in all financial applications
• Relevant work experience of 5 years
• Aged between 28 - 49 years

4.0 Logistics Officer
(1 Position)

The successful applicant for the position will report to the Purchasing Manager.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Planning, progressing of orders and inventory management.
• Bench-marking of procurement operations.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Commerce or Economics.
• Diploma in Purchasing & Supplies
• Ability to multi-task and excellent communication skills.
  
• Computer Literacy
  
• Age Between 30 and 49years

5.0 Purchasing Officer (Superintendent)
(1 Position)

The successful applicant for the position will report to the Purchasing Manager.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Preparation and Distribution of quotations.
• Tender evaluations.
• Technical evaluations.
• Pre-qualification of suppliers.

Qualification and Experience

• Graduate in Commerce or Economics or equivalent.
• Diploma in Purchasing & Supplies Computer Literacy Relevant Work Experience of three (3) Years
• Aged between 25 and 40 years

6.0 Nursing Officer
(1 Position)

The successful applicant for the position will report to the Company Medical Officer.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

1. To ensure accurate dispensing of drugs.
2. To ensure high standards of general cleanliness is maintained at the clinic.
3. To timely initiate requests for replenishment of drugs and other necessary materials.
4. To promptly provide first aid to emergency cases and febrile convulsions.
5. To provide counselling on visiting patients at the company clinic on matters related to Family Planning, STI, HIV/Aids.
6. To ensure maternal child health care education services are provided efficiently and accurate returns submitted timely.
7. To take vital signs like blood pressure, pulse and respiration, fixing drips arresting harmorrage, fixing oxygen masks to patients, suctioning frothy patients as directed
8. To liaise with respective mortuaries in cases of death to employees to ensure proper body preservation and post mortem conducted.

Qualifications and Experience

• Aged between 28 and 49 years
• KCSE Mean Grade C+ or equivalent
• Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse or equivalent
• Supervisory, counseling and Public Relations skills necessary
• Relevant experience of 5 years

7.0 Purchasing Assistants (Supervisors)
(4 Positions)

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Quotation Preparation,
• Tender evaluations,
• LPO preparation & Overseas Documentation.

Qualification and Experience

• Level C Plain and above.
• Diploma in Purchasing & Supplies or Clearing & Forwarding, Computer Literate
• Those with a certificate in clearing and forwarding will have an added advantage.
• Relevant Work Experience of 2 Years
  
• Age between 25 and 35 years

8. Purchasing Clerks
(5 Positions)

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Prepare Quotations.
• Prepare RFQS and Tenders. Receive Goods.
• Filing.

Qualification and Experience

• 'O'-Level C- and above. Certificate in Purchasing & Supplies.
• Computer literate
• Relevant Work Experience of at least 1 year.
  
• Age between 25 and 35 years

9.0 Shift Clerks (Marketing)
(2 Positions)

Job Role: To receive sugar from Production and maintain accurate records in prescribed formats.

Qualifications and Experience

• 'O' Level with Mean Grade C- and above
• Diploma in Sales & Marketing or equivalent
• Diploma in Logistics Management
• Numerical Skills, Computer literate and willingness to work on shifts.
• Relevant Work Experience of 1 year
  
• Age between 20 and 35 years

10.0 Sales Clerk (Marketing)
(1 Position)

Job Role: To process sugar and molasses sales documentations, maintain registers in prescribed formats and filing.

Qualifications and Experience

• 'O' Level with Mean Grade C-or above
  
• Diploma in Sales & Marketing or equivalent
• Business related Studies at Diploma Level.
• Numerical Skills, Computer literate and willingness to work long hours
• Relevant Work Experience 1 year
• Age between 20 and 35 years
  

Applicants interested in the above positions should send their curriculum vitae, 2 passport size photographs, academic and professional qualifications, copy of the identification Card together with the mobile/day time telephone contacts so as to reach the undermentioned on or before 25th September 2009

Managing Director
Nzoia Sugar Company Limited
P.O, Box 285
Bungoma

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