Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Instruments Engineer and Assistant Instruments Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(2 Posts)
Reporting to: Engineering Manager Mechanical
Overall Purpose

Responsible for ensuring availability of pre milling, milling, steam and power generation plant for efficient production of mill white sugar
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

• Inspect all equipment and plant to ensure that they are in good working condition
• Plan periodic weekly maintenance tasks and ensures they are undertaken effectively.
• Prepare annual maintenance schedules in liaison with Engineering Manager Mechanical on manning levels and requirements.
• Ensure that the annual maintenance tasks are carried out efficiently and timely
• Ensures safe working conditions and safety of personnel and equipment
• Request for spares required for plant maintenance
• Assists in preparing annual operating and maintenance budget
• Prepare budgets for operation and maintenance of plant and equipment for approval
• Run a condition monitoring system to get feed back on plant condition continually.
• Propose plant modifications and carries out when approved.
• Ensure safe working condition and safety of workers and equipment.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams to enable them develop, implement and evaluate strategic management plans and budgets aimed at improving performance standards and organisational effectiveness
• Develop and implement strategies for creating a high performing organisational culture based on transparency, integrity, accountability, performance measurement and results to ensure that programme activities are undertaken on sound management principles and practices
• Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff in order to ensure that the candidates selected have the required job competencies and are provided with orientation and induction programme necessary for effective job performance
• Review incidents of violations against organisational policy and regulations as well as handle employee disputes and take appropriate action in line with approved policies, procedures and regulations
• Conduct training needs assessment, design and implement training programmes aimed at equipping staff with appropriate job competencies in order to improve the design and delivery of high quality services
• Plan, monitor and evaluate the performance of staff against set targets and objectives and implementing development action plans aimed at building the capacity of individuals and multi-disciplinary teams

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Membership to a relevant professional body e.g. Institute of Engineers of Kenya.
• Minimum four (4) years relevant experience preferably in the sugar industry. Those who have worked in the sugar industry in the mills section will have an added advantage.

Instruments Engineer
Reporting to: Engineering Manager, Electrical

Responsible for overseeing the operations and management of instruments section and ensure safe operations through provision of accurate instrumentation and sound maintenance of all instruments.
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate all operations and repair in the instruments section.
• Ensure that all instruments are in sound and good working condition to enhance safety and accuracy.
• Check and ensure that all instruments are calibrated as per statutory requirements.
• Liaise with laboratory chemist to ascertain the accuracy of weighing scales and other instruments.
• Ensure safe working conditions and safety of workers by provision of accurate instruments.
• Enhance good working relationships with other sections of the Factory.
• Prepare operating and maintenance budget and proposes capital projects for approval.
• Propose for spares and other items required in instruments section.
• Help in settling and handling industrial disputes amongst workers.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams to enable them develop, implement and evaluate strategic management plans and budgets aimed at improving performance standards and organisational effectiveness
• Develop and implement strategies for creating a high performing organisational culture based on transparency, integrity, accountability, performance measurement and results to ensure that programme activities are undertaken on sound management principles and practices
• Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff in order to ensure that the candidates selected have the required job competencies and are provided with orientation and induction programme necessary for effective job performance
• Review incidents of violations against organisational policy and regulations as well as handle employee disputes and take appropriate action in line with approved policies, procedures and regulations
• Conduct training needs assessment, design and implement training programmes aimed at equipping staff with appropriate job competencies in order to improve the design and delivery of high quality services
• Plan, monitor and evaluate the performance of staff against set targets and objectives and implementing development action plans aimed at building the capacity of individuals and multi-disciplinary teams

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Membership to a relevant professional body – e.g. Institute of Engineers of Kenya
• Minimum ten (10) years relevant experience gained from a large agricultural concern

Assistant Instruments Engineer
Reporting to: Instruments Engineer

Responsible for ensuring repairs and maintenance of equipment in the instruments section for efficient production of sugar
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and coordinate maintenance tasks in the instruments section
• Propose revenue and capital budgets in the instruments section for approval
• Raises RTPS/LPOs to ensure availability of spares and equipment in case of breakdowns
• Ensure minimum downtime in the factory resulting from instrument breakdowns.
• Identify instrument breakdowns and executes effective repairs on priority basis.
• Ensure safety of workers and equipment
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams to enable them develop, implement and evaluate strategic management plans and budgets aimed at improving performance standards and organisational effectiveness
• Develop and implement strategies for creating a high performing organisational culture based on transparency, integrity, accountability, performance measurement and results to ensure that programme activities are undertaken on sound management principles and practices
• Initiate and participate in organisational performance reviews and business process improvement programmes as well as undertake special investigations aimed at improving organisational effectiveness
• Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff in order to ensure that the candidates selected have the required job competencies and are provided with orientation and induction programme necessary for effective job performance
• Review incidents of violations against organisational policy and regulations as well as handle employee disputes and take appropriate action in line with approved policies, procedures and regulations
• Conduct training needs assessment, design and implement training programmes aimed at equipping staff with appropriate job competencies in order to improve the design and delivery of high quality services
• Plan, monitor and evaluate the performance of staff against set targets and objectives and implementing development action plans aimed at building the capacity of individuals and multi-disciplinary teams

Minimum Qualifications

• Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum five (5) years relevant experience gained from a food manufacturing concern preferably the sugar industry

Send your applications and a detailed Curriculum Vitae with a day-time telephone number and copies of your key certificates (and testimonials if any) to reach the undersigned not later than 6th March 2010

Managing Director
Chemelil Sugar Company Limited
P O Box 177
Muhoroni

Website www.chemsugar.co.ke

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