Savannah Cement Shift Supervisors Vacancies in Kenya

Savannah Cement is the newest cement player to get into the Kenyan market and is currently about to complete a state-of –the-art greenfield cement grinding plant in Athi River Kenya.

The plant will employ the latest cement technology in the market to produce 1.5 million tonnes of various cement types per annum for the Kenyan and regional market.

Savannah Cement is seeking to recruit highly motivated, dynamic, innovative and result oriented professionals, seeking a thrilling and fulfilling experience, to join the company:

Vacancies: Shift Supervisor

5 Positions

This position reports to the Production & Process Officer.

The job entails coordinating production activities and managing teams within assigned shift in order to achieve the production targets within quality specifications and specific heat consumption/alternative fuels addition to the kilns.

Responsibilities

• Operate the plant and take decisions with strict observation of the safety rules, operating procedures (SOPs), achieve production targets as per KPI’s and budget
• Set priorities of maintenance in the event of conflict during silent hours and allocate resources accordingly. Assure a close follow-up of any job occurring in the running plant
• Plan & coordinate daily shift operations to ensure efficient and effective utilization of manpower and machinery
• In case of incident of the plant malfunction carry out preliminary investigation in order to correct the status or determine the need for call-out.
• Ensure good housekeeping in the plant
• Produce the agreed shift reports clearly detailing the shift events of interest
• Maintain contact with the quality and maintenance sections for prompt problem solving; and
• Ensure the plant operates with respect to Savannah Cement Ltd. Environmental Policy

Qualifications, skills and Experience

• A Bachelors degree in Chemical or Process Engineering
• 3-5 years working experience preferably in cement manufacturing
• Good ICT, communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to work under pressure

Applications should be submitted on or before March 15, 2012 to:

The Head of Human Resources,
Savannah Cement (epz) Limited,
P.O. Box 27910, 00100,
Nairobi.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Savannah Cement is an equal opportunities employer.