Plant Engineering Manager vacancy

Plant Engineering Manager vacancy

Job number 4355BR
Job title Plant Engineering Manager
Location/City Nairobi
Appointment type Permanent

Job PurposeReporting the Plant Manager, the plant engineer has the overall responsibility for all technical services function including Electrical, Mechanical, Building Services and process improvement and optimization. He / She will be required to ensure that the Capital Expenditure projects are managed professionally and delivered cost effectively within budget.
Key Deliverables

• Improve equipment availability to support timely achievement of processing schedules and devise measures to achieve and sustain target production efficiencies
  
• To manage the provision of services, (engineering, utilities, environmental health & safety, facilities, Indirects Procurement) in a controlled manner so that the department meets its objectives while the site receives uninterrupted service
  
• Effectively manages the department’s expenditure and assets within the agreed budget
  
• Lead maintenance, annual overhaul and modification projects of plant and quality control equipment to guarantee attainment of consistent optimum productivity and quality product
  
• Energy management; to act as a consultant to all internal departments regarding proactive management of energy consumption
  
• To identify the future business and capex requirements and ensure these are agreed and included in the Company plan in a timely way
  
• Ensure satisfactory completion of projects within agreed budget, to agreed time schedules and to agreed specification
  
• Overall responsibility (technical) for the site in terms of technical standards, alignment with Regional/ Global operations, compliance with local legal obligations
  
• To champion environmental health & safety activities and standards, and to support the factory in achieving high safety standards
  
• To maintain a professional and well-motivated team, ensuring appropriate training and development to ensure succession for all key positions. And to promote coaching and champion people development so that is taken up at all levels of the organization – ensuring a self-sustaining organization
  
• To engender of a culture of Openness, supported by Change management principles – so the organization is prepared for change and innovation
  
• To roll out and communicate that aligned vision, so that people are engaged and inspired (using the Line of Sight process)
  
• To champion the one business unit, ways of working and to provide leadership to the team and support the above-factory collaborative processes
  

Essential requirements

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering discipline
  
• Minimum 5 years experience as a mechanical/plant Engineer
  
• Experience in contract - management and good negotiation skills
  

Desirable requirements

• Experience of Project Management using Prince2 methodology is an added advantage
  
• Proven experience of industrial management acquired in industry
  
• Good communication and managing skills
  
• Ability to take clear decisions in different and difficult situations and a high degree of innovation.
  

Working at BAT
British American Tobacco (www.bat.com) is a market leading, global organisation with a long, established history and a bright and dynamic future. Thanks to our people we have continued to deliver growth and exceed expectations in an increasingly complex and challenging marketplace.

Our aim is to become the leading tobacco company in each of our markets by providing excellent products with confidence and responsibility expected of global consumer brands.

If you have the talent and motivation to help us succeed you’ll find we are equally committed to helping you reach your full potential too.

British American Tobacco is an equal opportunity employer.
Employing company British American Tobacco Kenya Limited
Removal Date 22-Aug-2014

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Safaricom Senior manager-strategy and architecture vacancy

Safaricom Senior manager-strategy and architecture vacancy

In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:
Reporting to the Head of Department-Strategy & Planning, the position holder will shape and drive end to end Network strategy and Architecture for Safaricom ensuring that our network evolves to deliver the best customer experience, enable new rich services and meet future operational targets. This role requires a high caliber individual with strong strategic mindset, solid understanding of network architectures and proven track record for working effectively with a wide set of stakeholders on complex technology programmes
Key Responsibilities:

• Developing architectural framework required to deliver strategy;
  
• Defining vision and overall strategy to meet business needs;
  
• Integrating opportunities/challenges across network domains to create aligned set of strategic priorities;
  
• Ensuring we create an effective end-to-end network to deliver future customer needs/opportunities at lowest cost;
  
• Manage interfaces with other technology domains, Corporate Strategy, Vodafone Technology network (VTN) and Vodafone Group OpCos to ensure aligned approach towards strategy and architecture development, working as one team to deliver benefit for our customers;
  
• Working with procurement and technology network domains to ensure we leverage supplier competition to drive innovation, manage costs and provide best customer experience;
  
• Manage the transition and delivery of architectural elements based on project requirements;
  
• Develop and communicate governance framework for technology;
  
• Drive sharing knowledge, decisions, patterns and lessons learnt to integrate new solutions;
  
• Drive uniformity of technology approach for planning & operational processes across technology;
  
• Attract and recruit the best talent;
  
• Develop the team through Learning initiative, mentoring, coaching so as to create technology subject leads within the Strategy Function;
  
• Drive attainment of efficiencies through continuous improvement and or automation of process/activities with clearly identified and agreed on key performance measures.
  

Role requirements;

• University degree in a telecommunications biased discipline;
  
• Experience of leading development of complex technology strategies, architectures or roadmaps;
  
• Good understanding of broad set of Network technologies desired;
  
• Proven track record in network strategy development;
  
• Proven track record in network architecture development;
  
• Supplier strategy experience.
  

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your resume with your cell phone contact indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title and job reference to the address below by Wednesday 20th August 2014.


The Head of Talent and Resourcing,
Safaricom Limited
Nairobi via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke

Training Coordinator vacancy - G4S Kenya

Training Coordinator - G4S Kenya - Kenya

Job Introduction:
G4S is the world’s leading international security solutions group, which specializes in outsourced business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat. G4S has operations in more than 125 countries and 657,000 employees. In Africa, G4S is the largest private employer, with 110,000 employees in over 29 countries across the continent. G4S Kenya has a workforce of about 15,000 spread across all the major Urban Centres in the country. At G4S Kenya, we place great value on attracting and retaining the best people at all levels, to ensure the continued success of the organization. We are seeking to appoint a Training Coordinator within the Human Resource Department.
Role Responsibility:
Main Purpose of the Role
The main purpose of this role is to provide administrative support to G4S Kenya Training, Learning and Development functions. The main deliverables shall be as follows;
1. Planning & Coordinating Activities

• Organise and facilitate trainings including prior training plans
  
• Ensure that before commencement of training sessions all training materials and or equipment are available
  
• Receive and process supplier invoices for training related supplies and services
  
• Ensure that the Training Academy is well resourced
  
• Recording of training results including issuance of training certificates
  

2. Supporting Trainers

• Support company trainers with resources – equipment, printing, venue sourcing and any other preparations prior to training sessions
  
• Monitoring of training schedules and calendars
  
• Process Trainers allowances and travel arrangements
  

3. Reporting

• Prepares timely and accurate weekly and monthly training reports
  
• Maintains all training records
  

4. Supplier Management

• Liaise with all training suppliers to ensure G4S gets value for money
  
• Process all supplier payments in line with company policy
  

5. National Industrial Training Authority (NITA)

• Facilitate all NITA applications and follow up on approvals
  
• Follow up NITA payments and reimbursements
  
• Monthly NITA updates
  

6. Training Academy

• Ensure that the training academy is clean at all times
  
• Resourcing of the training academy
  

7. Management Training

• Provide administrative support to all management trainings

Person Profile
The ideal candidates would have the following qualifications and attributes:-

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field
  

• A minimum of three years work experience preferably in the training function of a busy HR department
  
• Hands on experience in delivering training and development modules
  
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral
  
• Ability to operate autonomously
  
• Proficient in MS Office suite
  
• Flexible and able to work within tight schedules and deadlines
  
• Team leadership skills with ability to motivate others and ability to work within team complexities

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