Tata Chemicals Magadi (TCML) occupies a significant place in the
African economy. It is Africa’s largest soda ash manufacturer and one of
Kenya’s leading exporters. TCML wishes to recruit the following positions based
at our sites in Magadi and Kajiado:
Continuous Improvement Engineers (2
posts)Rolling Stock & Kajiado Operations Manager (1 post)
Senior Financial Analyst (1 post)
Senior Financial Analyst
Category: Management
Department: Finance
Section: Financial accounting
Responsible to the director of finance for preparing analyses, written justifications, written and oral presentations, reconciling accounts, preparing adjustment entries, responding to queries, ensuring compliance to accounting standards and working with both internal and external stakeholders.
Areas of principal accountability will include:
- Preparation
of annual budget and strategic plans.
- DCF
analysis and financial justification of CAPEX and major maintenance projects.
- Analysis
and reconciliation of general ledger account balances.
- Researching
and resolving audit issues.
Minimum requirements:
- The
candidate must possess a CPA and a bachelor's degree in accounting or
related field and excellent computer skills especially with Microsoft
Excel.
- Seven
years experience in public accounting will be a plus.
Person specifications:
In addition, the candidate should:
In addition, the candidate should:
- Possess
and demonstrate excellent communication skills both interpersonally as
well as through oral and written presentation.
- Demonstrate
initiative and well-developed team lead skills.
- Be
able to work effectively under the pressures of time, setbacks or
resistance.
- Possess
a can-do attitude.
- Demonstrate
ability to multi-task effectively.
- Have
an understanding of IGAAP standards.
- SAP
experience would be a plus.
How to apply:
Applications are strictly online; paper applications will not be considered.
To apply click here
For any clarifications on online applications, please contact the Human Resources office.
Application MUST be submitted on the prescribed application form through the above link so as to reach us on or before 6th January 2012.
Rolling Stock and Kajiado Operations Manager
Category: Management
Department: Supply chain
Section: Kajiado operations and rolling stock
Reporting to the director of supply chain, the rolling stock and Kajiado operations manager will be responsible for leading a team charged with the responsibility to deliver effective maintenance of rolling stock and efficient operation of the Kajiado facility to ensure the company's objectives are met.
Areas of principal accountability will include:
Applications are strictly online; paper applications will not be considered.
To apply click here
For any clarifications on online applications, please contact the Human Resources office.
Application MUST be submitted on the prescribed application form through the above link so as to reach us on or before 6th January 2012.
Rolling Stock and Kajiado Operations Manager
Category: Management
Department: Supply chain
Section: Kajiado operations and rolling stock
Reporting to the director of supply chain, the rolling stock and Kajiado operations manager will be responsible for leading a team charged with the responsibility to deliver effective maintenance of rolling stock and efficient operation of the Kajiado facility to ensure the company's objectives are met.
Areas of principal accountability will include:
- Management
and maintenance of rolling stock (locomotives, wagons and motor trolleys)
to meet operational and customer service requirements.
- Ensuring
safety standards are adhered to in rail operations by investigating safety
incidences as well as initiating and tracking closure of corrective
actions.
- Logistic
management of the bulk wagon to bulk road transshipment facility and to
all Kajiado site installations.
- Monitoring
and control of fixed costs and capital expenditure.
- Maintenance
of train operations radio communication repeater station at Olemelepo Hill
in Kajiado.
- Coaching
and mentoring the rolling stock and Kajiado teams and conducting regular
appraisals to ensure set objectives are met.
- Liaison
with external stakeholders to ensure cordial relations and smooth
operations
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor's
degree in mechanical or electrical / electronics engineering from a
recognised university.
- Minimum
of seven years rolling stock maintenance experience.
- Excellent
leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Registration
with the Engineers Registration Board, training in safety and / or
membership of a professional body will be an added advantage.
Person specifications:
The ideal candidate should:
The ideal candidate should:
- Demonstrate
initiative and well-developed team leadership skills.
- Champion
continuous improvement / business excellence initiatives.
- Be
a team player of unquestionable integrity.
- Have
high energy levels and be passionate about the success of the
organisation.
- Possess
well-developed IT skills and working knowledge of an ERP system.
How to apply:
Applications are strictly online; paper applications will not be considered.
To apply click here
For any clarifications on online applications, please contact the Human Resources office.
Application MUST be submitted on the prescribed application form through the above link so as to reach us on or before 6th January 2012.
Plant Improvement Engineers
2 Posts
Category: SS
Department: Manufacturing
Section: Maintenance
The plant improvement engineer will report to the maintenance manager and will provide the necessary leadership to a team for promoting and implementing change as well as for fostering an environment of continuous improvement (CI) to achieve the organisation's business vision, utilising proven processes, methods and tools like Six Sigma, lean manufacturing and change management.
Areas of principal accountability will include:
Applications are strictly online; paper applications will not be considered.
To apply click here
For any clarifications on online applications, please contact the Human Resources office.
Application MUST be submitted on the prescribed application form through the above link so as to reach us on or before 6th January 2012.
Plant Improvement Engineers
2 Posts
Category: SS
Department: Manufacturing
Section: Maintenance
The plant improvement engineer will report to the maintenance manager and will provide the necessary leadership to a team for promoting and implementing change as well as for fostering an environment of continuous improvement (CI) to achieve the organisation's business vision, utilising proven processes, methods and tools like Six Sigma, lean manufacturing and change management.
Areas of principal accountability will include:
- Leading
cross-functional top-priority project teams to develop and implement
effective processes and tools to deliver on key business objectives.
- To
lead, facilitate and direct CI activities such as quality and productivity
improvement, asset health care, cost reduction, lean management systems,
5S - Visual Factory.
- Involvement
in facility capacity expansion projects in and during the definition and
commissioning phases.
- Teaching,
mentoring and deploying teams to develop CI / Six Sigma / Lean capability.
- Acting
as a liaison to leverage operational excellence/ best practices within the
organisation.
- Implementing
Six Sigma/Lean methodologies and tools such as:
- TOC
(Theory of constraints).
- Lean
management.
- Change
management.
- DMAIC:
Define Measure Analyse Improve Control (Process improvement).
- DFSS:
Design for Six Sigma and IDOV: Identify Design Optimise Validate (Design
excellence).
- Working
with business leadership to develop a CI strategy that aligns with
achieving the business objectives.
- Acting
as a resource to champions in identifying and prioritising strategic
improvement opportunities, planning, and implementing CI projects.
- Identifying
and working to remove the barriers that slow or prevent successful CI
initiatives.
- Ensuring
the proven DMAIC and DFSS/IDOV processes are followed and projects are
delivering committed results.
Person specifications:
The candidate should hold a bachelor's degree in any one of the common engineering disciplines, with at least five years experience in a manufacturing environment, out of which two years specifically include leading, mentoring and developing projects and people.
In addition, the candidate should:
The candidate should hold a bachelor's degree in any one of the common engineering disciplines, with at least five years experience in a manufacturing environment, out of which two years specifically include leading, mentoring and developing projects and people.
In addition, the candidate should:
- Be
result-oriented, self-directed and motivated.
- Have
a strong customer and continuous improvement mindset.
- Have
strong interpersonal and change management skills with the ability to
lead, facilitate, motivate cross-functional teams and resolve resistance
to change.
- Have
an established track record of delivering results within a large
manufacturing organisation.
- Have
solid statistical, analytical, and structured problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrate
success in working on both manufacturing and transactional Six Sigma DMAIC
and DFSS/IDOV projects.
- Demonstrate
effective training and facilitation skills with experience in providing
Six Sigma / Lean training.
- Have
the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Demonstrate
strong computer skills, especially familiarity with statistical analysis
and other decision-support software.
How to apply:
Applications are strictly online; paper applications will not be considered.
To apply click here
For any clarifications on online applications, please contact the Human Resources office.
Application MUST be submitted on the prescribed application form through the above link so as to reach us on or before 6th January 2012.
Maintenance Planner (Internal)
Category: SS
Department: Manufacturing
Section: Maintenance
Reporting to the planning superintendant, the successful candidate will be responsible for efficient planning and coordination of asset health care activities.
He has to be able to break down technical jobs into logical tasks, put the tasks in sequential order, and assess the materials and tools needed, and be able at all other factors that play a role in proper execution of a technical job.
Areas of principal accountability will include:
Applications are strictly online; paper applications will not be considered.
To apply click here
For any clarifications on online applications, please contact the Human Resources office.
Application MUST be submitted on the prescribed application form through the above link so as to reach us on or before 6th January 2012.
Maintenance Planner (Internal)
Category: SS
Department: Manufacturing
Section: Maintenance
Reporting to the planning superintendant, the successful candidate will be responsible for efficient planning and coordination of asset health care activities.
He has to be able to break down technical jobs into logical tasks, put the tasks in sequential order, and assess the materials and tools needed, and be able at all other factors that play a role in proper execution of a technical job.
Areas of principal accountability will include:
- Correct
planning and scheduling of the preventive maintenance programme related to
production equipment.
- Optimisation
of productivity of the maintenance workforce through efficient planning
and scheduling.
- To
ensure all work is performed and completed in conformance with any related
codes, guidelines or standards established by a manufacturer or regulating
body.
- To
plan and organise the selection, purchase, stocking, and issue of all
materials, parts and components required for work order completion.
- Acting
as a liaison to leverage operational excellence/ best practices within the
organisation.
- To
plan and organise the selection, purchase and time elements of external
services required for work completion.
- To
ensure appropriate feedback of data and information is maintained to
accommodate root-cause analyses and other improvement efforts related to
technical and managerial processes.
- To
demonstrate highly refined organisational skills. To have the capability
to assess priorities in an effective way and to determine what actions are
necessary to achieve a certain goal.
- To
demonstrate initiative and well-developed team lead skills.
- To
be able to work effectively under the pressures of time, setbacks or
resistance.
- To
be a good listener, with well-developed interrogation skills.
- To
have good presentation skills. He should be capable of presenting ideas
and facts clearly and transparently using appropriate means.
- To
demonstrate attention to detail. He should be capable of effectively working
with detailed information for a long time.
The ideal candidate should be a university graduate with at least three years of experience in the field of operations, maintenance and / or engineering in the manufacturing or process industry.
In the case of a diploma holder, an experience of five years is required the same fields.
How to apply:
Applications are strictly online; paper applications will not be considered.
To apply click here
For any clarifications on online applications, please contact the Human Resources office.
Application MUST be submitted on the prescribed application form through the above link so as to reach us on or before 6th January 2012.
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