Chai
Trading Company Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary Company of Kenya Tea
Development Agency (Holdings) Ltd based in Mombasa.
We are
looking for suitably qualified applicants to fill vacant positions as shown here
below.
Prime Mover Truck Driver
Reporting to the Shipping Officer, the successful candidates will be expected to discharge the following key responsibilities:-
- Driving company trucks &
ensuring safety of products/goods carried
- Consolidation of teas in
designated warehouses
- Transportation of export
containers to the port
- Collection of import containers
from the port to various destinations and delivery of empties to
respective container deports.
- Diagnosing faults and ensuring
timely repairs of the truck to ensure sound upkeep.
- Requisitioning for and
verifying of quality spares ordered for repairs of trucks.
- Providing Reports on the truck
maintenance.
- Ensuring safe custody of the
vehicle and cargo, compliance with traffic regulations, the Highway Code
and local authority by laws.
- Ensuring valid road taxes and
licenses for the truck.
- Ensure compliance to quality
and food safety sector requirements
- Any Other duties that may be
assigned by the Management from time to time
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
- A minimum of KCSE D+
- A clean Driving License BCEI
(Artic)
- At least 2 years hands on
experience in local and long distance prime mover truck operations in a
busy transport company
Quality Assurance Officer
Reporting to the Finance & Administration Manager, the successful candidate will be required to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, company policies and management systems.
Reporting to the Finance & Administration Manager, the successful candidate will be required to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, company policies and management systems.
The Key
responsibilities for the job are as follows:
- To maintain and continually
improve the management systems in order to guarantee quality assurance of
our products to customers.
- Facilitating training of teams
and workforces on quality and food safety objectives, lead and motivate
teams of workforces by communicating and reinforcing expected standards of
performance
- Developing a quality assurance
inspection and controlling program and communicating to all respective
process owners
- Supporting managers in
designing processes in conformance with systems
- Advising Management on capital
investments based on quality systems requirements
- Provide support to third party,
customer and regulatory audits at all CTCL’s business units
- Take responsibility for Non
conformances/ CARs from Audit reports
- Ensure traceability and recall
for all products; ensuring non conforming goods are identified, isolated
and placed on hold to undergo due process
- Investigates complaints on
existing products and services and works with Quality Assurance Manager on
responses to customers
- Develops and recommends test
procedures for products and packaging materials and liaising outsourced
laboratories for testing, and conducting and reporting statistical
analysis and trend charts
- Managing calibration,
troubleshooting, cleaning procedures, preventive maintenance and all
associated documents and records associated, informs process owners of any
equipment that does not confirm with quality system requirements
- Conducts periodic internal
audits to support quality and food safety system requirements and performs
associated document review
- Ensures maintenance of a system
for collecting data, storing and analyzing to identify trends, prepares
performance reports
- Performing any other duty that
may be assigned from time to time
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
- Degree in Food Science
- Lead Auditor in quality
management system ISO 9001, FSMS
- Relevant work experience of 2
years
Warehouse Officer
Reporting to the Assistant Manager - Warehouse, the successful candidate will be required to oversee effective and efficient warehouse operations as per approved procedures.
Reporting to the Assistant Manager - Warehouse, the successful candidate will be required to oversee effective and efficient warehouse operations as per approved procedures.
The Key
responsibilities for the job are as follows:
- Verifying stock receipts and
sanctioning delivery notes before release of cargo
- Overseeing preparation of
shipments and stuffing and release
- Responding to clients
inquiries, requests and requirements on time
- Ensure efficient utilization of
people, machinery and equipment
- Oversee stock management and
ensure availability of status reports as required
- Ensure housekeeping standards
in accordance with industry/sector requirements
- Provide leadership, motivation
and enhance teamwork
- Confirmation of monthly stock
take and submission of stock reconciliation report.
- Ensure effective implementation
and maintenance of quality and food safety management systems
including statutory and regulatory requirements
- Any other duty assigned by
management.
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
- Bachelors degree in a business
related field.
- Diploma in Warehousing,
C&F,
- Computer literate
- 3 years experience in a similar
capacity in a busy tea warehouse
Shipping Officer
Reporting to the Assistant Manager - Shipping, the successful candidate will be required to facilitate effective and efficient coordination of imports/exports.
Reporting to the Assistant Manager - Shipping, the successful candidate will be required to facilitate effective and efficient coordination of imports/exports.
The Key
responsibilities for the job are as follows:
- Verifying shipping documents
for exports/imports as per approved procedures and ensuring compliance
with government regulations
- Obtaining required licenses for
shipping and C&F operations
- Liaising process owners for
timely preparation of consignments for shipping
- Co-ordination of local
transporters for tea consolidations of cargo at respective stuffing bases
- Ensure allocation and
availability of containers at designated warehouses on time
- Supervise and verify container
stuffing and release from respective warehouses
- Ensure insurance cover for
shipments in transit is in place
- Safekeeping of accountable
documents
- Ensure effective implementation
and maintenance quality and food safety requirements including
statutory and regulatory provisions
- Performing any other duty as
may be assigned from time to time
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
- A Bachelors Degree in a
business related field
- Diploma in Shipping/ Clearing
and Forwarding
- Proficiency in computer
application packages
- At least 3 years experience in
a similar position
Credit Controller
Reporting to the Finance & Administration Manager, the successful candidate will be required to enforce credit policies and general debt management.
Reporting to the Finance & Administration Manager, the successful candidate will be required to enforce credit policies and general debt management.
The Key
responsibilities for the job are as follows:
- Implementation of the
company’s credit policies, procedures and control systems
- Preparing timely and accurate
reports and distributing to appropriate users
- Ensure proper maintenance of
effective accounting control systems for debtor’s accounts
- Posting journal entries into
clients’ accounts
- Attending to customers
enquiries concerning their accounts
- Liaising with business units on
effective collection of outstanding accounts
- performing any other duty as
may be assigned from time to time
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
- Bachelors Degree, from a
recognized university
- Final Professional Accounting
Qualification such as CPA, ACCA
- Proficiency in computer
application packages
- At least 3 years experience in
a similar position
- Demonstrates maturity,
leadership and organizational skills
Applicants for all above positions
must demonstrate keenness, diligence and ability to work extra hours under
considerable pressure to deliver within set timeframes.
If you meet the criteria given above, make a written application, and attach a detailed C.V., copies of certificates and testimonials. Applications to be addressed to:
Managing Director
Chai Trading Company Ltd
P O Box 93324
Mombasa
To be received not later than 10th May 2013.
If you meet the criteria given above, make a written application, and attach a detailed C.V., copies of certificates and testimonials. Applications to be addressed to:
Managing Director
Chai Trading Company Ltd
P O Box 93324
Mombasa
To be received not later than 10th May 2013.
Only short
listed candidates will be contacted.