Job Vacancies in Nairobi at BOC Ltd Kenya

BOC Kenya Limited is a market leader in industrial and medical gases, welding equipment and consumables, medical equipment and related services.

The company operates to the highest global standards and has access to the latest in cutting edge research and technologies provided by its parent company, The Linde Group of Germany.

The company has established subsidiaries in Tanzania and Uganda with a distribution network of resellers within the East African Region.

Candidates are sought to fill the following positions based in Nairobi.

ASU & HP Supervisor

DA Supervisor

The purpose of the roles is to oversee all production, reliability, safety and quality related activities at either the Air Separation Unit Plant or Dissolved Acetylene Plant.

The Key Responsibilities:
  • Ensuring production, plant reliability and product availability target are met.
  • Managing the safety, total activity and loss control programmes in the plant including maintenance.
  • Identifying plant efficiency improvement and ensuring processes of managing the plant resources effectively.
  • Ensuring operational regulatory compliance, corporate governance rules and standards.
  • Ensuring effective and productive measures are in place.
  • Responsibility for the training, development and performance reviews of staff in the plant.

The successful candidates will be in possession of a technical degree in engineering or equivalent, with extensive management experience in a production environment.

The successful incumbents will need to demonstrate initiative, drive and an analytical approach to problem solving and computer literacy.

Further critical competencies include performance through people, partnership building, influencing, customer intimacy, information sharing, growth drive and change leadership.

Plant Operator

The overall purpose of the job is to ensure shift production targets are achieved.

Ensure plant efficiency and product availability so as to meet customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Ensuring maximum production and product availability as per daily shift schedule.
  • Ensuring timely and accurate shift production reports.
  • Understanding and adhering to production procedures and processes.
  • Achieving daily shift key performance indicators
  • Complying with production safety, quality and standards.

The successful candidate will be in possession of a technical diploma in engineering or equivalent with experience in production process.

The ideal candidate must have worked in a production and maintenance environment within a process manufacturing environment and be willing to work on shift.

Distribution Supervisor

The purpose of this role will be day-to-day management of the distribution activities on site.

Key Responsibilities
  • Organising the day to day transport and scheduling of the distribution tasks.
  • Monitoring and controlling distribution fleet movements and ensuring cost effective operations.
  • Tracking vehicle movement and driver performance.
  • Offer excellent customer services by ensuring deliveries are executed in full and on time.
  • Ensure compliance to SHEQ and legislative standards including company policies and procedures.
  • Coordinating the maintenance and servicing of trucks, tankers and forklifts.
  • Conducting route risk assessments and analysis.
  • Monitoring fuel usage and tyre performance for all company vehicles.

The successful candidate will be in possession of a degree in automotive/mechanical engineering with 5 years extensive experience in a similar position.

The successful candidate will demonstrate skills in customer service delivery, business acumen and strong communication skills.

Specific knowledge required includes high degree of safety awareness, strong analytical and presentation skills.

Technical aptitude will be an added advantage.

Applications should be sent to:


“Application for the position applied for in the subject line”

Or

The Human Resources Manager,
BOC Kenya Ltd.
P.O. Box 18010-00500
Nairobi


Closing Date: 15th November 2013