West Kenya Sugar Company Job Vacancies

West Kenya Sugar Company Limited is the fastest growing sugar company in Kenya located in Kakamega, along the Kakamega – Webuye Road.

We pride ourselves in the quality of our products, personnel and productivity.

We seek to fill the following vacancies in our stores and invite qualified, competent and dedicated applicants.

1. Materials and Inventory Control Manager
(WEKSCOL - MICM)

The job holder will be responsible for the provision of accurate details of on-hand inventory, inventory in- transit, and forecast with budgeted annual and periodic company activities.

Also responsible for planning, storage , control and distribution of materials and preventive and remedial maintenance parts, to meet company objectives, including inventory control, ordering , receiving, proper storage and timely retrieval for use.

Requirements:
  • A degree in inventory and logistics management or stores management.
  • At least 7 years of successful materials and inventory control experience.
  • Ability to work with Enterprise Resource Planning software and the entire MS Office suite, especially Excel.
  • Experience in inventory and stores management in a sugar processing factory or in a large store of a food processing/manufacturing company is a must.
2. Assistant Manager, Material and Inventory Control
(WEKSCOL – AMMIC)

The job holder will be responsible for the day-to- day management of the store.

Responsibilities include coordinating subordinates’ activities, receiving, loss prevention, controlling pilferage and assisting in the management of all areas of store operations as needed.

Also responsible for ensuring the highest level of customer service throughout the store, solving problems, making informed decisions and managing the workforce and time wisely in order to achieve maximum results.

Requirements:
  • A Bachelors’ Degree in inventory and logistics management or procurement and store management and professional qualification in stores management.
  • At least 5 years of successful inventory control experience.
  • Experience in inventory and stores management in a sugar processing factory or in a large store of a food processing/manufacturing company is a must.
3. Safety Officer 
(WEKSCOL – SFTYOF)

The job holder will be responsible for keeping employees free of danger, risk or injury in the workplace by planning, implementing and coordinating the company’s safety programs to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions.

He/she will also be responsible for promotion of workplace and product safety by identifying and monitoring potential hazards to employees and company property.

Requirements:
  • A Bachelors’ Degree in safety or industrial engineering.
  • At least 5 years of experience in coordinating safety and loss prevention activities in a manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to investigate and evaluate complex safety problems and issues.
4. Deputy Roads Engineer 
(WEKSCOL – DPECE)

The job holder will be responsible for providing the company with quality road design and rehabilitation services, renovation and construction of assigned road projects.

The Deputy Roads Engineer will also periodically audit construction conformance with design or rehabilitation intent, analyze and continually monitor the state of current road network and systems throughout the zone for safe accessibility and continuous, un-interrupted usage.

Requirements:
  • A Degree in civil engineering.
  • At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in road engineering
  • Good knowledge of computer based road design packages.
  • Proven ability to deliver design tasks on time
Please send your up-to-date curriculum vitae, letter of application, daytime telephone number and names of three referees to:

The Managing Director
West Kenya Sugar Company Limited
P.O. Box 2101, Kakamega

Or email: info@wksugar.com
To reach not later than Wednesday, January 19th 2011

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