The Kenya Petroleum
Refineries Ltd operates the regions only Petroleum refinery, located in
Mombasa, Kenya.
It is a private
limited company whose main activity is to refine crude oil into the various
petroleum products that drive the economies of the country and East African
region as a whole.
While looking towards
a horizon of significant growth in its business in the coming months KPRL is
looking for a suitable candidate to fill the following position at its
Changamwe plant:
General Manager / Chief
Operating Officer
Reporting to the Chief
Executive officer the General Manger/Chief Operating officer occupies a key
management and leadership position at KPRL.
With overall
operational control his key role will be to manage and conduct the business of
the refinery and ensure that the company meets its short and long term business
objectives through the development, implementation and review of appropriate
strategies and objectives.
He will also be
responsible for the coordination of feasibility studies for various ongoing
projects and prepare the annual business plan which includes both the capital
and operating expenditure proposals.
The General Manager
will ensure that production is carried out optimally and safely within the set
standards and ensure that the plant is mechanically sound.
He will oversee all
the commercial aspects of the companies operations including merchant
operations and other revenue generating initiatives and deputize for the Chief
Executive Officer.
Externally he will
interact closely with the company’s customers, regulators and government
bodies.
Requirements
- University
graduate in an Engineering discipline.
- A
minimum of 20 years’ refinery technical and operations experience, with at
least 10 years at Senior Leadership level with people and budgetary
responsibilities.
- Firm
understanding of HSE, Asset Management systems, Hydrocarbons Management
systems and oil products supply chain dynamics.
- Awareness
of Finance, and IT systems.
If you meet the above criteria and are seriously interested in
pursuing this exciting opportunity in a particularly vibrant and challenging
business environment, please send your application with detailed curriculum
vitae with three references and day time telephone contact preferably cell
phone to the email address below not later than 29th February 2013.
refinery@kprl.co.ke
For detailed job
specification visit... www.kprl.co.ke/careers