AFEX, a Lonrho company, provides camp
construction, catering, management and logistics support to the Oil and Gas,
Mining, UN and NGO sectors, in some of the most remote corners of
Africa.
With headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, AFEX
provides international standard service delivery, combined with 30 years of
regional operational experience.
AFEX wishes to recruit a competent,
innovative and self-driven person to fill the following position:
Landscaping Supervisor
To be based at AFEX-Juba in Republic of South Sudan.
Landscaping Supervisor
To be based at AFEX-Juba in Republic of South Sudan.
Job Summary: Responsible for
supervising gardeners who maintain the landscapes around the businesses and
accommodation facilities.
Helps in maintenance of trees, shrubs and
plants on the property.
He/she will also be responsible for hiring,
training and driving temporary landscaping crews and the maintenance of
equipment used on job sites.
Key Duties and Tasks:
Key Duties and Tasks:
·
Manages
and schedules labour, equipment and material to accomplish landscaping
production schedules within established budgets.
·
Supervision
of staff including scheduling, training, discipline, regular follow up to
ensure high productivity and excellent quality.
·
Maintenance
of the organisation’s landscape and gardens.
·
Supervision
of a medium size contracted workforce.
·
Effective
control of pests, rodents and insects in the organisation.
·
Maintenance
and improvement of the organisation’s trees, indoor plants, flowers, nursery, gardens,
lawns e.t.c
·
Conducts
weekly safety training and safety inspections on job-sites.
·
Investigates
any accident or safety violation, prepares appropriate reports, take action
steps to correct and prevent future occurrences.
·
Maintain
proper inventory of assigned materials, equipment and other supplies.
·
Order
materials, equipment and supplies as needed within purchasing limits.
·
Ensuring
that staff performs their daily duties in accordance with established policies
and procedures, and in compliance with governmental regulations;
·
Cross
training with other supervisory staff to ensure continuity and coverage during
the absence of a team member.
·
Supervise
employees, keeping attendance records, enforcing proper uniform and safety
equipment use.
Skills and Qualifications:
·
At
least a diploma in relevant field.
·
5
years of supervisory experience with 3 years’ experience on the role.
·
Strong
written and verbal communication skills;
·
Ability
to use computer programs such as Word, Excel, and Power Point;
·
Willingness
to work in South Sudan
·
Delivering
accurate and timely results.
Site
Manager
To
be based at AFEX-Juba in Republic of South Sudan.
Job
Summary: Responsible for the management of all
elements of the entire camp to ensure high levels of client satisfaction and
excellent financial performance through the management and development of the
team and great operational standards.
This
includes overseeing catering, maintenance, housekeeping, coordinating day to
day operations and being responsible for the overall QHSE performance of the
camp, and to ensure that the best quality of service and products are achieved
so as to meet AFEX and client standards.
Key Duties and Tasks:
Key Duties and Tasks:
Managerial
·
Within the parameters of the
contract, ensure service levels are provided at the highest levels of service.
·
Ensure any complaints are dealt with
in a timely and efficient manner.
·
Ensure that any additional requests
made by the client which fall outside of the scope of work are processed
through the correct procedures.
·
Manage the client relationships at
the camp seeking advice from the relevant personnel and, solving any problems
and providing regular feedback.
·
Provide employees with regular
communications about client feedback.
·
Review camp working procedures to
identify better working practices, liaising with the camp managers within the
AFEX business to share new ideas and initiatives.
·
Represent the company with government
officials, regulators, internal and external auditors and local leaders at the
camp.
·
Attend on-site meetings, raising any
issues at the camp and dealing with complaints regarding AFEX service and
products.
·
Management of all AFEX Staff,
ensuring clear communication and implementation of AFEX SOPs and QHSE
requirements, performing staff evaluation, running fire and evacuation drills
and ensuring business continuity plans are in place.
Operational
·
Prepare daily and Monthly reports on
POB, stock levels, resource usage and others as required.
·
Working knowledge in developing and
implementing strategies to ensure continuous development.
·
Effective control of company and
client assets as scheduled in the contract.
·
Plan and implement the rotation of
camp staff with HR Nairobi to ensure that the camps are adequately staffed.
·
Liaise with Head of Departments to
ensure the support functions meet the needs of the business.
·
Maintain adequate staffing levels and
rosters in accordance with the labour budget.
Preferred
Employer
·
Ensure that all camp residents, staff
and visitors receive the general camp induction on arrival.
·
Implement the AFEX camp induction
process for all new staff.
·
Responsible for all local recruitment
in accordance with AFEX SOPs, in coordination with the HR office in Nairobi,
and oversee that all staff have satisfactorily completed a pre-employment
medical before being issued with the correct employment contract.
·
Embracing and supporting the culture
of preferred employer.
·
Manage staff welfare at the camp with
input from HR Nairobi.
·
Make sure that supervisors train
staff to improve general service and individual performance.
·
Manage effective training and
development of all team members.
·
Lead and communicate effectively to
maintain high motivation levels with staff.
·
Promote and encourage multi-skilling
amongst employees.
·
Recognise and develop key performers.
·
Acknowledge weakness / issues within
current workforce culture and take steps to develop and implement new culture
to ensure contract retention is not jeopardized.
Financial
·
Responsible for reviewing camp
P&L reports regularly to ensure camp operates within budgets as provided by
Finance & Accounting.
·
Work with FP&A and Camps and
Catering Manager to identify cost savings and efficiency initiatives while
simultaneously maintaining high level camp standards of operation.
·
Strive to exceed target budgets in
accordance with Camp Management Incentive Scheme.
·
Responsible for the cash at camp,
making payments, receiving money and maintaining accurate accounts which are
sent weekly to AFEX HO.
QHSE
·
Ensure the camp meets the
requirements of the QHSE Management System, including policies, SOPs, WIs and
related documents.
·
Promote a positive QHSE culture.
·
Ensure that all work has been risk
assessed, a safe system of work developed and that work is carried out
accordingly.
·
Liaise with the QHSE Field Officer
(or QHSE Head Office Team) on all relevant matters, including current and
forthcoming works. This includes seeking and following advice and to report any
differences of opinion to Head Office.
·
Ensure that regular toolbox talks
take place prior to specific tasks.
·
Ensure that sufficient trained staff
are available at all times to meet the requirements of the QHSE Management
System
·
In the absence of a QHSE Field
Officer, to ensure that all duties allocated to the QHSE Field Officer are
undertaken on-site
·
Ensure that AFEX staff, especially
food handlers, have a 6 monthly medical check and that full cognisance is taken
of the findings when allocating staff resources.
·
Any additional duties as assigned by
the Camps and Catering Manager.
·
Work in full accordance with AFEX
policies, procedures, work instructions and all relevant elements of AFEX
Management Systems.
Skills
and Qualifications:
·
A first Degree in BA / Bsc
·
City & Guilds 706/2
·
HACCP
·
International Experience
·
Remote areas experience
·
At least 5 – 10 years in a similar
position
·
Ability to use computer programs such
as Word, Excel, and Power Point;
·
Willingness to work in South Sudan
·
Delivering accurate and timely
results.
Quality
Assurance Manager
To
be based at AFEX-Juba in Republic of South Sudan.
Job
Summary: Responsible for establishing
procedures and quality standards and to monitor these against agreed targets.
Key
Duties and Tasks:
·
Determining, negotiating and agreeing
on in-house quality procedures, standards and specifications.
·
Assessing customer requirements and
ensuring that these are met.
·
Implement quality monitoring systems
which measure customer satisfaction, client and contract compliance.
·
Setting customer service standards.
·
Specifying quality requirements of
raw materials with suppliers.
·
Investigating and setting standards
for quality and health and safety.
·
Ensuring that manufacturing processes
comply with standards at both national and international level.
·
Working with operating staff to
establish procedures, standards, systems and procedures
·
Writing management and technical
reports.
·
Supervising technical staff.
·
Determining training needs.
·
Acting as a catalyst for change and
improvement in performance and quality.
·
Directing objectives to maximise
profitability.
·
Recording, analysing and distributing
statistical information.
·
Monitoring performance.
·
To understand the AFEX requirement
for QHSE in the workplace including employee and team responsibilities, to
ensure continuous adherence to QHSE policies, procedures and work instructions
and to proactively promote a quality, health and safety approach in all areas
of your work.
·
Work in full accordance with AFEX
Group policies, procedures, work instructions and all relevant elements of AFEX
Management Systems.
Skills
and Qualifications:
·
Relevant degree in Quality /
Assurance
·
A postgraduate qualification or a
technical degree background would be an advantage
·
5 years’ experience in a similar
position.
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills;
·
Ability to use computer programs such
as Word, Excel, and Power Point;
·
Willingness to work in South Sudan
·
Delivering accurate and timely
results.
How
to Apply
Applicants meeting the above requirements should send their applications and a detailed Curriculum Vitae giving full details of their qualifications, experience and full contact address including day and evening telephone numbers, e-mail address and names and contact details of three referees by 17TH November 2017 tocareers@afexgroup.com
NB:
Please include the POSITION TITLE in the subject line of your email.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.