Foreman (Fabrications) at Kenya Tea Development Agency (MS) Ltd

Tea Machinery and Engineering Company Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings Ltd, whose mandate is to fabricate tea processing and other machinery. It also compliments machinery fabrication with installation and supply of parts and specialized consumables.  To ensure continued success and growth, we are seeking a dynamic and highly talented individual to join our management team in the following exciting and challenging position.

Interested candidates must have a proven track record of performance, possess excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills.

Position scope

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring efficient and timely production of quality goods.

 Key Responsibilities

• Daily Planning and allocation of duties to machine operators;
• Supervising in process work for quality and timely delivery;
• Implementing of safety policy in the shop floor;
• Inspection of raw materials for quality and correct specification;
• Developing of Purchase request for various projects and interpretation of manufacturing drawings;
• Generating of process feed-back reports for accounting purpose;
• Coordinating of workshop functions with other departments;
• Supervising general sheet metal and steel fabrication;
• Supervising welding activities;
• Ensuring effective spray painting;
• Assembling, testing of finished production jobs and dismantling of the same for dispatch;
• Ensuring parts are stored properly and are identifiable;
• Ensuring compliance to health and safety requirements;
• Executing the production plan.

Job Qualifications

The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies: –

• Bachelors’ degree in Engineering or related field;
• A minimum of Five (5) Years of relevant experience;
• Membership to Engineering Board;
• Must demonstrate ability to understand and document workflows and business processes;
• Should have thorough knowledge of the relevant sector as well as knowledge of regulatory requirements affecting the relevant sector;
• Must have ability to plan, organize, implement and evaluate assigned goals;
• Must demonstrate ability to handle multiple and conflicting priorities, and work under strict deadlines;
• Must have knowledge in use of MS office packages