Job Opportunities at SonySugar Limited - 11 Positions

Reporting to Head of Agriculture

Agriculture Workshop Manager Job Responsibilities

• Providing technical guidance to staff on repairs and maintenance of mobile units.
• Ensuring maintenance, service and repairs of mobile and non-mobile machines are accomplished within the agreed set targets and schedules.
• Ensuring vehicle and plant daily availability above 80%.
• Setting priorities on the daily work schedule for superintendents.
• Ensuring accurate fault diagnosis and repair.
• Ensuring adequate resource availability.
• Advising machine shop on modifications/fabrication of components.
• Maintaining spares utilization records.
• Advise management on replacement of non performing machinery and equipment.
• Ensuring that specifications developed for machinery and equipment meet the Company’s standards and needs.
• Providing budgetary data and information.
• Handling requests for third party workshop services.

Qualifications for the Agriculture Workshop Manager Job

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Automotive/Plant/Mechanical/Agriculture Engineering Or Higher National
• Diploma in Automotive/Mechanical Engineering with ten (10) years’ relevant work experience.
• Five (5) years’ relevant work experience in automotive engineering workshop.
• Post-graduate qualification in relevant field (added advantage).
• Ability to attain high work output.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer proficiency.
• Ability to use ERP/SAP (Agriculture Management System)
• Valid driving license.

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Reporting to Head of Human Resource

HR Development Manager Job Responsibilities

• To coordinate implementation of Human Resources Development policies and programs.
• Liaise with line managers to identify training needs.
• Draws annual training and development plans.
• Facilitates development of in-house training programs.
• Liaise with external institutions for implementation of approved Human Resource Development programs.
• Coordinate productivity improvement programs.
• Conduct post-training evaluation to assess effectiveness of the learning processes.
• Coordinate recruitment and selection processes.
• Coordinate implementation Succession Plan.
• Coordinate Management Trainee and Apprentice Schemes.
• Liaise with Directorate of National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) on training matters.

Qualifications for the HR Development Manager Job

• Degree in Social Sciences from a recognized institution.
• Five (5) years’ relevant work experience in a similar position.
• Post- graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from a recognized institution.
• Member of Institute of Human Resource Management.
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional and managerial competency as reflected in work performance and results.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational ability.
• Computer Proficiency.

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Financial Accountant Job Responsibilities

• Ensuring effective financial accounting systems and up-to date books of accounts.
• Preparing cash flow projections and controlling disbursements.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements and accounting standards.
• Ensuring bank reconciliations are prepared accurately and promptly.
• Preparation of Senior Management Payroll.
• Ensuring the staff salaries, allowances and wages are paid accurately and promptly.
• Timely interfacing of sub-ledgers and ensuring reconciliation of the general ledger.
• Ensuring preparation of annual financial statements in compliance with International Accounting Standards (IAS).
• Timely submission of monthly statutory returns.
• Providing liaison for effective external audits.

Qualifications for the Financial Accountant Job

• Relevant Bachelor of Commerce/Business Administration Degree or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Five (5) years’ relevant work experience in a similar position.
• Must be a holder of CPA (K)/ACCA 3.
• Must be a member of ICPAK.
• Computer Proficiency in accounting packages.
• Post Graduate qualification in relevant field (an added advantage).
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

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Electrical Engineer Job Responsibilities

• Ensuring effective coordination, budgeting and execution of specific activities in his/her section aimed at securing optimal plant/equipment availability for efficient sugar processing.
• Planning, installation and commissioning of electrical machines and systems to the right standard.
• Planning and supervision of all electrical section human resource, daily works and maintenance.
• Availing of electrical equipment, machinery and systems to meet the desired corporate goals.
• Embracing of customer focus, teamwork, integrity and staff requirements.
• Ensuring health, safety and environmental practices are adhered to.
• Controlling cost of running electrical equipment, machinery and human resource within the approved budgets.
• Availing of electrical plants by carrying out trouble shooting in electrical lines, electrical drives and their systems.
• Periodically reviewing equipment and systems in line with the market technology changes and advice management appropriately.

Qualifications for the Electrical Engineer Job

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Five (5) years’ relevant work experience in a similar work position preferably in a manufacturing industry.
• Knowledge in electrical fault diagnosis, trouble shooting, equipment maintenance, budgeting and condition monitoring.
• Demonstrate ability in Variable Speed Drives (VSD), Programme Logic Control; systems (PLC), Supervisory
• Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Relays & Metering testing and calibration.
• Instrumentation and Electronics will be an added advantage.
• Must be knowledgeable in energy management and conservation systems.
• Member of relevant professional body.
• Must be IT proficient.
• Must be able to work long hours to meet deadlines.

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Medical Officer Job Responsibilities

• Formulation, development and implementation of policies and programs aimed at ensuring provision of quality Health services to staff, their dependents and the community.
• Ensures provision of preventive and curative medical care.
• Contacts and liaises with various stakeholders to support and assist in improving community based health programs.
• Advise the Company on medical legal issues.
• Counselling clients on treatment.
• Conduct health inspection and advise Management and the Community on the maintenance and improvement of appropriate Public Health standards.

Qualifications for the Medical Officer Job

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Degree from a recognized institution.
• Three (3) years’ relevant work experience in a busy medical facility.
• Registered with the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board of Kenya.
• Be a member of Kenya Medical Association.
• Demonstrate professional competence and ability in discharging duties as Medical Officer.
• A postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.
• Computer Proficiency.

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Company Archivist Job Responsibilities

• Provide a high quality records management and archiving service.
• Conduct quarterly and on demand records survey in all company offices with a view to assessing and where need be, recommend the improvement of the conditions under which the records are maintained.
• Carrying out annual and on-demand appraisals in all company offices and identifying potential archives early enough so as to make arrangements for their transfer to the central repository.
• Preparing records retention/disposal schedules and monitoring overall compliance with the same throughout the company.
• Managing the organization, location, storage, retrieval, use and disposal of records/archives in the central archival repository.
• Providing on the job training, professional advice and technical support to company staff on records creation, use, maintenance and preservation or disposal policies and procedures.

Qualifications for the Company Archivist Job

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science/Records Management or related field from a recognized institution.
• Thee (3) years’ relevant work experience in a busy and large organization in a similar position.
• Proficiency in office packages and Electronic Document Management System (EDMS).
• Be a member relevant professional body.
• Postgraduate professional qualification in the relevant field (an added advantage).
• Must demonstrate professional competence and ability in work performance.
• Computer Proficiency.

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Reporting to Managing Director.

Security Manager Job Responsibilities

• Directing and controlling security operations within the entire Company premises.
• Formulating security policies and strategies in a cost effective manner to ensure execution of maximum safety/protection of company employees and assets.
• Working closely with the outsourced security service provider to ensure effective security for the Company.
• Ensuring maximum security vigilance and patrols throughout the Company.
• Advising Management on the security requirements and developing sound security procedures to safeguard the organizations assets.
• Managing any internal investigations and act as a liaison officer with all other interested parties both internal and external including the Police, regulators and auditors.
• Coordinating with appropriate law enforcement agencies to identify and facilitate investigative actions.
• Maintaining comprehensive records of all investigation findings and action plans.

Qualifications for the Security Manager Job

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Five (5) years’ relevant work experience in a similar position.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology.
• Experience in Corporate Safety management.
• Those who have served in the Disciplined Forces at the rank of Commissioned Officer for a period of three (3) years will have added advantage.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated high degree of professional and managerial competency as reflected in work performance and results.
• Computer proficiency.
• Valid Driving license.

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Reporting to Head of Agriculture.

Harvesting & Transport Manager Job Responsibilities

• Planning and managing harvesting and transport of milling cane as per budget.
• Liaison with factory for daily cane delivery targets.
• Develop harvesting program and ensure adherence.
• Ensure delivering of fresh cane to the factory.
• Ensure discipline of the workforce.
• Ensure adequacy and mobility of harvesting labour.
• Source and recruit cane transport contractors.
• Ensure fair distribution of cane transport fleet within the Outgrowers.
• Ensure in field and on transit operational standards are adhered to.
• Ensure Company’s mill cane transport fleet operates profitably.

Qualifications for the Harvesting & Transport Manager Job

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Engineering or Agriculture related field from a recognized institution. Five (5) years’ relevant work experience in a similar position.
• Post-graduate qualification in relevant field (added advantage).
• Member of a professional body.
• Computer Proficiency.
• Ability to use ERP/SAP (Agriculture Management System)
• Valid Driving license.

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Outgrowers Extension Services Manager Job Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly cane position.
• Acquisition and contacting of outgrowers farms for cane development.
• Ensures accurate projection of cane availability to meet current and future factory requirements.
• Ensuring adherence to land selection and farmers recruitment as per laid down procedures/policies.
• Offer effective extension services and ensure that the growers follow recommended agronomic sugarcane management practices.
• Maintain accurate and reliable farmer/farm records.
• Liaise with Harvesting and Transport Manager to plan for cane harvesting.
• Annually carryout cane census.

Qualifications for the Outgrowers Extension Services Manager Job

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture/ Farm Management/ Extension from a recognized institution.
• Five (5) years’ relevant work experience in extension or relevant field.
• Post-graduate training in Extension Management (added advantage).
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills.
• Computer Proficiency.
• Ability to use ERP/SAP (Agriculture Management System)
• Valid Driving license

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Outgrowers Cane Development Manager Job Responsibilities

• Planning and coordinating all cane development activities in the outgrowers to enable achievement of set production, productivity and performance targets.
• Responsible for ensuring that lead times between various field operations are strictly adhered to.
• Responsible for timely harvesting and distribution of seed cane to all furrowed land in the outgrowers and nucleus estate.
• Ensure timely distribution of inputs to contracted farms in the sugarcane growing zones as per approved requests from extension managers.
• Ensure strict adherence to set quality standards in land development, seed harvesting and distribution.
• Responsible for accurate capture and maintenance of all operational data regarding land development, seed cane supply, fertilizer distribution, herbicides and vehicle/machine utilization.
• Timely preparation, verification and submission of billing inputs to Outgrowers accounts.
• Harmonious implementation of program through liaison with extension services.

Qualifications for the Outgrowers Cane Development Manager Job

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture or Agriculture Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Five (5) years’ relevant work experience in extension or agriculture production.
• Post graduate qualifications in sugarcane agronomy and/or relevant field (added advantage).
• Ability to work under pressure and with little supervision.
• Computer proficiency.
• Ability to use ERP/SAP (Agriculture Management System)
• Valid driving license.

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Quality Assurance Manager Job Responsibilities

• Monitoring and advising on quality management system performance.
• Publishing data and reports regarding Company performance against set indicators.
• Liaises with managers and staff to ensure quality assurance system is functioning.
• Facilitates training and acquisition of techniques to enable achievement of quality in the entire organization.
• Promotes quality achievement and performance improvement.
• Assesses suppliers’ and Company’s products specifications and customer requirements.
• Ensures compliance with national and international standards and legislation.
• Ensures compliance with environment health and safety standards.
• Establishes clear defined quality methods for staff to apply.
• Sets up and maintains management systems document and records control.
• Collates and analyses performance data and charts against defined parameters.
• Ensure test and procedures are properly understood, carried out and evaluated.

Qualifications for the Quality Assurance Manager Job

• Bachelor of Science Degree or equivalent in Physical Sciences/Chemical Engineering and related discipline from a recognized institution.
• Five (5) years’ relevant work experience in a similar position.
• Post graduate qualification on Quality Management.
• Must be Certified Quality Auditor.
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional and managerial competency as reflected in work performance and results.
• Computer proficiency.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.